And if they did volunteer, I'd have to clear it with the MoD, probably as high as the Chief of Defense Staff.

December 17, 1991 - awarded the Kuwait and Gulf medal by Chief of the Defense Staff, General John de Chastelain.

However, in the summer of 2010, 250 reinforcements were announced by the French Chief of the Defense Staff, the admiral Édouard Guillaud.

The military announced he will be court-martialed for "committing military offences" during his time as Chief of Defense Staff.

He earlier commanded Britain's first nuclear submarine, Dreadnought, and eventually rose to become Chief of the Defense Staff.

As a Rear Admiral (lower half) he was assigned to the Defense Staff in 1994, at the Ministry of Defense.

Even if he knew he was right, he wouldn't stand up to the President or the Defense Staff.

The military leadership is exercised by the Defense Staff of the Ministry of Defense.

His replacement, Gen. John de Chastelain, 56, was Chief of the Defense Staff before becoming Ambassador to the United States.

In March 2003 he became the Deputy Chief of Defense Staff for International Planning and Co-operation.