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It's been a pretty good couple weeks. Shortly after my last post, we had a guest speaker come in to talk about officership, leadership, and the future of the Army. BG H.R. McMaster was an excellent addition to the roster of guest speakers we've had so far, and I intend to (eventually) draft up a blog post about his comments. In other news, I took my family out to the Fort Lewis area to look around and start to scope out some neighborhoods to try to find...read more
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I got a question in one of my recent posts and wanted to share the answer with everyone. How physical is the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course (JAOBC) class at TJAGLCS and the six-weeks at the Direct Commission Officer Course (DCC)). I have a chronic torn ACL, which has not been surgically repaired. Also, how does the army determine your area of work (e.g. medical, administrative support, combat, legal and law enforcement, etc)? Do you rotate through each area? McKenzie, While I can't...read more
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If you follow my Twitter feed (@MAJGrimes), you noticed that yesterday was another leadership discussion. This one was a little bit different than our others because the Graduate Course met as a whole (without or foreign and sister-service officers) and heard from three senior Army commanders. This was possible because the JAG School (officially, The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School) is this week hosting a Senior Officer Legal Orientation (SOLO). This is something that...read more
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A great leadership discussion on Wednesday has led to more ... and less. I was very excited to share some of my small-group leadership discussion with the rest of the world on Wednesday. We were talking about the challenges of leading warrant officers, enlisted paralegals, and civilians as part of our series of seminar discussion about leadership in the JAG Corps. (I used the #jagcldrship hashtag, so you can check out the discussion on Twitter -- and keep it going.) The...read more
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Well, for those who were waiting for last week's leadership discussion, I apologize. A last-minute trip to the doctor for some recurring low-back pain kept me out of school for the day. Luckily, leadership training continues! Today we'll be tackling: Leading Legal Administrators, Paralegals, and Civilians. This should be an interesting discussion - particularly as regards civilians. I'll be live-Twittering the discussion, using the #jagcldrship hashtag. Feel...read more
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The 181st Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course arrived in Charlottesville on Friday. They’ve been training since Super Bowl Sunday at Fort Lee and are now beginning 10 ½ weeks of academic training here at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. Today was the first day of PT here at the School. As we’ve done for the last two OBC classes, MAJ Montas and I are running a few days a week with one of the run groups. We’re not the fastest group, but everyone...read more
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Yesterday was another great discussion about leadership here at the Grad Course. Because this is more than 'just' and LL.M. program, we are spending time talking about leadership. The goal is to make all of us more ready to take charge of our corners of the JAG Corps when we head off to our new assignments this fall. This semester, our Professional Development Program includes a series of small group discussion with some of the senior officers on the faculty. It's an...read more
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As I look back at some of my recent posts, I realize I've talked a lot about my thoughts on leadership sparked by various events here, but I've been pretty lean on offering a glimpse of the lighter side of life here at the Grad Course. So today I'm taking a look at the last week -- here are a couple of the recent events keeping me from finishing my research paper... (I apologize for the quality of the first couple photos -- blame my BlackBerry.) Here are some photos from the recent OBC Dining...read more
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Since the second semester of school has started here in Charlottesville, the Graduate Course has included formal mentorship sessions with some of the senior faculty members. The goal has been to talk about leadership and to help us all develop an understanding of what our role will be in our next jobs (since most of us have been recently promoted) and improve our own leadership skills. Today's session was talking about formal vs. informal leadership -- the strengths, techniques, and roles...read more
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Well, after a long, school-sized holiday break, we're back in class this week. I've got things pretty good this quarter because our academic schedule has changed a bit and is made up mostly of elective courses. I've only got one elective this quarter, which means that except for our 'plenary' classes from 10-12, I've only got classes on Wednesday afternoon. I'm excited to have a little extra time to both work on my paper (which is coming along slowly) and spend more time with...read more
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Benjamin Grimes
| Affiliation: | Active Duty |
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| Rank: | Major |
| Branch: | Judge Advocate General |
| MOS/AOC: | JAG Corps Attorney/27A |
| Location: | Tacoma, WA |
| Hometown: | York |
About Me:
MAJ Grimes has been in the Army since graduating from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1996, spending his first 4 years in service as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot before being selected to attend law school under the Funded Legal Education Program.
Since graduating from New York University School of Law, MAJ Grimes has served as an Administrative Law Attorney, Trial Counsel (Prosecutor) and Senior Trial Counsel, Brigade Legal Adviser, Trial Defense Counsel, and Judge Advocate Recruiting Officer. After earning his LL.M. from the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School, he was assigned as the Senior Defense Counsel for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Washington state.
His previous assignments include Fort Rucker (Alabama), South Korea, Fort Campbell (Kentucky), Germany, Fort Myer (Virginia) and Washington, D.C., and deployment to Iraq as the Senior Trial Counsel for Multi-National Corps -- Iraq. MAJ Grimes is married and has two children.
Since graduating from New York University School of Law, MAJ Grimes has served as an Administrative Law Attorney, Trial Counsel (Prosecutor) and Senior Trial Counsel, Brigade Legal Adviser, Trial Defense Counsel, and Judge Advocate Recruiting Officer. After earning his LL.M. from the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School, he was assigned as the Senior Defense Counsel for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Washington state.
His previous assignments include Fort Rucker (Alabama), South Korea, Fort Campbell (Kentucky), Germany, Fort Myer (Virginia) and Washington, D.C., and deployment to Iraq as the Senior Trial Counsel for Multi-National Corps -- Iraq. MAJ Grimes is married and has two children.
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