Advantages:
Lighter Sentence. ...
Reduced Charge. ...
The Case Is Over. ...
Disadvantages. ...
Avoiding Problems with Prosecution's Case. ...
No “Not Guilty” Result. ...
Possibility of Coercion.
I think his major roles are to speak & notify the outside world on what's going on around the world & the United States.
Your answer is they can protect democratic freedoms
The Shore Establishment is composed of 17 naval commanders, bureaus, officers and centers. The centers recruit, organize, train, equip and suppport the Navy Operating Forces. They all report to the Chief of Naval Operations and provide, train, and equip naval forces.
A state is a polity under a system of governance with a monopoly on force. There is no undisputed definition of a state.[1][2] A widely used definition from the German sociologist Max Weber is that a "state" is a polity that maintains a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence, although other definitions are not uncommon.[3][4] A state is not synonymous with a government, as stateless governments like the Iroquois Confederacy exist.[5]