ALCOAST 208/08
COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES IN LAW (JD AND LLM) - AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE
A. COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA//C// R041744Z APR /ALCGPERSCOM
025/08
B. CG TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1500.10 (SERIES),
CH. 3
C. ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER POST GRADUATE AND ADVANCED EDUCATION
APPLICATION PROCESS GUIDE ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2009
D. LAW ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR JURIS DOCTOR AND MASTER OF
LAWS DEGREES, COMDTINST 1524.2
E. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-13// R021947Z APR /ALCOAST 161/08
1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS OFFICERS FOR THE LAW ADVANCED EDUCATION
(AE) PROGRAM. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT SIX OFFICERS WILL BE SELECTED
TO ATTEND LAW SCHOOL BEGINNING IN THE FALL SEMESTER 2009 TO OBTAIN
A JURIS DOCTOR (JD) DEGREE, AND ONE JUDGE ADVOCATE WILL BE SELECTED
TO ATTEND THE U.S. ARMY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALS LEGAL CENTER AND
SCHOOL (TJAGLCS) GRADUATE COURSE PROGRAM FOR A MASTER OF LAWS (LLM)
DEGREE IN MILITARY LAW.
2. JD: APPLICATIONS ARE SOUGHT FROM OFFICERS MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN REFS A, B, C, AND D. THE PREFERRED
SELECTEE WILL BE AN O-2 OR JUNIOR O-3. MORE SENIOR O-3S WILL BE
CONSIDERED DEPENDING UPON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS. TOUR
COMPLETION IN 2009 IS A PREREQUISITE. THE JD PROGRAM IS NORMALLY A
36-MONTH PROGRAM, THOUGH CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO A 30-MONTH
PROGRAM IF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST. OFFICERS ATTENDING LAW
SCHOOL INCUR A FIVE-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION. DEPENDING UPON SCHOOL
SELECTION AND FUNDING LEVELS, FULL FUNDING FOR TUITION MAY NOT BE
AVAILABLE. CONTACT THE LAW AE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SELECTED OFFICERS SHOULD EXPECT A FOLLOW-ON LEGAL ASSIGNMENT AT A
DISTRICT, COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS, OR LEGAL SERVICE COMMAND (TO BE
ESTABLISHED).
3. LLM: THIS IS A ONE-YEAR PROGRAM LEADING TO AN LLM IN MILITARY
LAW OFFERED ONLY AT TJAGLCS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, WITH A FOLLOW-
ON ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP AT THE U.S. ARMY CENTER FOR LAW AND MILITARY
OPERATIONS (CLAMO), ALSO LOCATED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. APPLICANTS
MUST BE DESIGNATED JUDGE ADVOCATES. THE PREFERRED SELECTEE WILL BE
AN O-3 OR O-4, THOUGH OTHER APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED DEPENDING
UPON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS. TOUR COMPLETION IN 2009 IS A
PREREQUISITE. OFFICERS ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM INCUR A THREE-YEAR
OBLIGATION. AFTER THE ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP, THE SELECTED OFFICER
SHOULD EXPECT A FOLLOW-ON LEGAL ASSIGNMENT AT A DISTRICT, COAST
GUARD HEADQUARTERS, OR LEGAL SERVICE COMMAND (TO BE ESTABLISHED).
4. APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA E-RESUME IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REF A. APPLICANTS MUST USE THEIR WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE SYSTEM NOTIFICATION. JD APPLICATIONS SHALL INCLUDE LSAT
SCORES, IF AVAILABLE. DUE TO LIMITED TESTING OPPORTUNITIES, LSAT
SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE OF 23 MAY
2008. FORWARD LSAT SCORES DIRECTLY TO CGPC-OPM-1 AS SOON AS THEY
ARE RECEIVED TO ENSURE INCLUSION IN THE APPLICATION PACKAGE PRIOR
TO THE CONVENING OF THE SELECTION PANEL, TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR
22-23 SEP 08. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE LSAT SCORES WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED.
5. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE LAW AE PROGRAM MANAGER IN
CG-0948 AT (202) 372-3817.
6. ACTION: AREA AND DISTRICT COMMANDERS, COMMANDERS OF MAINTENANCE
AND LOGISTICS COMMANDS, COMMANDING OFFICERS OF HEADQUARTERS UNITS,
ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS FOR DIRECTORATES, CHIEF COUNSEL AND SPECIAL
STAFF OFFICERS AT HEADQUARTERS SHALL ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF
THIS ALCOAST.
7. REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. BAUMGARTNER, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL,
SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.