Show Notes
On today’s podcast, we have an interview with three recent graduates of the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course: First Lieutenant Briana Kolota; First Lieutenant Asia Buss; and First Lieutenant Mandi Ford. MAJ Wellemeyer and MAJ Coffey had the opportunity to sit down with them to discuss what made them choose the JAG Corps, their commissioning sources, and their experiences in the application process, the Direct Commission Officer Course, and at the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course. Due to the episode’s length, it is divided into two parts. In part one, MAJ Wellemeyer and I discuss with them such topics as: why they chose the Army JAG Corps, their commissioning sources, JAG Corps internships, their experiences with the application, accession, and assignment process, and preparing for and reporting to the Direct Commission Officer Course.
Part two covers their experiences at the Direct Commission Officer Course, the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course, the advice they would give future applicants, and what they think the JAG Corps can do to improve the application and accession process. Below is a timeline of some of the subject-areas discussed during the episode, along with hyperlinks to further information and resources:
Part Two 0:00 Inprocessing and Training at the Direct Commission Officer Course 01:08 A typical day at the Direct Commission Officer Course 03:05 Impressions of training as a brand new Lieutenant 05:12 Learning to wear the uniform 06:54 Moving from Fort Benning to Charlottesville 07:42 A typical at the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course 08:57 The Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course class schedule 10:22 Improving the application and accession process 12:40 Advice to future applicants 13:50 End of episode
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