Does anyoke know of a program in the Army that will pay for your law degree if you agree to go G2G and join JAG?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 02:44:28 -0400

Response by SFC Ralph E Kelley made Oct 27 at 2018 3:04 AM

SFC Ralph E Kelley — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 03:04:41 -0400

ROTC is the only one I know. Or you could apply for OCS and then go to the courses.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Oct 27 at 2018 1:48 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:48:12 -0400

- commission through ROTC, then apply for FLEP as a LT or CPT. https://www.goarmy.com/jag/funded-legal-education-program.html

- you may request an educational delay as an ROTC Cadet to,pursue law school. https://www.jagcnet.army.mil/Sites/jaro.nsf/homeContent.xsp?open&documentId=13FE58A97B0DB74785257BD3006A87EB

It appears that FLEP is the only funded one, but that looks like a lightning strike, 25 officers per year.

Funded Legal Education Program

The Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) authorizes the selection of 25 Active Duty Army officers (Lieutenants or Captains) each year to obtain a legal education at government expense.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 1 at 2018 9:27 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:27:28 -0400

Look at some of the options they have like the active duty option.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2018 10:41 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:41:59 -0500

You have to apply for the FLEP, but I believe that it also requires you to be a 1LT at least (possibly promotable), and is insanely competitive. There is no other way to get the Army to fund your law degree, and it cannot be done concurrently with a commissioning source anyways.

I just graduated law school, so if you have any questions that you want to ask about it, you can message me- in between four kids, a wife, company command (although I'm fixin to go back to being a staff rat, thank God), and bar studying, I will try to provide any answers or assistance.