Marine JAG Officer Selection Station Information

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
OFFICER SELECTION STATION NASHVILLE
510 N. THOMPSON, STE E
MURFREESBORO TN, 37128
Greetings from the Marine Corps Officer Selection Team here in Nashville, TN.
My name is Captain Joe Bianca. I am an Officer Selection Officer for the United States Marine Corps. My job is to
screen, select, and train the next generation of Marine Corps Officers here in Tennessee. We are currently in the
direct market for Marine Corps Judge Advocates. As someone that is currently BAR certified, you have the
opportunity and qualification to commission as a Marine Corps Second Lieutenant and become a Marine Corps
Judge Advocate. Have you ever considered becoming a Marine Corps Judge Advocate? We would love to open the
lines of communication if you are interested in hearing more.
LEADER, WARRIOR, ATTORNEY
To practice law is a privilege. To practice law as a Marine Officer is a distinction reserved for the few who have
what it takes mentally, morally, and physically, to become a leader of Marines. If you prove yourself worthy, you
will not only serve in the field of law, but you will serve your country as an officer in the United States Marine
Corps. After successfully completing law school and Officer Candidate School (OCS), you will have proven to
yourself and to the Corps that you have what it takes to be an officer and judge advocate among the world’s greatest
warriors. As a Marine Judge Advocate (JA), you will immediately be given the responsibilities of maintaining your
own caseload and advising Marines on legal issues. Additionally, the training you receive as a Marine Corps Officer
will prepare you to be a leader from day one. While most new civilian attorneys are relegated to research duty on
cases tried by others, you will be building your skills and acquiring real legal experience in the courtroom.
THE MARINE JUDGE ADVOCATE
The Judge Advocate Division is much like a large firm, composed of more than 400 judge advocates and a
comparable support staff. While you will most likely serve as a prosecutor or defense counsel in military courtsmartial during your first tour, you will also have the opportunity during your career to practice law in areas as
diverse as operational law, family law, environmental law, labor law and international law. Additionally, you may
argue appellate cases before the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals of the Armed Forces.
Marine JAs have addressed difficult international law issues such as arms control, the Geneva Conventions and
military commissions. Marine JAs serve worldwide in such places as southern California, Washington D.C., Hawaii,
Japan, Spain, Italy, and Germany. JAs have had the opportunity to deploy in just about every international crisis,
from Grenada, Kosovo and Somalia to Haiti, Djibouti, Iraq and Afghanistan.
PROFESSIONS INSTEAD OF ONE
As a judge advocate, you are first and foremost a Marine Officer. This means that before you take on courtroom
duties, you will be trained as a leader and warrior. You will attend the same Officer Candidates School as any other
potential officer, and you will learn the duties and skills of a Marine Officer at The Basic School. In addition to your
legal responsibilities, you may eventually have the opportunity to serve in billets outside of the legal field, to include
commanding your own unit.
If you have questions about this unique program, please feel free to give me a call or shoot me an email at the below
information. If you would like to begin the no-obligation screening to see if you are initially qualified, please send
me an email and we will get that started for you. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Very Respectfully,
Captain Joe Bianca
United States Marine Corps
Officer Selection Officer- Nashville
510 N. Thompson Lane, Suite E
Murfreesboro TN, 37128
O: (615) 895-9655
joseph.bianca@marines.usmc.mil