scope:

Purpose.

To establish regulations governing:

Appointment of officers in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, including appointment in the Regular component under references (a) and (b), in the Reserve component under reference (c), and in either component through interservice transfer from another uniformed service under reference (d).

Voluntary recall of officers of the JAG Corps to the active-duty list.

Award of entry grade credit on appointment in the JAG Corps under sections 533 and 12207 of reference (e) and reference (f).

Applicability.

This instruction applies to all individuals appointed as Regular or Reserve officers in the JAG Corps, including officers transferred from another uniformed service, Reserve officers transferred into the Regular component, Reserve officers voluntarily recalled to the active-duty list, and officers transferred from the line or another staff corps into the JAG Corps.

Additional guidance on the transfer of officers from other uniformed services into the JAG Corps is found in reference (d).

Additional guidance on the transfer of Reserve JAG Corps officers into the Regular component of the JAG Corps and the transfer of Regular and Reserve officers between the line and the JAG Corps or between another staff corps and the JAG Corps is found in reference (g).

Additional guidance on the transfer of Regular and Reserve officers between the line and the JAG Corps and between another staff corps and the JAG Corps through the Law Education Program (LEP) is found in reference (b).