UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 271318Z JUN 19 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 141/19 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALS CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/25APR19// AMPN/REF A IS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION 111A, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALS - IN- SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (JAG-IPP).// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the convening of the Academic Year (AY) 2020 Judge Advocate Generals Corps (JAGC) In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) selection board no earlier than February 2020. The JAGC IPP provides outstanding career-motivated Sailors of all ratings who meet the eligibility criteria the opportunity to earn a commission in the JAGC. The AY-20 JAGC IPP selection board will accept applications for the funded legal education option and the direct commission option (DCO). Applicants for the funded legal education option must begin law school no later than 30 September 2020. 2. This program is open to Active Duty and Full-Time Support Sailors in any rating or military occupational specialty in the pay grades of E-5 through E- 7 at the time of the application. Applicants must have served on Active Duty for a period of no less than 2 years and no more than 10 years at the time applications are due. Sailors in the Individual Ready Reserve or Reservists serving on Active Duty for special work, training or 1-to-3 year recalls are not eligible for this program. 3. Reference (a) provides information on authorized program benefits, eligibility, obligated service and program requirements. This NAVADMIN takes precedence over reference (a). Applicants should note paragraph 6d changes the requirement for funded legal education options to submit a law school acceptance letter with the application. 4. Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of initial appointment. 5. Amplifying education information for the AY-20 JAGC IPP selection board a. Law School Admission Test exam scores are required for all applicants. b. All applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Applicants must submit either their official or unofficial transcripts for all degrees earned and a complete list of all schools attended. c. All applicants must obtain a conditional release from their Enlisted Community Manager (ECM). To obtain a conditional release, an applicant must submit an Electronic Personnel Action Request, NAVPERS 1306/7, to their ECM or detailer as appropriate. The AY-20 JAGC IPP selection board will only consider enlisted candidates who have a conditional release included in their program application. d. Applicants applying to the funded legal education option must provide a prioritized list of U.S. law schools accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to which the applicant has applied. Applicants are encouraged to apply to more than one school. Applicants must apply to at least one law school in which in-state tuition and fees can be obtained and one law school near the current duty station of the applicant. Navy applicants must also apply to one school located in a Fleet concentration area (i.e., Norfolk, VA, Jacksonville/Mayport, FL, San Diego, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI or Washington, DC). Applicants must provide a copy of any acceptance letters received prior to the convening of the selection board. e. Applicants applying for the DCO option 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. f. Applicants for the DCO must submit a 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. 6. Applicants must submit their application electronically via AMRDEC SAFE (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/guide.aspx) to navyaccessions(at)navy.mil. If you require an exception to the e- submission policy due to operational restrictions, please contact the point of contact for this message prior to 3 December 2019. Additional or amplifying information may be submitted by the applicant prior to 14 January 2020. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the board. 7. 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 the instructions located on MyNavy Portal at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/training-education-qualifications/e- graduate-education-and-fellowship-programs. This requirement is separate from, and in addition to the command interview. 8. Point of contact is LCDR Natasha Bode, Office of the Judge Advocate General Special Assistant for Accessions, who can be reached at (202) 685- 5273/DSN 325 or via e-mail at navyaccessions(at)navy.mil. 9. This message is canceled for record purposes on 30 September 2020. 10. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//