[LordZen]

The Ministries were originally intended to only have 4-5 ranks each for similar reasons outlined above. Advancement was to be achieved soley by merrit. This is with the exception of the "Other" category, which doesnt have any real sort of structure--but is more of just a place to put all the ranks which wouldnt fit anywhere else.

This is why I have such an issue with the Ministry of Arcane Arts.

Anyways, I dont think any such merging like Religion and Information should be done, they are NOT the same. I will attempt to give a basic rundown of my views.

Ministry of Defense
This is the branch of government under which all military branches are governed by and should fall under. Of course it originally only had a few "army" type ranks, but the system was just created did not have time to expand according to need. If it is the will of the people to have a Naval branch, it is still related to defense of the Republic, right? Why should it be granted independence? Whatever is placed here in this Ministry, if you all want to have multiple branches than that is fine, create sub-commander positions for each branch, but all would still answer to Zormite's Strategus, who is in the Dictator's Cabinet.

Ministry of Immigration
This branch plays a small but vital role. It is supposed to manage the civilian population, and handle immigration. Whatever has to do with that, should be placed in here.

Ministry of Religion
The Republic is ran by a Dictator, and according to the Constitution that position holds almost absolute power over how the country is ran. The Zormite Republic is supposed to enforce a State Religion, one which supports Zormite Ideology and is meant to help bulster a sense of nationalism. Think of it like the Catholic church in Medieval Europe. You had to conform to the ideology.

Ministry of Information
Think of this ministry like a Zormite CIA. This ministry controls what information is given to the population (yes you can say propoganda if you want), and it collects information regarding all relevent areas in order to secure Zormite independence and Stability.

Ministry of Arcane Arts
I figured this should be seperate from the ministry of Defense because it is not directly meant to be a military organization. Its more like a scientific research branch. Its focus is to advance knowledge of Arcane Arts (magic). From a roleplaying standpoint, it would make sense that such information would be valuable and would therefore have a level of secrecy, and so this branch researches in that area.