Military Attorney (Worldwide): Full-Spectrum Counsel to Warfighters and the U.S. Military
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This episode is presented by The United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corp.
Each of the five U.S. military branches has a large legal staff that handles civil litigation, criminal prosecution and defense, servicemen and servicewomen education about rights and responsibilities, and more. With worldwide jurisdiction, the military justice system operates alongside our civilian system and is run by the Judge Advocate General's Corp. -- JAG for short.
In this episode, we hear from an Air Force JAG officer. Captain Megan Mallone is a 2008 graduate of The University of Toledo College of Law and joined the military right after law school. She's not involved in combat, but she does provide legal counsel of all kinds to warfighters. Every Air Force JAG starts as a prosecutor, enforcing military justice for the U.S. government. But after that? Your future is at the mercy of your military commanders.
Megan's original commitment was 4 years, but like many JAG officers, she re-enlisted and continued her varied experience in new places. She deployed to Greece and Qatar while stationed in England, where she supported her military installations to meet their missions.
This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt, a law professor at Ohio State University. It is sponsored by Barbri Law Preview and Top-Law-Schools.com.
Episode Links
- U.S. Air Force: Judge Advocate General
- Wikipedia: Qatar
- Uniform Code of Military Justice | Wiki Article
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