Overview
- The review is directed by the Secretary of War and will be run by service secretaries through their general counsels with participation from the judge advocate generals and the staff judge advocate to the commandant.
- Civilian attorneys are slated to assume non-operational legal work, including acquisitions, civilian personnel matters, intellectual property, real estate, environmental issues on installations, and litigation outside military channels.
- Uniformed judge advocates are instructed to concentrate on military justice, operational law, the Law of Armed Conflict, deployed contracting, intelligence law, and cyberspace to better support commanders in the field.
- The scope includes Reserve and National Guard components, with an assessment of how reserve and civilian legal talent is used and whether Guard legal education prepares lawyers for full-spectrum operations.
- Reports delineating roles and recommended fixes are due to the War Department General Counsel within 45 days, with full implementation targeted within six months while preserving statutory independence and reducing duplication.