The recent announcement by the MOD of the fusion of the commissariats into one large service for logistic support directly subordinate to the Chief of Defence Staff (CEMA) is a pleasant surprise. This choice guarantees that command and administration will be in step. It recognises the operational importance of military administration, and points (at last) to the integration of a number of horizontal functions on a joint service basis. Several key aspects are obvious from the start, and need to be made explicit: unity of command, effective skills delegation, adoption of best practices, and pragmatism driven by military constraints.