On today’s podcast we have Brigadier General (Retired) Rich Gross, former Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brigadier General Gross has also served as the Staff Judge Advocate of U.S. Central Command, US Forces-Afghanistan, and Joint Special Operations Command. MAJ Wellemeyer and MAJ Wellemeyer interviewed Brigadier General Gross the evolution of national security law, the importance of judge advocate integration into the units they are advising, and advising commanders in an operational setting.

Below is a timeline of some of the subject-areas discussed during the episode:

00:00 Introduction

00:50 The Evolution of National Security Law

03:58 Integration of judge advocates in the units they are advising

05:45 The growth of National Security Law practice during BG Gross’ service

08:36 The evolution of legal issues in National Security Law

11:19 Current concerns in National Security Law

14:11 Advising commanders in an operational setting

16:28 “Legal” and “Counsel”

18:40 Book recommendations

20:48 Closing

BG(RET) Gross’ Podcast Recommendations:

“The World Next Week”
“The President’s Inbox”
“The Economist”

BG(RET) Gross’ Book Recommendations:

“Creating Magic” by Lee Cockerell
“Team of Teams” by General Stanley McChrystal
“No Time for Spectators” by General Martin Dempsey

For more information related to FCD you can follow us on Twitter @jagfcd or by visiting our webpage. If you have recommendations or suggestions about future topics or guests, please send us an email at usarmy.pentagon.hqda-tjaglcs.list.tjaglcs-doctrine@mail.mil, or you can leave us a comment by signing in below. Finally, if you like what you hear, please leave us a review on iTunes and subscribe to “Battlefield Next” on your favorite podcast app. While this is a podcast created by US Army Judge Advocates from Future Concepts Directorate, our goal is to reach other judge advocates and lawyers across the DoD, law students, and members of academia. Your reviews help make this possible.

For more information about the US Army JAG Corps, you can go here. If you’re interested in joining the Army JAG Corps, you can get more information by contacting the Judge Advocate Recruiting Office (JARO) or by visiting their webpage.

*Music by Joseph McDade

**The views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government.