Pentagon would have to explain future JAG firings under NDAA provision

Nearly a year after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth purged the top judge advocates general of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, lawmakers are poised to require an explanation if it happens again.A provision in the compromise version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act would require the defense secretary to provide Congress with notice and a reason for the removal soon after a top JAG’s dismissal.“If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before the end of the term &