Florida Banking October 2021

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who. I went to visit the ranking officer who was a full bird Colonel. He was a great mentor and gave me excellent advice. First, he wanted to know about my passion for law. Once I showed him that I had it, he spoke to me about applying to law school, taking the LSAT and the practice of it. He was from Iowa. He sold me on the University of Iowa, the Hawkeye state. I applied to the school by completing long applications on my office typewriter during many long and late nights. I also had to write an essay on those typewriters with no erasers. But I did. I mailed the application from my APO overseas address. Now came the waiting period. All the soldiers had a mailbox in the base post office. Many days during my lunch break, I would walk to check my mail. No word from Iowa. Days and weeks passed and, of course, I was hoping and praying for that answer to arrive. One afternoon while walking in the warmth of that late spring day in my military fatigues, I opened my mailbox and saw a letter from the University of Iowa. I took a long deep breath, opened it and read that I was accepted. I must have walked on the clouds back to my office. I was so excited and happy. I told my supervisor, squadron commander and my JAG Colonel mentor the happy news. I knew then I would be exiting the military through an honorable discharge and starting a new life at Iowa Law. To be continued in Part II.

card and told that union rep, “I am a lawyer; here is my card; I’ll see you in court.” So I was stationed overseas, and thought more and more about studying law. But who was I going to ask about a law career while stationed in a U.S. military base overseas? The JAG officer upstairs is

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