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The Military Office of the President of the Slovak Republic ( Slovak: Vojenská kancelária prezidenta Slovenskej republiky) is the official military department of the
President of the Slovak Republic The president of the Slovak Republic ( sk, Prezident Slovenskej republiky) is the head of state of Slovakia and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The president is directly elected by the people for five years, and can be elected for ...
. The office's main activities is aiding the Slovakian President in his/her duties as commander in chief of the
Slovak Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic were divided from the Czechoslovak army after dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004. From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization a ...
. It's everyday duties also include: * Communicating military orders to the armed forces * Advise the president on national security and local security issues * Approves and issues the organisational rules of the military office * Grants honorary or historic names to military units * Grants battle flags to military units The subordinate unit of the office is the
Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic The Honour Guard of the President is the official ceremonial honor guard unit of the President of Slovakia, under the direct command of the Military Office of the President of the Slovak Republic. Background The first ceremonial unit, the 318th ...
which is the president's ceremonial military unit. The current Chief of the Military Office is Major General Vladimír Šimko, who attends regular sessions of the
Security Council of the Slovak Republic The Security Council of the Slovak Republic (Bezpečnostná rada Slovenskej republiky, SRB) is the advisory body of the Government of the Slovak Republic, which is involved in the development and implementation of the security system and militar ...
and is accountable by the president, whoever he/she may be.


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President of the Slovak Republic The president of the Slovak Republic ( sk, Prezident Slovenskej republiky) is the head of state of Slovakia and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The president is directly elected by the people for five years, and can be elected for ...
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Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic were divided from the Czechoslovak army after dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004. From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization a ...
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Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic The Honour Guard of the President is the official ceremonial honor guard unit of the President of Slovakia, under the direct command of the Military Office of the President of the Slovak Republic. Background The first ceremonial unit, the 318th ...
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Grassalkovich Palace The Grassalkovich Palace ( sk, Grasalkovičov palác) is a palace in Bratislava and the residence of the president of Slovakia. It is situated on Hodžovo námestie, near the Summer Archbishop's Palace. The building is a Rococo-late Baroque summe ...


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President of the Slovak Republic
Military of Slovakia Government of Slovakia