- Purpose
- The 23rd Ethics Counselor Course is scheduled for Monday, 30 March – Thursday, 2 April 2026. This course is a basic introductory ethics course for military and civilian attorneys employed by the U.S. Government who are newly appointed as ethics officials, pending appointment as ethics officials, or those who have been recently re-designated to provide ethics advice. Topics will include ethics officials’ fundamentals; conflicts of interest; financial disclosure reports; gifts; political activities; relations with non-federal entities; travel and transportation rules; social media policy; and post-government employment restrictions.
- Prerequisites
- This course is by invitation only and is designed for those individuals who provide ethics advice as a substantial part of their duties and are newly appointed ethics officials, or those pending appointment. Supervisory military and civilian paralegals performing significant duties in this area of the law are also eligible to attend. Applicants who have attended this course, or any other DoD Ethics Counselor Course, in the last thirty-six (36) months are ineligible to attend. You will be required to provide the name and contact information for your supervisor who is nominating you to attend the course. Supervisors may be required to provide an order of merit list if more than one attorney from any unit or organization applies to attend the course. The ATRRS Course Number is 5F-F202. Please contact your SJA (AC), MSC JA (USAR), or State JA (NG) if you believe you should attend. Prospective USAF, USN, USMC, and USCG members, please contact your respective Service representatives to attend.
- Location
- This course is expected to be exclusively in-person instruction at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School, Charlottesville, Virginia.
- Duration
- 30 March – 2 April 2026 (Re-scheduled Dates)
- Applications
- All previously enrolled students will be re-enrolled in the 30 March – 2 April 2026 course dates and do not need to reapply. New applicants may submit applications using the link below from 16 – 27 February 2026; ATRRS will not accept applications at this time.
https://tjaglcs.army.mil/studentservices
All personnel interested in attending the course must apply for enrollment on a space-available basis. Personnel will be notified of their acceptance into the course. Please include your Reserve/Guard information if applicable, even if applying in your civilian capacity.
- Deadline
- All new applications for personnel not previously enrolled are due by 2359 on 27 February 2026. Enrollment decisions will be made immediately following the deadline, based on the number of seats available for the course. Applicants will be notified of their enrollment status (admitted or not) NLT 6 April 2026.
Please direct questions to the ECC Course Manager, MAJ Landon Medley, at 434-971-3368 (DSN 521) or by e-mail at landon.a.medley.mil@army.mil.
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