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The Navy JAG Corps' Student Program (SP) is the most common way to become a Navy JAG Corps officer. It enables selected law students to commission in the inactive Navy Reserve while attending law school. Upon law school graduation, bar admission and successful completion of the Navy Officer Development School (ODS), participants are appointed as active-duty Navy judge advocates, ready to start their adventure.
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To be eligible for the Student Program (SP) with the Navy JAG Corps, you must:
(a) be a United States citizen of good moral character;
(b) be younger than 42 years of age at the time you begin active duty;
(c) have taken the Law School Admission Test (LSAT); and
(d) be a law student with at least one year of school completed, attending an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited school, or a graduate of an ABA-accredited law school who has not yet had the opportunity to take the first available bar exam following graduation. Students who attend law school part time or intend to matriculate in a dual degree program must be within two years of completing all remaining degree requirements; and
(e) meet the physical requirements for commission in the Navy.
For more details, go to Apply.
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| How it Works |
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Once accepted into the program, SP participants continue law school until graduation and have time to study for and take the first bar examination after law school. After the bar examination, SP participants begin their Navy training.
SP participants first attend ODS in Newport, RI. This course is five weeks long and is normally attended in August or October after taking the bar examination. The second step in the training pipeline is the Basic Lawyer Course at Naval Justice School (NJS), also located in Newport, RI. Training at NJS is ten weeks.
Upon graduation from NJS, new judge advocates report to their first duty station.
For more information, visit the Path of a Navy JAG Corps Officer.
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| Application Process |
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The process consists of two phases: Navy JAG Corps professional recommendation and a Navy commission application. Submitting an application doesn't mean you joined the Navy. Applicants are under no obligation whatsoever until they are offered and accept a commission with the Navy at the end of both phases.
Phase One
1. Fill out the online application form and submit it to the Navy JAG Corps Accessions Office via the application website. The online application must be submitted prior to requesting an interview, and all documents must be submitted prior to the expiration of the deadline in order to be considered.
2. Once the online application is submitted, applicants must send a request for an interview with two Navy JAG Corps officers before the deadline. Additionally, the actual interview must be completed before the application deadline. Please refer to the"Guidance on obtaining a Navy JAG Corps interview."
3. Navy JAG Corps Accessions Boards meet two times a year to review applications and select candidates based on the "whole-person" concept. If your application is approved, you will be considered "professionally recommended" for commissioning and move on to Phase Two.
Phase Two
1. A local Navy recruiter will contact you to complete the commissioning requirements, including a medical examination and security investigation.
2. Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, you will be offered a commission.
3. If you accept, you will then take the oath of office for a commission and sign a Service Agreement.
For more details, go to Apply.
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| Application Deadlines |
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Results for the 2013 Spring Accessions Board are expected in early May. Application deadlines for 2013-2014 will be announced in August. Contact us for more information.
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