Hi everyone,
I have been visiting this site for a long time and am always impressed by the knowledge of its members. So, I thought I would put my situation out there and hope some good responses bounce back.
Background:
I have been put in the extremely fortunate position of being offered a commission in the reserves both for Navy INTEL and the Army JAG Corps. I'm married, no kids.
I applied to Army JAG because Navy JAG only takes kids fresh out of law school (which I am not), or they take a handful of people every year with very specialized skill sets. I've been told there is a very slim chance I could do an inter-service transfer after a few years if I am still interested down the road. Army JAG has an initial 4.5 month full-time training requirement, you come in as an O-2, with promotion to O-3 within a year. And, from what I've been told, deployments for Army JAG reservists are in most circumstances voluntary (even in the current climate).
From my interview experience with the Navy, I've heard that deployments for Intel folks occur more frequently, or at the very least, you have less control over when you go and where. Plus, you start as an O-1.
I am wondering if i) anyone out there has had a similar experience or can offer any advice about one program or the other and ii) if anything I've said above is wrong or misinformed.
Lastly, congrats to those who were recently selected in the IDC DCO boards. Know it's been a long road for some of you.
I have been visiting this site for a long time and am always impressed by the knowledge of its members. So, I thought I would put my situation out there and hope some good responses bounce back.
Background:
I have been put in the extremely fortunate position of being offered a commission in the reserves both for Navy INTEL and the Army JAG Corps. I'm married, no kids.
I applied to Army JAG because Navy JAG only takes kids fresh out of law school (which I am not), or they take a handful of people every year with very specialized skill sets. I've been told there is a very slim chance I could do an inter-service transfer after a few years if I am still interested down the road. Army JAG has an initial 4.5 month full-time training requirement, you come in as an O-2, with promotion to O-3 within a year. And, from what I've been told, deployments for Army JAG reservists are in most circumstances voluntary (even in the current climate).
From my interview experience with the Navy, I've heard that deployments for Intel folks occur more frequently, or at the very least, you have less control over when you go and where. Plus, you start as an O-1.
I am wondering if i) anyone out there has had a similar experience or can offer any advice about one program or the other and ii) if anything I've said above is wrong or misinformed.
Lastly, congrats to those who were recently selected in the IDC DCO boards. Know it's been a long road for some of you.