This question is difficult to answer since
Marine judge advocates work in so many different jobs.
But
Marine judge advocates are unrestricted line officers.
In this interview, Ferriter gives us an inside look at what it's like to be
a Marine Judge Advocate, from what it takes to make it through Officer Candidate School, where you learn whether or not you've got the right stuff to lead Marines, to why, in exasperation, and in spite of the pain he knows he will inflict, he is ultimately forced to judo - chop me into submission.
If you want to be
a Marine judge advocate, do some soul - searching and make sure you are serious about being a Marine officer in the first place.
Not exact matches
Before starting his own firm, he was a
Judge Advocate in the
Marine Corps where he discovered his passion for food production and preparation.
During law school summers and after graduation, I practiced in various areas of law as a
Marine, including trial defense, family law, as a deputy staff
judge advocate, and on deployment as a garrison and strategic advisor.
Prior to joining Davis Malm, Mr. Gallagher served as an officer and
judge advocate in the United States
Marine Corps.
A former U.S.
Marine, Ed is a Lieutenant Colonel and now serves as the Staff
Judge Advocate for the Florida Army National Guard.
Her grandfather was a
Judge Advocate General for the U.S.
Marine Corps and later worked as a prosecutor.
He started as a lawyer in the U.S.
Marine Corps, was an appellate counsel in the Navy's Office of the
Judge Advocate General and has been a judge in the Marine Corps Rese
Judge Advocate General and has been a
judge in the Marine Corps Rese
judge in the
Marine Corps Reserves.
Just before her graduation from law school this summer, Dobbins signed on for a five - year commitment to serve as a
Judge Advocate with the
Marine JAG Corps.
But, as explained in the next question, the USMC does not have a
Judge Advocate General's Corps — we are
Marine officers with a primary Mission Occupational Specialty (MOS) of 4402:
Judge Advocate.
Service as a member of a military service's
Judge Advocate General's Corps requires graduation from an ABA - accredited law school, a license to practice law in any state or territory of the United States, and training at the specialized law school of one of the three military services (The
Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School for the Army, the Naval Justice School for the Navy,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and the Air Force
Judge Advocate General School for the Air Force).
His experience includes 30 years with the
Marine Corps
Judge Advocate Division — practicing law all over the world and 10 years as chief of staff in the Office of General Counsel for the Los Angeles Unified School District.