[Publib] JAG

[King, Kathryn]

I have to agree.  I have a friend who longed to do international law,
dreamed of working at the International Court in The Hague.  When he got
out of law school (Quinnipiac--you mean you haven't heard of it :) ), he
saw the Army as his best opportunity to get the international
experience.  He has been to Iraq twice and is based out of Hanau,
Germany.  This is a guy who had never been out of New England (except
for one trip out West with a friend's family) before he joined the Army.
He is definitely getting the international experience he needs to
achieve his dream.

We have the freedom to CHOOSE to not attend a recruiter meeting.  We
also have the freedom to PROTEST recruiters on campus.  Do we also have
the freedom to keep others from these opportunities?  This week (being
Banned Books week and all) I seem to be saying this a lot: "freedom goes
both ways."  Freedom to choose to do something AND freedom to choose NOT
to do something.  They are both equally powerful. 

Kathryn
 

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Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:50:41 -0400
From: "Robert L. Balliot" <rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com>
Subject: RE: [Publib] Money Talks, Principles Walk
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Greetings,

 

Some of my friends went into JAG and I think they found it challenging
along

with being an excellent opportunity to gain experience practicing law.
One
is

in the Green Zone right now.

 

Not everyone graduating from professional programs at Yale is wealthy or

privileged.   Law schools have sent out many, many attorneys into the
world.

If they are able to find a firm to hire them, and people graduating at
the
bottom

of their class at Yale might not, they might expect a starting salary of
$40K

a year.  Some may be lucky or connected or brilliant or have a special
skill
set that makes

them more attractive to employers, but the bulk will have to pay a lot
of
dues

to become successful.  And, many will leave the profession.

 

The military option pays fairly well, provides experience, and may very
well
be

an attractive option to people saddled with $100,000 in debt or more for
an

advanced degree.  

 

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