The Naval Justice School trains lawyers from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, as well as recruited and civilian lawyers, according to its website. Larson was temporarily assigned to the headquarters of the Naval Legal Service Command, the office that oversees the school as well as the Navy`s regional legal offices and legal advice programs, the statement said. Swaim`s new task has not yet been decided. The Navy insists that the officers` dismissals “will not interfere with the mission of the NJS or the execution of their training plan.” Asked by Military.com, a Navy spokeswoman said in an email that Larson and Swaim were relieved after a recent climate assessment convened by the school`s parent command. “Neither officer was involved in any wrongdoing,” the spokeswoman added. Larson was temporarily replaced by the NLSC`s deputy commander – Captain Mark Klein – while Cmdr. Abigail Myers, the school`s director of operations, temporarily took over as principal. The commander and senior officer of the Naval School of Lawyers and Jurists have been relieved of their command, the service said Tuesday in a statement. Rear Admiral David G.
Wilson replaced Captain Amy Larson as commander and Lt. Col. Bret Swaim as executive officer of the Naval Justice School (NJS) in Newport, Rhode Island, on May 31 “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to command,” the service said in a statement. This is at least the third layoff of a commander by the Navy in recent months. On 10 May, the service released the commander of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Cmdr. Brett Johnson, in Norfolk, Virginia, and Cmdr. Jared Severson, commanding officer of the Submarine Training Facility in San Diego, April 28. Read more: New VA benefit will sell most veterans guaranteed life insurance Larson has been the school`s commanding officer since September 2021, as well as the special assistant to the judge advocate general for training. Meanwhile, Swaim has served at the school “in various roles” since the summer of 2020, the Navy said. Related: “Accumulation of errors and omissions” led to the Connecticut crash, the Navy concludes.