Posted on 02/13/2003 11:30:32 PM PST by Sokol
I have recently been approved as an officer in the Army Reserve JAG corps. (I'm waiting to be sworn in). The response I have received from friends has been interesting. Some have congratulated me. Because I am 40, a few have questioned my sanity and some have asked why I am doing this especially when we are [perhaps] so close to war.
My response is that 9-11-01 influenced me greatly. I know that being a reservist may make little change, but my attitude is, "If I don't do something, who will." Perhaps that is melodramatic, but that is what I think.
The reason for this vanity post is to see if any JAG folks out there who have any advice before I begin this endeavor. Thanks.
On a more (slightly) cynical note, folks like Sokol show that Saddam's goose is cooked. While a foreign despot may try to stand up against American air power, against the U.S. Army's airborne capability, against the U.S. Marines' Expeditionary Force, against two U.S. Naval Fleets and against U.S. Special Ops., he will be well and truly f**cked if we sic the American attorneys on his sorry butt.
A death by 10,000 cuts would (at least to me) be more preferable.
Thanks for your service.
I wasn't a JAG Officer, but I was a commissioned MP Officer on active duty for 10 years...
I think you'll find the UCMJ to be an elegant code of laws. Good Luck!
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