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However individual jag corps officers are colloquially known as jags. The judge advocate general s corps jag corps is the branch or specialty of a military concerned with military justice and military law officers serving in a jag corps are typically called judge advocates only the chief attorney within each branch is referred to as the judge advocate general. The navy judge advocate general s corps provides solutions from a military perspective to legal issues involving military operations organization and personnel wherever and whenever such solutions are required with primary focus on operations accountability sailor legal readiness and navy legal readiness.
Just ensure they re wrinkle free and exhibit the proper crease standards as shown in the above photo and in the order below. The marine shop or tbs uniform shop already tailor your trousers to conform to the established standards. Students complete the ten week officer candidate school in quantico virginia either during the summer before law school or the 1l or 2l summer.
The first is the pcl law program the marine corps equivalent to the student entry program. There are two ways to enter the jag corps as a marine. The judge advocate general s corps also known as the jag corps or jag is the legal arm of the united states navy today the corps consists of a worldwide organization of more than 730 commissioned officers serving as judge advocates 30 limited duty officers law 500 enlisted members primarily in the legalman rating and nearly 275 civilian personnel all serving under the direction.
Judge advocates jas in the marine corps work under. The head of the judge advocate division jad is the staff judge advocate to the commandant sja to cmc. The united states marine corps judge advocate division serves both to advise the commandant of the marine corps cmc and other officials in headquarters marine corps on legal matters and to oversee the marine corps legal community.
Marine corps jag lawyers must be knowledgeable in both military law and us civil law they apply the uniform code of military justice ucmj in cases related to violations within the ruling codes of conduct and affairs of the usmc. By completing your training you will prove to yourself and to our corps that you have what it takes to win as a marine officer and judge advocate alongside. At njs you will learn the basic aspects of military law including the uniform code of military justice criminal law and procedure operational law trial advocacy and administrative law.
