 The Army Office had three major departments; the General (G) Staff to oversee operations, the Adjutant General's (A) Staff administration and the Quartermaster General's (Q) Staff to handle logistics.The General Staff consisted two Bureaus of Special Operations (BSO), which were created in April 1978 and June 1979 respectively.These BSO are similar to "Army Groups" in Western armies, high level staff units formed to manage different theatres of military operations.