JAG v. NY DA (maybe)
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:28 pm
So I have kind of a nice dilemma.
I got Army JAG which I was initially not sure I would take, but am now pretty comfortable with cuz I feel like I could get my first choice station, love the benefits and wanna ultimately work for the govt and be a prosecutor. But then I also got a second round NYC DA (which was for a long time my dream job). The thing is, even though my interview with the DA is before my JAG decision deadline, I've been told by a former NYC DA to just take JAG because, even if I got NYC DA, there is no way I'd know about NYC before my deadline. Is that true?
I like to keep my options open, but I'm tired of paying out of pocket to fly up to NYC and am not even sure if it would be a good move to take it over JAG if I got it (in terms of take home pay, types of cases I would get to do, loan forgiveness, personal life).
Anyone else been in this situation? What would you do?
I got Army JAG which I was initially not sure I would take, but am now pretty comfortable with cuz I feel like I could get my first choice station, love the benefits and wanna ultimately work for the govt and be a prosecutor. But then I also got a second round NYC DA (which was for a long time my dream job). The thing is, even though my interview with the DA is before my JAG decision deadline, I've been told by a former NYC DA to just take JAG because, even if I got NYC DA, there is no way I'd know about NYC before my deadline. Is that true?
I like to keep my options open, but I'm tired of paying out of pocket to fly up to NYC and am not even sure if it would be a good move to take it over JAG if I got it (in terms of take home pay, types of cases I would get to do, loan forgiveness, personal life).
Anyone else been in this situation? What would you do?