The Constitution Comes First: How Our Military Legal System Lost Its Way

The Constitution Comes First: How Our Military Legal System Lost Its Way - Judge Bruce Tucker Smith

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On this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host Al Palmer talks with Judge Bruce Tucker Smith, a 21-year veteran JAG officer and former administrative law judge, who reveals how military legal services were compromised by diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies that prioritized ideology over combat readiness and the Constitution. Topics they discuss:
• Most JAG officers (70%) enter service directly from law schools that promote leftist ideologies
• Military lawyers failed their duty by allowing illegal racial quota systems to be implemented
• The infamous August 2022 memorandum from Air Force leadership violated anti-discrimination laws
• Military attorneys must remember their client is the service itself, not individual commanders
• Too many career-focused officers lacked courage to oppose policies that undermined readiness
• The Marines' approach of making officers Marines first and lawyers second should be emulated
• Future reforms should include reconnecting JAGs with operational military experience
• Secretary Hegseth was right to fire JAG leaders who had lost the trust of their clients
• Character and integrity in military service means putting mission before personal advancement
Join STARS in strengthening our military, restoring the warrior ethos, and ensuring transparency in national defense.

Read articles by Judge Bruce Tucker Smith:
The Woke Military: A Question of Paternity
https://starrs.us/the-woke-military-a-question-of-paternity/
Of “Independence” and “Guardrails”: The Military Left’s Lamentable Response to SecDef’s Firing of Service TJAGS
https://starrs.us/of-independence-and-guardrails-the-military-lefts-lamentable-response-to-secdefs-firing-of-service-tjags/

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Chapters

1. The Constitution Comes First: How Our Military Legal System Lost Its Way - Judge Bruce Tucker Smith (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to STARS Mission (00:00:11)

3. Meet Judge Bruce Smith, Former JAG Officer (00:01:38)

4. Path to Military Service and Law (00:03:28)

5. Understanding JAG's Role in the Military (00:08:44)

6. How DEI Infiltrated Military Legal Services (00:14:56)

7. The 2022 Racial Quotas Memorandum Scandal (00:21:03)

8. Civilian Control vs. Military Honor (00:27:44)

9. A Crisis of Character in Military Leadership (00:33:07)

10. Reforming the JAG Corps and Military Justice (00:42:41)

11. Fighting Judicial Overreach and Lawfare (00:50:53)

12. The Path Forward for Military Law (00:56:43)

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