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How hard is it to get FLEP?

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How hard is it to get FLEP?

Average GPA for FLEP is around 3.4 to 3.5 but this is not a hard and fast rule. There’s a lot of people with lower GPAs who have been accepted and vice-a-versa, I know of two people with much higher GPAs than 3.4 (and much higher GPAs than me) who were passed up.

What can I do with a law degree in the military?

Career Options In Military Law: Officer Or Enlisted

  • Military Lawyers And Judges Are Officers.
  • Enlisted Military Law Careers.
  • Air Force JAG Program.
  • Army Funded Legal Education (FLEP)

Can lawyers join the military?

Military Attorney and Lawyers. Military attorneys will need to know general law as well as military law. They can either become a JAG after entering the military, or they may enter the military with the JAG requirements completed.

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How competitive is the JAG program?

Entry into the JAG Corps is extremely competitive. The U.S. Army is currently accepting only the highest legal talent, and academic standards are very strict. In addition to academics, applicants are expected to exhibit the leadership qualities befitting an officer in service to his or her country.

Does JAG pay law school loans?

Law School Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP). Approximately 70 law schools have some type of loan assistance repayment program for which JAG Corps officers are eligible to apply.

What is the Air Force E-FLEP program?

The Enlisted to Funded Legal Education Program, or E-FLEP, is a commissioning program. E-FLEP selectee (s) will be sent to Officer Training School prior to the start of law school. The ELP is an unpaid legal studies program for Air Force officers (this program is not open to enlisted members).

When can I apply for the FLEP program?

Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program, or FLEP, and Excess Leave Program, or ELP, will be accepted beginning Nov. 1, 2020 through Jan. 10, 2021. New this year is expanded eligibility for enlisted members to commission and then participate in FLEP.

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How do I apply for JAG in the Air Force?

For more information and application materials, visit www.airforce.com/jag, contact your base legal office, find Air Force JAG Recruiting on social media, or contact the Chief, Recruiting Branch, Headquarters U.S. Air Force /JAX ( [email protected] or 800-JAG-USAF).

How does the Army Law School rebranching work?

It’s explained in AR 27-1 Chapter Fourteen. Basically it boils down to the fact that every year the Army and Congress can approve UP TO 25 officers already serving in various MOS’s to rebranch JAG and that they’ll pay for three years of law school andthe Army will continue to pay you your salary AND BAH, BAS, COLA while you are attending school.

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