The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department of the Army for civilian legal maters—serving as counsel to the Secretary of the Army, the Army Secretariat, and the Army Staff, and the Army as a whole.
The Office
The OGC’s responsibility extends to any subject of law and to other matters as directed by the Secretary of the Army. The General Counsel and OGC’s attorneys serve as counsel for the Department, the Secretary, and other Army Secretariat and Staff officials; determine the Army’s position on legal questions and procedures; and provide professional guidance and technical supervision to attorneys across the Army, including those serving under The Judge Advocate General, Army Materiel Command, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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From civilian leadership to legal practice groups to career opportunities — find your way through the Office of the General Counsel.
The Office of the General Counsel delivers comprehensive world-class legal leadership for the Army through is three integrated legal practice groups and robust programs.
See the StructureMeet the General Counsel, the Principal Deputy General Counsel, and the career Senior Executive Service attorneys who lead the office’s three practice groups.
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24th General Counsel of the Army
Confirmed by the Senate as the Army’s chief legal officer in December 2025, Mr. Young previously served as Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense. An Army veteran and former Apache helicopter pilot, he later served as an Army judge advocate and as General Counsel of the National Guard Bureau.
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