Comments on: What are the different stations and chances of getting stationed in Texas after going through USMC training? http://www.makingmarines.com/bootcampblog/what-are-the-different-stations-and-chances-of-getting-stationed-in-texas-after-going-through-usmc-training/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Larry R http://www.makingmarines.com/bootcampblog/what-are-the-different-stations-and-chances-of-getting-stationed-in-texas-after-going-through-usmc-training/#comment-760 Larry R Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:30:15 +0000 http://www.makingmarines.com/bootcampblog/what-are-the-different-stations-and-chances-of-getting-stationed-in-texas-after-going-through-usmc-training/#comment-760 As far as I know the bit about "Also I heard that if you go into Law MOS that you pick what state you're stationed in because you pick which state BAR exam you take" is bull. As a military lawyer you only need to have passed ANY bar exam, anywhere. You won't be practicing in local state courts, Military Courts are Federal Courts, and like I said you only have to be liscenced in ANY state (or D.C.) in order to practice in them. So what state you passed the bar in is irrelevant. I can't think of a scenario where a JAG would go before a State Judge, but if they did, you could either get a waiver, or (more likely) associate with local counsel. If you think about it, this only makes sense...Military Lawyers would have to take a new bar exam every time they got transfered were it otherwise. As for USMC in Texas... I can't think of any. If you go here or here You get a good list of USMC installations. The Marines are very small force, so they don't have a lot of bases. There is a Marine Aviation Training Support Grout at the Navy Base in Corpus Christi, but that's about it, as far as I know. The Main USMC bases are in North Carolina, California, Hawaii, and overseas. They have a small detachment at Fort Bliss (for ADA training) but I'd have to say the odds of your getting stationed in Texas (absent a compassionate reassignment sort of thing) are worse than your odds of winning the lottery...twice. Odds are much better you would be in North Carolina, California, Hawaii, or D.C. Sorry, and good luck. As far as I know the bit about “Also I heard that if you go into Law MOS that you pick what state you’re stationed in because you pick which state BAR exam you take” is bull. As a military lawyer you only need to have passed ANY bar exam, anywhere.

You won’t be practicing in local state courts, Military Courts are Federal Courts, and like I said you only have to be liscenced in ANY state (or D.C.) in order to practice in them. So what state you passed the bar in is irrelevant. I can’t think of a scenario where a JAG would go before a State Judge, but if they did, you could either get a waiver, or (more likely) associate with local counsel.

If you think about it, this only makes sense…Military Lawyers would have to take a new bar exam every time they got transfered were it otherwise.

As for USMC in Texas… I can’t think of any.

If you go here
or here

You get a good list of USMC installations. The Marines are very small force, so they don’t have a lot of bases.

There is a Marine Aviation Training Support Grout at the Navy Base in Corpus Christi, but that’s about it, as far as I know. The Main USMC bases are in North Carolina, California, Hawaii, and overseas. They have a small detachment at Fort Bliss (for ADA training) but I’d have to say the odds of your getting stationed in Texas (absent a compassionate reassignment sort of thing) are worse than your odds of winning the lottery…twice. Odds are much better you would be in North Carolina, California, Hawaii, or D.C.

Sorry, and good luck.

]]> By: joeybagofdonnuts http://www.makingmarines.com/bootcampblog/what-are-the-different-stations-and-chances-of-getting-stationed-in-texas-after-going-through-usmc-training/#comment-759 joeybagofdonnuts Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:33:17 +0000 http://www.makingmarines.com/bootcampblog/what-are-the-different-stations-and-chances-of-getting-stationed-in-texas-after-going-through-usmc-training/#comment-759 Don't know of any bases or activites in Texas for the Marine Corps. You're most likely to get one of the big three: NC, Cal, Japan or maybe Quantico or Washington. Don’t know of any bases or activites in Texas for the Marine Corps. You’re most likely to get one of the big three: NC, Cal, Japan or maybe Quantico or Washington.

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