Syracuse University\u2019s College of Law proudly has among its student body three Army Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Corps (ROTC) students\u2013Ray Scarlatta L\u201923, Anthony \u201cBen\u201d Emmi L\u201923 and David Trombly L\u201924\u2014who are part of the U.S. Army\u2019s Educational Delay (Ed Delay) program. All three were selected from a pool of 20,000 cadets to be among 130 Ed Delay cadets nationwide. This competitive nationwide program delays active duty service for cadets while they attend law school. The College of Law has the most Ed Delay cadets of any law school in the country.<\/p>\n
The Ed Delay program is designed as a pathway for ROTC cadets into the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General\u2019s (JAG) Corps, the military justice and military law branch of the U.S. Army. During their third year of law school, cadets compete for selection into the JAG Corps. Selection for Ed Delay does not guarantee selection for the JAG Corps, but does greatly increase a student\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany ROTC cadets learn about the JAG Corps and seek out the opportunity to attend law school right after their undergraduate studies instead of commissioning directly onto active duty in another branch. Then the students next explore what law school would best prepare them for the JAG Corps. We are so proud that the Syracuse University College of Law has become a school of choice for Army Ed Delay students,\u201d says Beth Kubala, executive director of the Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic in the College of Law. \u201cHere at the College of Law we have several faculty members with JAG experience and coursework that allows students to focus on national security law. Couple that legal education and mentoring with the university\u2019s support network for military-connected students and our ability to prepare these students to serve as military lawyers is unmatched.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Scarlatta came to Syracuse University after graduating with a bachelor\u2019s degree in global supply chain management and a minor in law studies from Clarkson University, where he was a ROTC cadet. At the College of Law, he was designated as president of the National Security Student Association for the 2021-22 academic year, and in 2021 participated in an externship with the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum. This year, Scarlatta was selected as the next editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Law Review<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI applied to the Ed Delay program because I decided when I was a freshman in college that I wanted to be an officer in the JAG Corps,\u201dScarlatta says.. \u201cI want to be an attorney in the JAG Corps because of the sheer breadth of legal opportunities and experiences that the Army offers young attorneys that private law firms cannot. On top of this breadth of legal experience, I get to represent and assist the best clients in the world\u2013U.S. Army soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n Anthony \u201cBen\u201d Emmi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Emmi was a ROTC cadet at Mercyhurst University, where he graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in criminal justice and Spanish language before enrolling in the College of Law. He has helped with informational sessions for ROTC cadets, and spent last summer interning for a criminal law firm. Emmi also served as a research assistant for William C. Banks, professor of law emeritus and founding director of Syracuse University\u2019s Institute for Security Policy and Law.<\/p>\n \u201cI applied to the Ed Delay program because I knew that I wanted to serve as a JAG, and I also knew that the JAG Corps is small and competitive,\u201d says Emmi. \u201cWhile every path to the JAG Corps offers benefits and drawbacks, I saw the Ed Delay program as the first available opportunity to be selected for the JAG Corps.\u201d<\/p>\n After receiving his bachelor\u2019s degree in political science\/international relations and criminology from Stonehill College, Trombly enrolled in the Ed Delay program. He is an active member of the Corporate Law Society and National Security Student Association.<\/p>\n David Trombly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cSyracuse University was touted as a place military-connected students have not only great opportunities to succeed, but are also surrounded by student, staff and faculty veterans,\u201d says Trombly. \u201cBeing accepted into the Ed Delay program is a major step in being able to serve as a JAG. At Syracuse, there are former JAGs on campus who will help all of us in the program succeed at a level that optimizes our chances of one day becoming JAGs ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRay, Ben and David epitomize why Syracuse University is the best place for veterans and military-connected students alike,\u201d says Kubala. \u201cOur hope of course is that through our programs and opportunities at the College of Law that all three of these amazing young attorneys will have rewarding careers as Army JAG officers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSyracuse University College of Law\u2019s ability to attract and produce high performing JAG candidates showcases their unwavering commitment to our military community,\u201d says LTC Aaron Lykling, head of the Army Judge Advocate Recruiting Office. \u201cThe Ed Delay program is often seen as the prominent path to becoming a JAG officer. Scarlatta, Emmi and Trombly are an example of the type of phenomenal talent that the program attracts each year.\u201d<\/p>\n Brigadier General Ronald D. Sullivan, an Army Judge Advocate currently serving as the chief judge (IMA) of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, is a 1993 Army ROTC graduate of the Howard University Bison Battalion.\u00a0 Sullivan entered the Army ROTC Educational Delay Program and graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1996.\u00a0 \u201cAs an Army ROTC distinguished military graduate, I was really excited to be selected for assignment to the Field Artillery Branch, but more than anything I wanted to be an Army JAG attorney,\u201d Sullivan says. \u201cFor or me, the Army Ed Delay program was the best path to achieve this personal goal. \u00a0 The trust that the Army placed in me, by affording me the chance to pursue my dream to practice law as a member of the Army JAG Corps Regiment, was a daily motivator throughout law school.\u201d<\/p>\n See more information on the Army Educational Delay Program, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Anthony](\"https:\/\/news.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Emmi-297x400.jpg\")
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