How to become a jag officer or work in the military courts?

Im a single mother that will be taking the freshman class for the Army ROTC program at the university that I attend in the spring. I'm studying criminal justice, does anyone knows what it takes to become Jag officer(I think it's the correct term) or the process? I don't want to be an attorney just work with the military courts in some way, court reporter, legal assistant etc. Or is it best to join and go thur as a private? Only serious answers please!How to become a jag officer or work in the military courts?You can become a paralegal and enlist, serving as a Legal Assistant, and achieve the rank of SGT. then, if you wish to be an "officer," apply to become a Warrant Officer as a Legal Administrator.



ROTC is for Commissioned Officers, and to be in the JAG Corps as a Commissioned Officer, you must have a JD.



Your Criminal Justice degree would be better suited to the Military Police Corps.How to become a jag officer or work in the military courts?JAG officers are attorneys. All of them. There are a very few enlisted folks trained to be legal secretaries and legal assistants. In addition, there are enlisted investigators with the Army CID.How to become a jag officer or work in the military courts?You have to apply for a direct commission, while in law school.