The military organs were thought to have the right to make comments on military affairs to the emperor with full responsibility of the results under their supreme command, and this right, as well as the Military Ministers to be Active-Duty Officers Law, was essential for the military to keep their authority.
統帥権に基づいて軍令機関は帷幄上奏権を有すると解し、軍部大臣現役武官制とともに、軍部の政治力の源泉となった。