WHAT IS THE TRAINING PIPELINE FOR ATTORNEYS WHO ENTER THE JAG CORPS?
As a member of the Navy JAG Corps, you will not undergo basic training in the traditional sense, but will attend Officer Indoctrination School (OIS) in Newport, Rhode Island. OIS is a six-week course of instruction designed to acquaint newly commissioned officers with the customs and traditions of the naval service. As an OIS student, you will learn how to conduct yourself as an officer and will receive extensive leadership training. You will be required to march to and from classes, participate in physical fitness training, and stand personnel and room inspections. Also included is instruction on the basic principles of shipboard navigation, damage control (firefighting, flooding measures and first aid), naval administration, and disciplinary procedures. See www.cnet.navy.mil/newport/oishome.htm. OIS is the first step in the JAG Corps training pipeline and is normally attended after completion of the bar examination. After graduating OIS and upon attainment of successful bar examinati
