Perform criminal investigations. Provide legal assistance to JAG Officers. Protect freedom by leading antiterrorism forces. These are just some of the critical duties you could take on as a Reservist in this career field. Your knowledge of the varied aspects of military life, duties, and assignments, along with excellent potential for leadership, may make you the ideal candidate. A force of close to 400,000 Sailors and more than 300 ships needs an impressive force of its own to provide safety to the fleet, enforce the rules and regulations, and educate and assist in legal matters.

Jobs in this field include:

• Legalman
• Master-at-Arms

As part of this occupational specialty, you could:

• Provide legal assistance to JAG Officers, Sailors, and their families
• Serve as office manager
• Assist in the preparation of legal forms, letters, and requests
• Maintain records and official publications
• Prepare records of hearings, investigations, courts-martial, and courts of inquiry
• Operate personal computers and word processing, duplicating, audio recording, and other office machines
• Process appeals
• Perform various administrative and clerical duties
• Serve as security advisor
• Enforce Navy rules and regulations and maintain discipline
• Organize and train others in security and shore-patrol duties
• Conduct crime-prevention programs
• Conduct preliminary investigations
• Operate brigs
• Assist in crowd control
• Handle and care for dogs that detect narcotics and explosives

Advanced Training & Certification
In this field, you will work and train alongside some of America’s top security experts and legal minds. The training includes classroom and group instruction in Navy legal, administrative, and clerical functions as well as the latest physical security, law enforcement, and antiterrorism techniques. Some of the training you’ll receive in the Law Enforcement and Security field may be counted toward semester credit hours for a vocational certificate as well as a bachelor’s degree or an associate’s degree.

You could earn Department of Labor certification allowing you to work as an office manager, legal secretary, stenographer, personnel clerk, shorthand reporter, or computer peripheral-equipment operator. Your training and extensive hands-on experience might also prepare you to be, or enhance your current career as, a police officer or detective. In fact, civilian legal institutions and organizations and law enforcement agencies hold the military training you’ll receive in high regard.

To learn how you can pursue a Legal, Law Enforcement, or Security job in the Navy Reserve, contact your local Navy Reserve Recruiter today.