text: Legal Support to Soldiers and Families
  mission provide counsel and representation to Soldiers who have little or no familiarity with the military
  justice system. Judge advocates and paralegal Soldiers conduct themselves and their affairs to instill in
  Soldiers a high degree of confidence in the individuals who represent them, andin the military justice system
  overall. Judge advocates assigned to TDS act independently of any otherbranch and the local OSJA to which
  they are otherwise attached or affiliated. Paralegal Soldiers and NCOs likewise conduct themselves in
  accordance with the responsibilities of non-lawyer assistants set forth in AR 27-26.