WHY SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY INSTEAD OF ANOTHER ARMED SERVICE?
The preeminence of sea power to secure military victory ashore and influence world affairs has been recognized by military historians for over one hundred years. President John F. Kennedy is often quoted for his I served in the United States Navy remarks and remembered as the first of six Presidents to have served as a naval officer. The technology of todays Navy enables it to reach from the oceans depths to outer space and project air power, missiles and armed personnel ashore. This diverse range of military capability provides the naval judge advocate the widest possible array of legal issues. The U.S. Navys principal assets are ships, aircraft (both fixed and rotary wing) and submarines, operating on, above and in the worlds oceans. Navy JAG officers have the opportunity to serve at sea aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious ships during the course of their service. Naval aviation assets include fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. Although these air forces may be land-based like t
