The General Secretariat, managed by the General Secretary is comprised of officers or non-commissioned officers detached by their government at their own expense for a fixed term of at least three (3) years and civilian technical and administrative personnel, paid from the CISM budget. The General Secretariat is the permanent office that provides continuity to CISM.

During the years following the foundation of CISM, the registered office of our organisation was located in Antwerp. After Raoul Mollet became General Secretary of CISM in 1954, the CISM house found a location in Brussels. With the development of the activities, the permanent civilian staff and the detached officers worked in two separate buildings in Brussels (two miles away from each other). This difficult set-up for the management of such an international organisation led in 1987 to the purchase a new house, presently the CISM house. Situated in the heart of Brussels, the Capital of Europe, at 26, rue Jacques Jordaens, alongside several other international and diplomatic missions, the recently renovated General Secretariat is really an appropriate setting befitting the missions and goals of our organization and the will to develop international relations.

In the CISM house, the members of the General Secretariat but also members of our different Commissions or Technical Committees who hold here meetings, are able to work under optimal conditions with appropriate equipment.

CISM General Secretariat is housing three different departments:

General Affairs, responsible for all matters concerning of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors meetings, for the administrative matters as well as for the draft, the adaptation and the editing of Statutes, Policy and Procedures Manuals dealing with the works of the Regulations, Planning, Solidarity , “Discipline” and “Appeal” and “Women in CISM “commissions, for the management of the house.

Sports section, responsible for the matters related to sports that include the Military World Games, the World Military Championships, the Symposia, CISM calendars, CISM sports statistics, the Athletes Council, the relations with International Sport Federations, the CISM Scientific Center and the supervision of the Technical Committees, dealing with the works of the Sport and Sports Medicine Commissions.

Communication and Marketing section, responsible for CISM communication and marketing, the publications, the audio-visual productions and CISM website, the communication and marketing plan, the finding and the relations with the sponsors and partners, the organization of press conferences, the contacts with international media and international federations communication departments.

The accountant, also under the supervision of the Treasurer General, and the Liaison Officer for the Arabic speaking countries, are linked to the Secretary General.