Is service as a Judge Advocate with the Florida Army National Guard a full-time position?
No – most Judge Advocates serve in a “part-time” capacity as a drilling military reservist. However, serving as a “part-time” Judge Advocate does not preclude having a full-time job elsewhere. Serving with the JAG Corps in the National Guard is much like any other drilling reserve program as National Guard Judge Advocates attend monthly drills and perform two weeks of annual training a year. A National Guard Judge Advocate may be called to active-duty and applicants should understand that an overseas and/or combat support deployment of up to a year is possible for any Army National Guard Judge Advocate. Additionally, military reservists are afforded employment protection during their military service periods, including deployment, by Federal law which prohibits any type of discrimination by employers.
