▁he ▁reported ▁to ▁Commander ▁Se vent h ▁Fle et ▁in ▁Y ok os uka , ▁Japan ▁as ▁the ▁Fle et ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate . ▁V AD M ▁Mac Donald ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁Naval ▁Leg al ▁Service ▁Office ▁North west ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁serving ▁as ▁command ing ▁officer ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁The ▁Pent agon ▁as ▁the ▁Special ▁Coun sel ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁through ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁V AD M ▁Mac Donald ▁became ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate ▁General ▁and ▁Commander , ▁Naval ▁Leg al ▁Service ▁Command . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁V AD M ▁Mac Donald ▁assumed ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Post - N aval ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mac Donald ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Con ven ing ▁Author ity ▁for ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Military ▁Comm issions , ▁replacing ▁Susan ▁J . ▁C raw ford . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁News week ▁reported ▁that ▁Mac Donald ▁who ▁had ▁helped ▁draft ▁the ▁Military ▁Comm issions ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Carol ▁Ros enberg , ▁of ▁the ▁Miami ▁Her ald , ▁reports ▁that ▁Mac