General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)

The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Kyrgyzstan, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

The general staff is the chief organizing and executive body in the armed force responsible for maintaining its combat readiness.

In February 2014, the General Staff was expanded to have complete control and authority over the entire military, with the state defense committee playing a smaller, sometimes ceremonial role.

[4] This was reverted in February 2021, with the General Staff presently serving as an administrative position under the Ministry of Defense.

Currently, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic has the following departmental awards:[19]