Yes, we hire between 90–100 attorneys per year through several different programs.
No, the selection board evaluates each candidate using the "whole person" concept. Factors include academic performance, extracurricular activities, community service, work experience, motivation for service, letters of recommendation, leadership traits, personal integrity, awards and honors, legal writing/analytical skills, ability to meet the Air Force height/weight entry standards, and fitness assessment standards, adaptability and flexibility, and current or prior military experience, if applicable.
Four years of active duty service for the Direct Appointment Program.
The Air Force JAG Corps currently does not offer scholarships to pay for law school. The Air Force, however, offers the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) to officers and enlisted members on active duty. Under FLEP, commissioned officers and enlisted members on active duty may apply and be competitively selected to attend law school through the Air Force's funding. Enlisted selectees commission through Officer Training School (OTS) during the summer before law school.
The SLRP pays up to $65,000 over a three-year period. Three annual payments are made in equal portions directly to your lender, and the first payment occurs at the completion of your first year of service. Payments are taxable.
Yes. You may apply to the DAP in your 3L year (i.e., once two-thirds of the credits required for your ABA-approved law degree are complete). If selected, you will not enter active duty until you are medically cleared, pass the bar and receive your license and certificate of good standing.
The transcripts need to be the official documents, which you must upload into the online application system. In some cases, this may require you to order official sealed transcripts and then open the sealed envelope in order to upload the document into the online accessions system.
A professional job interview. Additional items you will discuss include: deployments, physical fitness, areas of practice, your personal background and everyday Air Force life.
If you apply and are selected to the Direct Appointment Program, you will be informed of your base assignment prior to entering active duty. You only incur a service obligation after you agree to your assignment. If you apply and are selected to the ROTC program, you will be informed of your base assignment after you complete your bar licensing requirements.
You will be required to complete Officer Training School (OTS). OTS is an eight-week training course designed to prepare candidates for the private sector into military life. You will begin with a training regimen designed to educate you in the ways of the military. This is an important time during which you will develop into an officer and an Air Force leader. You will participate in physical conditioning, military training, leadership seminars, and classroom studies.
All applications must be uploaded into the online application system no later than the 10th day of the month prior to the accession board. Once you submit your materials online, you will select an interview location. A Staff Judge Advocate will contact you to schedule your interview before the first day of the month of the accession board. The accession board makes selection recommendations to The Judge Advocate General (TJAG). Once TJAG approves the list of accessions, selection notifications are provided to all applicants. Results are usually provided within 30–60 days after the board meets.
If you are selected, you then begin the process to be classified as medically qualified for military service. The timeline for medical qualification varies. After you become medically qualified, pass the bar and obtain a certificate of good standing from at least one state or U.S. territory, we will provide you with your assignment location. Finally, you’ll need to wait for a position to open up for Officer Training School.
You are eligible to apply to our Direct Appointment Program once you have completed two-thirds of the credits required for your law degree. If you are a nontraditional law student and interested in our ROTC programs, please call us at 1-800-JAG-USAF to inquire about your individual situation and timing.
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