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I think this needs to be unpacked more. The subject of the statement is not the AG, but the Sec of Defense and Sec of Homeland Security. The statement deals with their approach to cases under UCMJ, that they will model the approach of the AG to federal attorneys.
"…the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, will issue nonbinding guidance regarding factors that commanders, convening authorities, staff judge advocates, and judge advocates should take into account when exercising their duties with respect to the disposition of charges and specifications in the interest of justice and discipline under Articles 30 and 34 of the UCMJ. That guidance will take into account, with appropriate consideration of military requirements, the principles contained in official guidance of the Attorney General to attorneys for the Federal Government with respect to the disposition of Federal criminal cases in accordance with the principle of fair and evenhanded administration of Federal criminal law."
…seems to be saying the military will conduct its proceedings in the same way the DOJ would. The DOJ has no jurisdiction in cases of court martial, unless I'm missing something here…what Sessions is doing would be distinct from proceedings involving UCMJ…?