The Military Reconnaissance Division

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The Military Reconnaissance Division

 

Commissioned 8^th  of the Grand Harvest, 1759

 

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Commissioned by Secretary of War, Alren DeNurem, the Military Reconnaissance Division is a body of the Generals Staff dedicated to organizing and executing surgically executed operations and military reconnaissance on behalf of the empire’s Department of War. Through the coordination of multiple armed forces in extraction, extradition, reconnaissance, and black-bag operations, the MRD helps ensure imperial military supremacy in conflicts through coordinated covert tactics and well informed strategic planning.

 

The Military Reconnaissance Division, as an extension of the Department of War, extends to all provinces of the empire so the best sources can be acquired from different perspectives. Furthermore, the MRD disseminates vital information throughout the Empire so her armed forces can act accordingly and accurately with one another. The MRD is often tasked with sensitive military operations that need to be fulfilled in order to accomplish tactical success in both deliberate and/or reactionary conflicts. The MRD is also entrusted with the responsibility to put together Imperial military action reports every other year to be declassified after review by the Secretary of War.

 

The MRD’s day to day operations are led by the Chief of Intelligence, a member of the General Staff, as an Undersecretary of War- appointed by the overarching Secretary of War- who acts as the Director of the MRD. The director gives oversight and works in conjunction with each province’s deputy director. Deputy directors are chosen from each provinces’ standing Imperial State Regiment or Auxiliary Force Organization. Through these means, military intelligence branches can be created in all parts of the Empire to ensure a wider net in which to compile tactical, strategic, and contingency information utilizing the unique skills sets offered by the many peoples within the Empire.

 

Deputy Director of Helena

Captain Rylan Swint, 4th Brigade, Imperial State Army

 

Deputy Director of the Outer Crownlands

Captain Daniel Louis D’Arkent, Desteriers of Selm

 

Deputy Director of the Dual Kingdom of Haenseti-Ruska

Ser Siegmund Corbish, Order of the Crow

 

Deputy Director of the Kingdom of Curon

Vacant

 

Deputy Director of the Kingdom of Kaedrin

Vacant

 

The MRD’s purview strictly encompasses matters that pose a military threat to the Empire as a function of the Department of War. Since threats can range in different degrees of likelihood and severity, the MRD has created a hierarchy of security clearances for intelligence to be shared. The purpose of security clearances will be to ensure that intelligence is not leaked to bad actors and is distributed directly to the correct audience.

 

Need to Know - Intelligence activity that is currently on-going that need be only shared with the director, the informants on the matter, and high-level officers.

 

Top Secret - Intelligence that is shared among the director and deputy directors of the MRD and corresponding officers.

 

Classified - Intelligence shared with those within the Service so planning and strategy can be devised. 

 

Unclassified - Public information that can be further looked into so intelligence can be drawn from related sources.

 

Individuals interested in the MRD must be willing to undergo personal background checks. A history of criminal activity, questionable decision making, and other variables could disqualify individuals from being accepted. Given the MRD role in coordination and delegation, the body itself maintains a minute number of employed enlisted individuals. Those interested in applying must have special skills and a history of imperial military service that could be of use to the division. Contact Director Charles Henry D’Arkent (eddywilson2) for more information.

 

 

 

Signed,

HIS IMPERIAL EXCELLENCY

Secretary of War

 

Chief of Intelligence,

Charles Henry D’Arkent