It is the most formal level of investigation in the military service. It has lawyers for parties, lawyers for the members of the court. It has experts assigned to it. It is quite a tribunal, and this one is quite a tribunal. It's a very high-level investigation.
Testimony is taken under oath.
The proceedings are public unless there's a good reason not to have them public. This morning they're not public because the court is viewing the submarine and looking at a chamber, which will reconstruct what happened. They are going to go back in session this afternoon. It will be public again. The rules of evidence do not apply, and lots of information will come in, which is good.