, ▁tact ics ▁and ▁current / pl anned ▁resources , ▁Pap id ze ▁developed ▁a ▁structure ▁that ▁was ▁equal ▁within ▁the ▁Department ▁to ▁the ▁Border ▁Guard , ▁and ▁that ▁divided ▁respons ib ilities ▁inside ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁between ▁oper ational ▁forces ▁led ▁by ▁an ▁Oper ations ▁Director ate ▁and ▁Resources ▁Management ▁led ▁by ▁an ▁Administration ▁Director ate . ▁The ▁service ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁majority ▁independent ▁budget ▁and ▁autonom ous ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁its ▁miss ions . ▁In nov ative ▁and ▁forward ▁looking , ▁the ▁proposal ▁included ▁necess ities ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁legisl ation , ▁culture ▁and ▁tradition . ▁Clear ly ▁a ▁Georg ian ▁organiz ational ▁model , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁Main ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁was ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁State ▁Border ▁Def ense ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁major ▁reform ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁element ▁in ▁Georgia ▁to ▁date , ▁and ▁set ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁on ▁a ▁path ▁of ▁professional ization ▁and ▁oper ational ▁success . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁announ cement ▁Major ▁General ▁Dav it ▁Gul ua ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard , ▁while ▁continu ing ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Department . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁State ▁Border ▁Def ense ▁Department ▁of ▁Georgia ▁became ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁ag ency ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Georgia ▁with ▁the ▁significant ▁increase ▁of ▁the ▁status ▁and ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁ ▁In ▁December