After the JAG Corps: Navigating Your Career Progression

Tom Welsh
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After the JAG Corps: Navigating Your Career Progression

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. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

  1. 137. To Be or Not To Be: The Question Answered by Mark Holley

    DEC 14

    137. To Be or Not To Be: The Question Answered by Mark Holley

    In this episode, I talk to recently retired Navy Captain Mark Holley who retired from the JAG Corps in October 2024 and will soon begin his second career as a Navy OGC attorney in San Diego, CA. However, Mark is not just a lawyer and while he would not consider himself a renaissance man, that he has added the title of playwright to resume places him closer to that category than me. Mark talks about how he got into theater, first as an adult stagehand for his children, to some minor acting, and now to writing a script. Mark is on LinkedIn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

    40 min
  2. 136. Paul Wagoner

    NOV 30

    136. Paul Wagoner

    This week, former Navy JAG, Paul Wagoner and I discuss his career progression from the armed services to in-house counsel to his current role as an Executive Coach and Resume specialist focusing on in house counsel through his business, Pathless Coaching. We then focus on the latter endeavors , including the coaching Paul provided to me when I was seeking my first post-Navy legal job. Paul is on LinkedIn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

    50 min
  3. 135. Jill Thomas On Her Foreign Court Experience

    NOV 16

    135. Jill Thomas On Her Foreign Court Experience

    If you just read the headline for this episode and are now coming back to read this description, you probably thought we were talking about a JAG turned lawyer in a foreign court system. Not here. This weekend, we meet Jill Thomas, an Air Force Reserve Officer who makes her home in Portugal and has since taken up the sport of pickleball. This week's episode should appeal to anyone who has thought about moving to another country. Jill can be found on LinkedIn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

    44 min
  4. 134. Mike Berry: Continuing to Support and Defend the Constitution

    NOV 2

    134. Mike Berry: Continuing to Support and Defend the Constitution

    I am not sure of too many people who, with orders in hand to Hawaii, would instead live active duty to accept a position with a civil rights non-profit law firm. Yet, that is exactly what today's guest did. Mike Berry, who continues to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, spent 11 years at the First Liberty Institute handling First Amendment cases, including that of the kneeling football coach, Joe Kennedy. Earlier this year, Mike became the executive director of the litigation division of the America First Policy Institute. He is on LinkedIn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

    58 min
  5. 133. Rob Monahan: Service Reputation Leads to Dream Job

    OCT 19

    133. Rob Monahan: Service Reputation Leads to Dream Job

    “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller By all accounts, Rob Monahan was on glideslope to a smooth transition. He was days away from signing on with a law firm after his retirement for the Navy the following year when an offer to go work as civilian staffer at the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces came about. Not only did he have to decide fast, but he then had to ask the Navy to allow him to leave much sooner than later as well complete all of his out-processing. (You can connect with Rob on LinkedIn.) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

    33 min

  6. OCT 5

    132. Abhishek Kambli: Special Litigation Division, Office of Kansas AG

    In this episode, we learn about the important work Air Force veteran Abhishek Kambli is doing in preserving states' rights in our federal system. From student loan forgiveness to Title IX issues, this former JAG is involved in some of the biggest cases over the past several years. Abhi is on LinkedIn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

    51 min

  7. SEP 21

    131. Good Vibrations with Brian Wilson

    In this episode, I talk to Brian Wilson whose departure from the Navy was prompted by an offer that was just too good to pass up. Known throughout the Corps for his kindness, humbleness, intelligence, and hid dedication to the mission, we all thought Brian would stay until forced out. His first stint out of the Navy lasted 14 years, allowing him to combine many of the roles and skills he developed while on active duty. Just recently, Brian moved to the Institute for Security Governance in Monterey, CA. Brian is on LinkedIn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

    31 min
  8. 130. Aaron Jackson: Sometimes You Get What You Want

    SEP 7

    130. Aaron Jackson: Sometimes You Get What You Want

    In today's podcast, we hear about Aaron Jackson's career progression from the Air Force to becoming a partner at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, a Washington, D.C. law firm. All without leaving Northwest Florida. His account is yet another testament to the power of an individual's network and the important role that they play in making the jump from the military. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

    40 min
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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. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-welsh/support

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