FISCAL YEAR 2025 JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD

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SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT 
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AMPN/ REF A IS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION 111A, THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS 
(JAGC) IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (JAGC IPP).// 
 
RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the convening of the Fiscal Year 
(FY) 2025 Judge Advocate Generals Corps (JAGC) In-service 
Procurement Program (IPP) Selection Board no earlier than January 
2025.  The JAGC-IPP provides outstanding, career-motivated enlisted 
personnel of all ratings, who meet the eligibility criteria, the 
opportunity to earn a commission in the JAGC.  The FY25 board will 
accept applications for the Funded Legal Education Option (FLEO) and 
the Direct Commission Option (DCO). 
 
2.  This program is open to Active Duty (AD) enlisted Sailors and 
Navy Training and Administration of the Reserve personnel in any 
rating or military occupational specialty in paygrades E-5 through 
E-7 at the time of the application.  DCO applicants must have served 
on AD for a period of no less than two years and no more than 10 
years at the time of commissioning.  FLEO applicants must have 
served on AD for a period of no less than four years and no more 
than eight years at the time legal training begins.  Members of the 
Individual Ready Reserve or serving on AD for operational support, 
AD for training or one to three year recalls are not eligible for 
this program.  FLEO applicants selected for the program must begin 
legal training no later than September 2025 and prior to the eighth 
anniversary of their AD commencement date.  Legal training in the 
program commences as of the date of reporting for duty under 
instruction at the unit to which the enlisted Sailor is assigned 
while attending law school.  The enlisted Sailor is not required to 
begin law school courses by this date.  All time-in-service and 
paygrade requirements are statutory and cannot be waived. 
 
3.  Reference (a) provides information on authorized program 
benefits, eligibility, obligated service and program requirements. 
Where information differs between this NAVADMIN and reference (a), 
this NAVADMIN takes precedence. 
 
4.  Application procedures are provided in reference (a) and this 
NAVADMIN.  All applicants and endorsing commands should fully read 
this NAVADMIN, reference (a) and application guides.  All references 
are available at https://www.jag.navy.mil/careers/lawyers/ipp/.
 
5.  Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time 
they commission.  This requirement cannot be waived. 
 
6.  Amplifying education information for the FY25 board. 
    a.  Law School Admission Test (LSAT) exam score reports are 
required for all applicants.  LSAT score reports may be submitted 
via separate correspondence after the deadline, but must be received 
by 10 January 2025.  Website screenshots of LSAT scores will not be 
accepted unless an official score report is not available to 
LSAT-Flex test takers. 
    b.  All applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an 
accredited institution at the time of the application deadline. 
Applicants must submit their official or unofficial transcripts for 
all degrees earned and a complete list of all schools attended. 
    c.  Applicants applying to the FLEO must provide a prioritized 
list of U.S. law schools accredited by the American Bar Association 
(ABA) to which the applicant has applied or plans to apply. 
Applicants are encouraged to apply to more than one school. 
Applicants are encouraged to apply only to schools listed on the 
approved Education Service Agreement (ESA) list which may be found 
at https://jag.navy.mil/careers/lawyers/nps-esa-approved-schools/.
Applicants must apply to at least one law school in which in-state 
tuition and fees can be obtained, one law school near the 
applicant's current duty station, one law school located in a Fleet 
concentration area (i.e., Norfolk, VA, Jacksonville/Mayport, FL, San 
Diego, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI, Bremerton, WA or Washington, DC), and 
one ESA approved law school.  Applicants may be denied permission to 
attend non-ESA approved schools.  Applicants are required to apply 
to at least one law school before the IPP board in January 2025 but 
are strongly encouraged to apply to law schools before the IPP 
application deadline.  Applicants must provide a copy of any 
acceptance letters received prior to the convening of the selection 
board. 
    d.  Applicants applying for the DCO must have obtained a law 
degree (Juris Doctor) from a law school considered by the ABA to be 
accredited under provisions established by the ABA at the time of 
their graduation from the law school. 
    e.  Applicants for the DCO must submit a current letter or 
certificate of good standing from the licensing authority admitting 
the applicant to the practice of law before a federal court or the 
highest court of a state, a U.S. territory, the commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia. 
    f.  All applicants must obtain a conditional release from their 
Enlisted Community Manager (ECM).  To obtain a conditional release, 
an applicant must submit NAVPERS 1306/7 to their ECM or detailer as 
appropriate.  The FY25 JAGC-IPP selection board will only consider 
enlisted candidates who have a conditional release included in their 
program application. 
 
7.  Applicants must submit their application electronically via 
Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) 
https://safe.apps.mil/ to NavyJAGAccessions@us.navy.mil no later 
than 2359 Eastern Standard Time Friday, 13 December 2024. 
Applicants or their command may submit the completed application. 
Once submitted via DoD SAFE, the submitter of the application must 
e-mail NavyJAGAccessions@us.navy.mil to provide notification of the 
submission, the DoD SAFE file download password and a command point 
of contact for follow up information.  If an applicant requires an 
exception to the e-submission policy due to operational 
restrictions, please contact (202) 685-8527 or 
NavyJAGAccessions@us.navy.mil prior to 18 November 2024.  LSAT score 
reports and law school acceptance letters may be submitted via 
separate correspondence after the deadline, but must be received by 
10 January 2025.  No other additional or amplifying information will 
be accepted after the deadline.  Incomplete applications will not be 
reviewed by the board.  Applicants will be notified directly of 
board results four to six weeks following the convening of the 
selection board. 
 
8.  In line with reference (a), prior to submitting a completed 
application, applicants are required to complete a structured 
interview with the JAGC.  Structured interviews will be conducted in 
line with policy established by the Judge Advocate General. 
Instructions for scheduling a structured interview may be found at 
https://www.jag.navy.mil/careers/lawyers/ipp/.  This requirement is 
in addition, to the command interview. 
 
9.  Point of contact is the Office of the Judge Advocate General 
Accessions Program Manager and can be reached at (202) 685-8527/DSN 
325 or via e-mail at NavyJAGAccessions@us.navy.mil. 
 
10.  Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// 
 
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