June 6, 202642 min
176. Roll Tide: Allen Linken, Professor, University of Alabama
In this episode, Allen Linken shares his transition from active duty to becoming a professor at the University of Alabama.
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A podcast to assist judge advocates separating or retiring from the military by providing information on post-service opportunities, job search strategies, and other resources as they navigate the transition to civilian employment.
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May 23, 202648 min
175. Jennifer Johnson: From Direct Appointment to the Navy and Back
In this episode, I talk to Jennifer Johnson who joined the Navy JAG Corps after graduating law school, passing the bar, and working in the civilian sector. Jennifer then went onto to serve almost 12 years in a variety of billets in the United States and overseas before deciding to resign her active commission and return to the civilian sector in San Diego, CA.
May 9, 202648 min
174. John Kiel's Unusual Post-Military Career Progression
A motivational episode for all judge advocates leaving military service. John Kiel's career progression is a culmination of a military career: from facing unplanned contingencies and learning and mastering new areas of the law, John's post military journey has been unusual but very rewarding.
April 25, 202657 min
173. Glenn Harwood Continuing His Selfless Service
As a U.S. Army Soldier, Selfless Service was one of the core values instilled into Glenn Hardwood. His decision to run for the District Attorney for Midland County, Texas, demonstrates that while an individual can easily leave military service, foregoing these core values is not. In this episode, Glenn takes us through the challenges of trying to land his desired job with a U.S. Attorney while stationed in Germany, doing so only a week before his PCS], and then after almost seven years, walking away from this job because Glenn believed he could make a difference to his community by running for elected office as the local DA. After successfully winning the election, Glenn then relied on his military experience to build an office and lay the groundwork for attracting new talent and professionally developing them to become effective prosecutors in serving their constituents.
April 11, 202648 min
172. Jake Pugh, Founder and Chief Legal Officer, VetsForever
As we leave the service, we tend to spend a lot of time trying to figure out what we want to do and what road we want to travel. Jake Pugh shows us that sometimes choosing the best can be found in the road that one has already traversed. He has successfully done that, This is his story.
March 28, 20261 hr 19 min
171. A Life of Law and Service: Colonel Max Wood’s Journey
By any account, Frank "Max" Wood has had a successful and varied legal career. From judicial clerk to active duty Air Force JAG serving in Wyoming, the Philippines, and Texas, to then serving as a prosecutor, U.S. Attorney, Georgia's Chief Administrative Law Judge, and Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, among others, and continued service in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, it has been a career of public service. In this episode, Max shares his journey .
March 14, 202657 min
170. Adam Torem - Lawyer, Airman, and Judge: A Career of Opportunities
In this episode, we hear from Adam Torem, a retired U.S. Air Force judge advocate whose intention was to leverage his environmental law experience in the civilian sector, but ended up relying on his other skills and experiences to eventually become a career administrative law judge for the State of Washington.
February 28, 202649 min
169. "Truckin" With Bill Rogers
This week, I talk with Bill Rogers, who has a very diverse legal career: civilian practice, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, government servant, general counsel, advisor, BnB owner/operator, back to private practice, and farmer. In light of that, the title of this podcast is a hat tip to the Grateful Dead.
February 14, 20261 hr 1 min
168. Filling a Niche with K. Denise Rucker Krepp
This week, I catch up with Denise Krepp, who has made a career of filling a niche since she left the Coast Guard in 2002, and a person always willing to take on the fights that need to be fought.
January 31, 202657 min
167. Coast to Coast with Rachel Reddick
This week, a conversation with former Navy judge advocate Rachel Reddick whose post military career has included a brush with political office, service with Military Commissions Defense Office, a move across country, the California bar exam, a stint as an employment lawyer, and now as an attorney with an Investigations firm.
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