JAGs

JAGs are Judge Advocates, who are lawyers serving as officers in the U.S. military, providing legal advice and representing the armed forces in military courts.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news because a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would probe the Pentagon's use of these military lawyers in civilian roles.

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• Pentagon’s use of JAGs in civilian roles would be probed under NDAA provision

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