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Well, I can't believe it's been a year since I've posted. A lot has happened since the thick of the 2010 tax season. I finished up at the Tax Center in May of last year and transitioned over to Criminal Law. I'm currently serving as the trial counsel (prosecutor) for the Army Logistics University, US Army Garrison Fort Lee, Kenner Army Health Clinic, Bull Dental Clinic and HHC, CASCOM. This is a challenging job where I advise 4 Special Court Martial Convening...read more
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Tax Issues for Soldiers: Special Edition: Domicile
February 1, 2011
By: Captain Carlos Ramirez-Vazquez
I had planned on writing my second issue of the tax guide on filing status and credits, but since yesterday's post, I've gotten many questions at the tax center about the concept of Domicile and how it affects taxes. I'm sure there are others out there in the same boat, so here goes... 1. What is Domicile? Domicile is your place of legal residence. It is established by actual presence and an intent to remain. What that means is that you must actually be present in the...read more
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In the couple of months since I last wrote I've been working to learn the ins and outs of tax law, especially those issues that affect soldiers the most. Since we opened the Tax Center here at Fort Lee, I keep getting the same questions from soldiers and their families, so I've decided to compile a guide and post it here, hoping someone can get some use out of it. 1. When do I need to file my taxes by? Tax day this year is Monday, April 18. This is because Emancipation...read more
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After reporting to Fort Lee last Thursday and a weekend off, I came in to my office for the first time Monday morning to start the scavenger hunt known as inprocessing. I spent the morning meeting the staff at the SJAs office and getting to know my way around. At 1300 I reported to the soldier support center for my first of many inprocessing briefings. Inprocessing to a new station requires soldiers to check in with their unit, as well as several agencies around post (ACS, Behavioral...read more
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The end of training and remembering those who inspired me to serve.
November 11, 2010
By: Captain Carlos Ramirez-Vazquez
Short of LT Sandys using it again for his reflection, this may be the last time the 182d JAOBC tag is used for a while, so I will strive to make this post a meaningful one. Yesterday, the various members of the 182d who moved on to Fort Benning for DCC, as well as our classmates from other JAOBCs and other branches completed our training and graduated. For the 182d in particular, the symbolism of having begun our training on Independence Day and ending it on Veterans Day does not...read more
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Apology, Reflections from C'ville, and next steps
October 1, 2010
By: Captain Carlos Ramirez-Vazquez
Hello all. I wish I had a good reason why I was absent from here for the 10 weeks I spent in Charlottesville, but I don't. 1LT Sandys was doing an outstanding job covering the happenings of the 182d JAOBC and I didn't feel like adding anything else in for fear of duplicity. But I'm back! Charlottesville came and went fairly fast. As you may have read in Lt. Sandy's blog, time is pretty well spent between class, sleeping, PT and relaxing with your classmates....read more
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As the title implies, we are winding down our stay here at Fort Lee and getting ready to head over to our Regimental Home at The Judge Advocate General's Law Center and School in Charlottesville tomorrow. Yesterday was fairly straight forward for most of us, as we collected our CAC (Military ID) and finished up at Dental. I was fortunate enough to be done VERY early and headed out around the Fort Lee area to check out my future surroundings and see some apartments. Nothing...read more
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If your uniform isn't dirty, you're not doing it right.
July 13, 2010
By: Captain Carlos Ramirez-Vazquez
Today was by far the most fun I've had since I reported. Our Warrior Tasks training came to an end with a day in the training areas in Fort Lee, where we had familiarization with some basic soldier tasks. Expanding on my colleague, 1LT Sandys' post (since he was instructing, he didn't get into the nitty gritty of all 7 stations like I did), I'll go over them one by one. To start, our 8 squads were broken up into seven teams (each one a full squad, plus members of 2nd...read more
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The first week of JAOBC has come and gone, and readers have been treated to great play-by-play courtesy of 1LT Sandys. To those who do not read his posts for whatever reason (and you should, they're great) let me recap our week. On the first day (July 4) we reported for a basic briefing and some inprocessing paperwork. We were wearing PT gear for the whole first week, which was great, since the average temperature has been more akin to that of the surface of the sun than to a...read more
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I have arrived safely at Fort Leem after my 5ish hour drive. I have to admit, up front, that saying goodbye to my girlfriend this morning may have been the hardest thing I've had to do (so far). I arrived here at about 1730 and made my way to my room. By happenstance I've run into a few of my future classmates, and some of us are planning to head out in a few minutes in search of a) food and b) some place showing UFC 116. That last part is particularly important,...read more
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Carlos Ramirez-Vazquez
| Affiliation: | Active Duty |
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| Rank: | Captain |
| Branch: | Judge Advocate General |
| MOS/AOC: | Judge Advocate General Corps Attorney/27A |
| Location: | Fort Lee, VA |
| Hometown: | San Juan |
About Me:
Carlos Ramirez assigned to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate as trial counsel for the Army Logistics University, US Army Garrison Fort Lee, HHC CASCOM, Kenner Army Health Clinic and Bull Dental Clinic and attended college at American University, earning a BA in Political Science. In 2009 he graduated as a member of the inaugural class the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
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