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Originally Posted by jmgrimsh
TR mentioned National Guard soldiers and their diverse civilian backgrounds. One option that hasn’t been mentioned in this thread is, concurrently pursuing your law degree and Special Forces goals. The National Guard offers the Rep 63 program, which is essentially the Guard version of the 18X, this is one possibility. The ABA allows 6 years for a student to complete the requisite classes for a JD from an accredited school. (Otherwise your earned credits are lost and you have to start from scratch) You could take a leave of absence from school, go do your training and then finish the degree afterward between deployments. Another option would be to enlist as an 11B and leave for Basic and AIT during a law school summer break. Since this is your first taste of the Army, you can see if you like it and then switch to a NG SF unit and then pursue your goals from there if you so choose.
Just my .02
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Given the demanding and competing requirements of SF, and law school, I do not see this as a realistic COA, particularly with the current Guard mobilization schedule.
You would need one to four years to complete your Rep 63 SF training, and then you could look forward to a rigorous deployment schedule as the Army tries to get their money back out of you.
At the same time, you have to complete 3-4 years of law school and pass the bar.
Not sure how you could juggle those glass balls without dropping one.
TR
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