<p>When I attended law school: tuition, fees, books, etc. was less than 10k per year. I recently went to an alumni event and administrators said tuition was expected to be 23k per year for next year. This is from a state school. It is difficult to consider that a 27-year old LT, 30-years old by the time they graduate, would want to go JAG with over 70k in debt. [Although . . . would post 9/11 GI bill pay for some portion of that? Or, is the problem that 5-years post Academy–in other words committed time-- still does not qualify graduate for post-9/11 GI Bill benefits? I thought that had changed somewhat in post-9/11 bill.]</p>
<p>The rule now seems to permit LEP as long as you can complete 20years by your 62nd birthday, i.e. 42. I think it used to be you had either be admitted to law school or licensed by 27th [28th?] birthday, which is perhaps what was applicable in 1989. [THE REAL THING TO CONSIDER IS, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, THAT LEP ONLY ACCEPTS SEVEN NAVY OFFICERS PER YEAR!]</p>
<p>In any event, unless there are unusual circumstances, law school is not an option upon graduation. Distinguished, for example, from VGEP programs.</p>