Democratic Colonies Judge Advocate General's Command
The Judge Advocate General's Command has a cross-service responsibility for ensuring the legal and ethical integrity of Democratic Colonies Military Forces, as well as investigating and prosecuting misconduct by military personnel.
The basic Judge Advocate General's Command unit is the Field Detachment which is composed of three officers with formal legal training and of at least O-4 (Lieutenant Commander or Major) rank. One JAGC Field Detachment is assigned to every Army or Peacekeeper battalion as well as every Navy capital ship to observe and record operations, ensure adherence to fundamental protocols, the laws of war, and moral behavior, as well as investigate and if needed intervene in cases of clear command incompetence or cowardice.
Legally trained JAGC officers serve as the attorneys in military court-martials. In times of war, in cases of gross and immediately clear breach of fundamental protocols, a JAGC Field Detachment in conjunction with a commanding officer of at least O-6 (Wing Commander, Captain, or Colonel) rank may function as a field judiciary and try, convict, sentence, and execute military personnel in the enlisted, warrant officer, or lower officer ranks. Military personnel sentenced to death are normally expected to "fall on their sword," commiting suicide with their issued officer's sword or general issue sword-bayonet. Should they fail to do this however, standard field execution protocol calls for those sentenced to death to be shot with a military side arm. The approval of all three members of the JAGC Field Detachment and the accused's commanding officer of at least O-6 rank is required for a conviction to occur in a field judicial situation. Any disagreement or doubt among the judicial parties will result in the accused being transported to the Democratic Colonies for a full court-martial.
The basic Judge Advocate General's Command unit is the Field Detachment which is composed of three officers with formal legal training and of at least O-4 (Lieutenant Commander or Major) rank. One JAGC Field Detachment is assigned to every Army or Peacekeeper battalion as well as every Navy capital ship to observe and record operations, ensure adherence to fundamental protocols, the laws of war, and moral behavior, as well as investigate and if needed intervene in cases of clear command incompetence or cowardice.
Legally trained JAGC officers serve as the attorneys in military court-martials. In times of war, in cases of gross and immediately clear breach of fundamental protocols, a JAGC Field Detachment in conjunction with a commanding officer of at least O-6 (Wing Commander, Captain, or Colonel) rank may function as a field judiciary and try, convict, sentence, and execute military personnel in the enlisted, warrant officer, or lower officer ranks. Military personnel sentenced to death are normally expected to "fall on their sword," commiting suicide with their issued officer's sword or general issue sword-bayonet. Should they fail to do this however, standard field execution protocol calls for those sentenced to death to be shot with a military side arm. The approval of all three members of the JAGC Field Detachment and the accused's commanding officer of at least O-6 rank is required for a conviction to occur in a field judicial situation. Any disagreement or doubt among the judicial parties will result in the accused being transported to the Democratic Colonies for a full court-martial.