British Armed Forces Commander-in-chief is the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II, to whom members of the forces swear allegiance. The UK Parliament approves the continued existence of the British Army by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every five years, as required by the Bill of Rights 1689. The Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines among with all other forces do not require this act. The armed forces are managed by the Defence Council of the Ministry of Defence, headed by the Secretary of State for Defence. The United Kingdom is one of five recognised nuclear powers, is
Central Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Kalinin. The Band of the Border Guard Service is the official band supporting the everyday ceremonial activities of the Border Guard Service of Belarus, which reports to the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus, rather than to the Ministry of Defense. Cadet bands affiliated to the CBAFRB are drawn from military academies of the armed forces and ministries of the state. Together with the component bands of the CBAFRB and the cadet bands of the Armed Forces, the regional bands from each of the military commandants form the "Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the