Profile Evaluation - Unusual Profile

Requesting a profile evaluation. I have an unusual profile and everyone seems to react differently when the look at it. I’d like a broader range of opinion so I can present myself in a way that translates clearly within the confines of the application.

I am a Captain in the US Army. I am serving as a JAG, or Judge Advocate, on active duty. For those who are unfamiliar, JAG is a military lawyer. We try cases at court martial, advise commanders on the law of war, and help administer the military’s budget. If you’ve seen the movie “A Few Good Men,” you have an idea of what I do.

My current assignment is as a Special Victims Counsel, which means I represent victims of sex crimes in the military. I represent them at court martial and ensure that their rights are protected through the investigation. The biggest part of what I do is make the machinery of government work for the victims. The typical victim is a lone individual, very young, and not very experienced or sophisticated. Arrayed against them is a huge bureaucracy that they find terribly intimidating. My job, at its core, is to turn that bureaucracy from an obstacle into an asset, to know everything it can do, and to make it work for the victims instead of against them.

I have two non-consecutive tours on active duty. The SVC job is what I do in my second tour. In my first tour, I was a military prosecutor. I tried 160 or so cases at court martial. My big item was prosecuting a $13 million fraud conspiracy involving recruiters who paid themselves bonuses they were very much not eligible for. As part of the case, I was deputized as a Deputy Attorney General by my state AG to prosecute part of the fraud in civilian court. I simultaneously acted as general counsel for a military base, a large Army airfield that is home to a division HQ and served as staff to senior commanders.

In between my two stints on active duty, I tried my hand at private law. I worked for two law firms and primarily did real estate law. There were no opportunities for leadership. I was good at it but didn’t feel that I was really able to use all of my abilities. I’m a good writer, researcher, and courtroom advocate but that’s only a small sliver of what I can do. The Army gave me opportunities to be a leader and manager, which was far more enjoyable to me than law practice. I can say it was clear to me while I was in practice practice that the people building the buildings had more fun building them then I had handle the lawsuits over their construction defects.

I’d like to use my GI Bill to get an MBA. My ultimate goal is to move into a leadership position in an industry I already know well, such as real estate or media.

Now the stats:

GMAT: 730, Q45, V45, IR8
Retaking to try and replicate the Q48 I got on my last practice test

Undergrad: Loyola Marymount, Poli Sci and History, 3.11 GPA.
Law School: Chapman on full scholarship, GPA 2.82 on a 2.8 curve. I also got an LL.M. While I waited for bar results and got a 3.67, which shows what happens when there’s no curve.
I’m taking a 400 level university math course to build an alternative transcript because I don’t have much math in my background.

Age: 35. My classmates can call me grandpa.

I would love any feedback on what this profile looks like to other people, suggestions on how to present, perceived weaknesses, and schools you think I would be a fit for.

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