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The Navy Reserve Legalman (LN) community offers a unique opportunity to build a successful civilian career while continuing to serve your country. As a Legalman, you'll gain invaluable paralegal experience, working alongside Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) officers on real-world legal challenges.

A drilling reservist must complete 40 of 48 scheduled drills and 12-14 days of active drill time in a 12-month period to be considered a satisfactory participant in the reserves. In addition, they must maintain current contact and employment information, and maintain their medical readiness. Although these are the minimums, some jobs require hours beyond this. Those additional hours increase the calculation of retirement pay you receive later. MPM 1001-150.

There are different divisions of the Reserves, and these divisions have different benefits and drilling requirements. The Ready Reserve is where most reservists are located. This includes the Selected Reserves and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The IRR is for individuals fulfilling their mandatory service obligation. If you have already fulfilled your MSO, you may not be allowed to switch to this division of the reserves. The Standby Reserves includes the Active Status List (ASL) and Inactive Status List (IAL). The ASL is for individuals who have a unique, temporary, hardship that will prevent them from drilling for a period of time. If you find yourself in this situation, please contact your reserve unit commander to see if you qualify. The ISL is for individuals who are not mobilization assets and are preparing for separation. You can read more about the different divisions of the reserves here at www.mynavyhr.navy.mil.

Typically your reserve unit commander will be responsible for ensuring that you are drilling. The reserve unit commander can allow for flexible drilling, meaning you work from home on your own schedule, or may mandate that the unit drills at an NRC over the weekend. In most RC JAGC units, flexible drilling is utilized for many drill periods with one or two weekends a year being mandated times the unit will meet together at an NRC. If you are unsure where to drill, speak with your unit commander.

JAGINST 1440.1, Legalman Rating Conversion Procedures, only allows for E-4 and E-5 conversions, however sometimes waivers are granted. Reach out to NRLP_LN_Reserve_Recruiting@us.navy.mil for the latest information on E-6 conversions.

There is a Federal law, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Acts (USERRA), that lays out the duties and responsibilities between a drilling Reservist and their employer. This law protects Reservists from retaliatory actions an employer may take due to the Reservists drilling requirements. This includes a promise of reemployment after a period of active duty as long as certain conditions are met. Check out all the links on the Department of Labor’s USERRA website for more information.

Yes, you will still have a CAC card, but you will need to get it re-issued at the NRC with your new certificates.

Yes, when you are drilling or on active duty time, you are under Navy jurisdiction, which includes being subject to the uniform and grooming standards.

Yes, as long as you meet certain criteria, you could be eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select or TAMP TRICARE.

Yes, as long as you belong to certain divisions within the Reserves. See Am I eligible for SGLI?

If you are a reservist, there are two types of retirement: retirement with pay, and retirement without pay. You retire without pay if you have not yet reached the age where you can retire with pay. You apply for retirement with pay once you reach age 60. In every instance, you must apply for retirement. Retirement in the reserves is based off a point system, where the more points you accrue in your career, the higher your retired pay will be. Your retired points are found on your Annual Statement of Service History (ASOSH) on BUPERS online. You can read more about retirement here at www.mynavyhr.navy.mil.

Have further questions? Contact NRLP_LN_Reserve_Recruiting@us.navy.mil.