[Forty-Niner]

Aren’t the JAG lawyers “Officers of the Court?”

I thought they were.....

Did the court did have the option of dismissing the charges from the beginning? They should have.....

[Forty-Niner]

But you are right!

....All’s Well that ends Well..... LOLOLOLOLOL

Thanks!

[verity]

"Aren’t the JAG lawyers “Officers of the Court?”
Not in the 'civilian' sense you mean.

"Did the court did have the option of dismissing the charges from the beginning?"
No. The trial must proceed once the appropriate Convening Authority [see Articles 22,23, and 24, UCMJ] determines that the charges meet legal requirements.

See the following references for greater specificity:

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/justicelawlegislation/l/blucmj.htm

http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/Manual%20For%20Courts-Martial%20United%20States%20(2008%20Edition).pdf