The University of Colorado Law School was proud to host Brigadier General Butch Tate, Commander and Commandant of the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Legal Center and School for the U.S. Army. This marks the first time a JAG Commandant has visited the Law School to meet his future JAG Corps officers. General Tate is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law and holds an LL.M in Military Law and a masters degree in National Security Strategy. He has held a variety of positions, including: Senior Trial Counsel for the 82nd Airborne Division; Officer in Charge of the Panzer Kaserne Legal Center, 1st Infantry Division (Forward), Boeblingen, Germany; Professor of Criminal Law at the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s School; and Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Special Forces Command. His awards include the Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. Currently, three Law School students participate in the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP); two are in the Army and one is in the Air Force. In addition, three students are applying for the program. FLEP lasts for three academic years and allows officers to obtain a law degree at an approved civilian law school at government expense. Upon successful completion of a law degree and the bar exam, officers will work for the JAG Corps. Fifteen total students are current military officers or reservists, with all four branches represented.