Hegseth orders ‘ruthless, no-excuses’ review of military legal offices

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a “ruthless” overhaul of the military’s legal offices. “For too long, over 20 years, legal shops across the services have grown bloated, duplicative, they’ve muddied lines of authority and pulled critical judge advocates away from what matters most — advising commanders in the fight on operations in deployed…

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Hegseth orders ‘ruthless, no-excuses’ review of military legal offices

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a “ruthless” overhaul of the military’s legal offices. “For too long, over 20 years, legal shops across the services have grown bloated, duplicative, they’ve muddied lines of authority and pulled critical judge advocates away from what matters most — advising commanders in the fight on operations in deployed…