Legal and Organizational Determinants of the Structure of Military Ministries and Departments

The article analyzes the regulatory regulation of the construction of federal state bodies, which provide for military service. It is noted that the structure of any military department should be derived from the functions performed by it and aimed at their optimal performance. Since it should dynamically change along with the development of military science, means and methods of warfare, it is not appropriate to fix the structure of military organizations in a nor-mative manner, at the same time it should be defined in order to clarify the powers of military structures in relations with other persons and the most optimal achievement of their goals.