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JAG>Prosecutor>White collar crime
| crystalline outnumbered ladyboy | 11/17/14 |
| glittery anal circlehead | 11/29/14 |
| coral roast beef lettuce | 04/27/15 |
| multi-colored apoplectic area | 04/27/15 |
| Harsh love of her life | 04/27/15 |
| multi-colored apoplectic area | 04/27/15 |
| slate wrinkle gas station | 04/28/15 |
| contagious burgundy field | 06/02/15 |
| excitant lodge | 02/24/21 |
| flickering mad cow disease trailer park | 02/24/21 |
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Date: November 17th, 2014 10:19 PM Author: crystalline outnumbered ladyboy cr? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2730755&forum_id=2#26740796) |
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Date: November 29th, 2014 10:13 AM Author: glittery anal circlehead Judge advocates make more money than most ADAs, but the work quality is lower.
Bimodal IQ distribution. There are the gentlemen elite who joined out of a sense that la noblesse oblige, and the bumblefuck yut yuts who joined because 'murica. Where I work, literally everyone is either Tier 1 (about 15% T14) or a Christian fundamentalist who went to Regent or some such.
There's little discretion in charging or plea negotiations. An insane amount of my work involves talking commanding officers ("convening authorities") into doing the right thing in terms of firing someone instead of charging him for something that really boils down to a work-related offense (being late all the time, mouthing off to superiors, showing up drunk, debt problems where collectors are calling at work, etc.). |
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Date: April 27th, 2015 11:22 PM Author: coral roast beef lettuce It's bimodal but mostly idiots. There are more attorneys who struggle with affect vs effect than competent ones.
To the OP, JAG does not improve job prospects for most. People change jobs all the time because that's the way it's been done forever, which means dumb people are always learning a new thing. Worst possible combination for effective representation. Also means civilians won't hire because you won't have meaningful skills. It shows when any DoD job opens. Retired colonels apply for jobs as civilians that new attorneys do in legal assistance. It's pathetic.
Being a college athlete is more important than going to a good school. Commanders need competent advice but most are ROTC morons who don't know any better. Don't get me started on prior enlisted. West Point folks are usually much better.
JAG is for people who don't care about the quality of legal work. Seriously, I've received much more praise for my fitness than my legal acumen.
With the wars ending, the garrison mentality is creeping in. This means ticky tacky stuff becomes more important. For instance, if you stayed late all last week and your work is done by 1630, leaving early is out of question. Also, as noted above, PT is important, but you have to PRT, which is the worst workout ever.
I could rant for many more paragraphs. If you want to serve, go combat arms for a few years. If no one else will hire you, then you can think about JAG.
And for anyone reading this far, the interview matters a lot. Playing sports matters. Wanting to be a leader matters. Being a good lawyer does not matter at all. |
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Date: April 27th, 2015 11:25 PM Author: multi-colored apoplectic area What the fuck is the difference between affect and effect (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2730755&forum_id=2#27774683) |
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Date: April 27th, 2015 11:28 PM Author: Harsh love of her life it's a joke, they mean the same thing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2730755&forum_id=2#27774724) |
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Date: April 27th, 2015 11:29 PM Author: multi-colored apoplectic area Oh thank God (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2730755&forum_id=2#27774735) |
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Date: April 28th, 2015 12:28 AM Author: slate wrinkle gas station (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2730755&forum_id=2#27775326) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2015 12:44 AM Author: contagious burgundy field (03 Who should've just done Reserves) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2730755&forum_id=2#28018045) |
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Date: February 24th, 2021 2:03 PM Author: excitant lodge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2730755&forum_id=2#42002585) |
Date: February 24th, 2021 2:20 PM Author: flickering mad cow disease trailer park i went for jag 3L and was interviewed by a captain and a lt col. i got dinged and ended up in state government. 4 years later i run into the captain working in a related state agency making the same as me. so it didn't help him one bit, but at least he a free trip to iraq out of it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2730755&forum_id=2#42002671) |