I just started my second year of law school. Now I want to join the military. What do I do?

Question

I am just starting my 3rd semester at law school. I want to join the military, but I still have 2 years of law school. Does anyone know if I can finish this semester, join the military for a term of years, then finish law school? I have wanted to join for a long time, and I'm starting to feel like it's now or never. I would like as much information as I can get if anyone can help me. (Also, I am not particularly interested in JAG, I would rather enlist and just finish law school later, though if it is possible to get money for the rest of law school I would like to know about those possibilities as well.)

Answer 1

as much as i love the military, i advise you just to stay in law school because it will be very difficult to pick up again after your enlistment.  

Answer 2

Why not go in as an officer, they get all the respect. Who knows where you will be in 4 years time. You might be married with a kid or something. Going through law school might be a lot more difficult under those circumstances. You might want to look into going into the reserve, this way you could persue the military and schooling and kill two birds with one stone so to speak. Plus, they pay off your student loans. Good luck and thank you for your interest in serving our great country.

Answer 3

Go marine corps or army. You can get the rest of your law school on their dime and they will pay you as an E-5. You would be an idiot not to finish your degree and enlist. I know USMC and Army commissions people who are still in law school assuming they will finish it. I believe for the USCG, Air Force and Navy you had to have a completed degree.

Answer 4

you cant do one  semester and not do the second. If you do decide to drop out for the military they will make you start again.  You have to complete a whole year for it to count.  

Answer 5

Talk to a recruiter. He can tell you your options better than any here can.

Answer 6

Finish Law School, that is the most important thing. Being in the military these days is a career in itself (a lot of people have been sent there for 5 years with a free month every 14 months). I would forget about the military option, at least until Obama has won the election...

Answer 7

I don't know, but I would suggest that you:

1. Contact the military and express your concern

2. Contact the head of the department in you law program.

I am guessing that the military has more of a universal policy regarding your situation and that law school policy will vary among the particular school.