In this post, I discuss my sixth week in JASOC and my interaction with Air Force pilot culture. Please note that I am posting this article after completing my service. Therefore, I blend the notes I took contemporaneously to my time at JASOC with my reflections from four years of Read more…
In this post, I discuss my fifth week in JASOC and some of the regret I still have about joining the Air Force. Please note that I am posting this article after completing my service. Therefore, I blend the notes I took contemporaneously to my time at JASOC with my Read more…
In this post, I discuss finally being able to get in the courtroom in the fourth week of JASOC. Please note that I am posting this article after completing my service. Therefore, I blend the notes I took contemporaneously to my time at JASOC with my reflections from four years Read more…
In this post, I discuss the administrative discharge process, the main focus of the third week of JASOC. I also explore other pertinent issues from the week. I am posting this article after completing my active duty service. Therefore, please note that I blend the notes I took contemporaneously to Read more…
In this post, I discuss my second week at JASOC. Please be aware that I am publishing this based on notes I took during my time at JASOC five years ago. Consequently, I drop thoughts I formed during my entire Air Force experience into the narrative I recorded while at Read more…
In this post, I discuss my first week at the Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course. Photo by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is licensed under CC 2.0. This content uses referral links. The Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course is the foundational course for all new Air Force JAG Read more…
In this post, I discuss my transition to and experience in the Air Force JAG Corps. Photo by David is licensed under CC 2.0. This content uses referral links. I recently left the Air Force JAG Corps after serving on active duty for four years. I have previously written extensively Read more…
In this post, I discuss military crimes as a distinct system of criminal law and the general structure of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Photo by Tommy Japan is licensed under CC 2.0. The United States military has its own military justice system with its own unique criminal code. In this post, I will Read more…
In this post, I discuss the specialized rules of professional conduct governing judge advocates practicing law in the military. Photo by Joint Task Force Guantanamo is licensed under CC 2.0. In a previous post, I discussed a judge advocate’s professional responsibility. In this post, I will specifically address the ethical considerations that guide Read more…
In this post, I discuss the unique rules of professional responsibility imposed on judge advocates practicing within a military context. Photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera, U.S. Army, is licensed under CC 2.0. Judge advocates, like all lawyers, have professional rules of ethics with which they must comply. The nature of military service, however, Read more…