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Financial Light in the Darkness: Leveraging the HEART Act Conversion to Build Generational Wealth for Surviving Military Spouses 12/21/2025

Empowers surviving military spouses to transform SGLI and death gratuity benefits into long‑term, tax‑free assets through the HEART Act, enabling substantial ret...

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A Challenge Accepted: A Review of The Leadership Challenge, Seventh Edition 2/28/2025

Maj. Kator reviews Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Challenge (7th ed.), arguing its five practices and data-backed framework offer JAG Corps officers practical to...

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Practice NotesCalling on Congress: Understanding the Limitations of Anti-Lobbying Provisions 1/31/2025

Legal guidance on anti-lobbying restrictions for government officials under the Anti-Lobbying Act and appropriations riders. Explains grassroots lobbying prohibi...

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Storied Leadership: A Case for the Power of Narrative 8/31/2025

Leadership review highlighting how Doris Kearns Goodwin uses narrative to examine four U.S. presidents, showing how context, adversity, and storytelling shape ef...

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News and Notes 1/31/2025

Army legal professionals train across the globe, from Charlottesville to Poland. Paralegals complete mountaineering and water survival courses, while judge advoc...

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Inside the Army Legal Internship: A FLEP Candidate’s Experience at Fort Bliss 1/31/2025

FLEP candidate CPT Diane Petit-Bois shares her Army legal internship experience at Fort Bliss OSJA. Learn about military justice, administrative law, courtroom o...

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Forging the Bimodal Judge Advocate: Human-Machine Integration and the Future of the JAG Corps 1/31/2025

An in-depth roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence into the U.S. Army JAG Corps, tracing AI-enabled, agentic, and AGI-driven legal practice while redefi...

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Vigilance in Practice: The Role of Judge Advocates in Counterintelligence Investigations 1/31/2025

An in-depth analysis of military counterintelligence investigations, legal authorities, and national security prosecutions. Examining ACIC, AFOSI, NCIS, search p...

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The 2016 Amendment to Rule 801(d)(1)(B): The Bugbear of the Military Rules of Evidence1 1/30/2025

Analysis of the 2016 amendment to MRE 801(d)(1)(B) on prior consistent statements. Examines the Pierre standard, CAAF precedents, and rehabilitation requirements...

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What’s It Like?: A Q&A with Captain Jack T. Rozema 2/28/2025

CPT Jack Rozema balances life as an Army JAG attorney, CrossFit Games competitor, and father through discipline and resilience.

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News & Notes: 82d Airborne Division Pairs with North Carolina A&T State University for Historic Staff Ride 9/3/2025

82d Airborne and NC A&T ROTC partnered for a Guilford Courthouse staff ride integrating history and JAG recruitment.

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What’s It Like? SVC: The Third Lawyer 7/31/2025

This article examines the SVC role as 'the third lawyer' in military justice, detailing practice and career benefits.

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Trust Is the Mission 7/31/2025

Trust is the Mission explores how Army legal advisors earn influence through trust, using the Trust Equation and ALIGN Framework to deliver timely, mission-focus...

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A View from the Bench Not the Discovery You Wanted, but Maybe the Discovery You Deserve 7/31/2025

Military judge examines discovery problems in courts-martial, offering practical guidance on RCM 701, Brady obligations, and best practices for both sides.

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Cure Notices in Commercial Contract Terminations 7/31/2025

Guidance on when cure notices are required before terminating commercial contracts under FAR 12.403 and 52.212-4.

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