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A quick definition of judge advocate:

A judge advocate is a special type of lawyer who works for the military. They help the Army follow the rules and laws that apply to them. They also give advice to the Army about legal matters and help decide what should happen when someone breaks the rules. To become a judge advocate, you need to go to law school and complete special training.

A more thorough explanation:

A judge advocate is a legal officer in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps who represents the Army in military legal matters. They provide legal advice to help uphold military law, as specified in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Judge advocates play a key role in referring cases to courts martial, negotiating pre-trial agreements, and taking actions on cases after court martial has concluded.

For example, before a convening authority refers charges to a general court martial, the authority’s staff judge advocate is responsible for giving written advice and recommendation on the given charges. A convening authority must also seek a judge advocate’s advice before referring charges to a special court martial.

All judge advocates must graduate from an ABA-accredited law school and be certified to practice law. Although most judge advocates do not need prior military experience, entering the JAG Corps requires completion of a multi-phase orientation and a professional development course.

There are more than 1,000 judge advocates on active duty and nearly 4,000 in the U.S. Army Reserve and the National Guard.

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Are we expecting a michigan R wave today?
triplethread
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yes
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windyMagician
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@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: especially you
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GreyCeaselessMammoth
11:02
what time is this mich r wave supposed to be
11:03
im scared
11:03
apparently it’s not at 11
GreyCeaselessMammoth
11:03
i wish it was at 11 so it would be over
GreyCeaselessMammoth
11:03
im going to be so on edge
GreyCeaselessMammoth
11:06
i didn't apply until like mid nov so maybe it'll be like the harvard r wave which was just up through 11/15
GreyCeaselessMammoth
11:06
bc they've only rejected ED
11:07
@GreyCeaselessMammoth: did you have a date change? I also applied mid nov
GreyCeaselessMammoth
11:07
no date change as of a couple days ago
GreyCeaselessMammoth
11:07
ok apparently i went complete 11/7
11:09
Wow depaul emailed me back to apologize and say they would give me the CAS waiver if they had the budget but that it's tight this year
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I actually really appreciate that and am tempted to try and figure out a way to apply now
llama
11:09
@swagadocious: MN or FL?
triplethread
11:09
thats sweet.
11:10
@llama MN
ImpartialLion
11:10
depaul trauma dumping on applicants
triplethread
11:10
nah swag dont do it they still are a corporation
ImpartialLion
11:10
keep that shit to urself lil bro. we dont need to hear about ur money problems
11:10
Eh guy was nice about it at least
11:10
depaul getting their funny up rather than their money up
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Some of them have been dicks lmao
ImpartialLion
11:11
Depaul Pritzker School of Law incoming
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11:13
is unc about to do something the portals are being funky
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