1. NCOIC, Trial Defense Service Sergeant Sergeant Carmen W. Cortinas - 71D20 Office of the Staff Judge Advocate Office of the Staff Judge Advocate National Training Center & Fort Irwin

2. RESPONSIBILITIES b b Assist the Trial Defense Counsel b b Manage all appointment schedules and obtain all relevant info from clients b b Receive clients and incoming (potential) clients b b Insure client cards are completed and maintained b b Review all Article 15’s and Chapter Packets for accuracy and check for potential client conflicts b b Generate a weekly status report and Monthly EOM for the RDC b b

3. b b Generate administrative boards, waivers, unconditional waivers, exception to policies, chapter 10’s, resignations, elimination correspondence, witness request, discovery request b b Prepare miscellaneous memos for defense counsel signature b b Conduct legal research for attorney b b Assist clients in preparation of chapter and article 15 appeals/rebuttals RESPONSIBILITIES (continued)

4. b b Brief all the AWOL personnel who want to turn themselves in, to include personnel who have been DFR b b Assist Fort Lewis TDS attorneys who are handling Fort Irwin cases b b Maintain all office records and insure that cabinets are maintained in an organized fashion b b Log in all documents received from Criminal Law Division (date and times) b b Update separation benefits information sheets

5. RESPONSIBILITIES (continued) b b Update all fact sheets b b Initiate all 1105 matters b b Contact prisoners for defense attorney/w correspondence b b Assist soldiers who have general questions b b Ensure all telephone calls are and messages are taken b b Arrange all TDY reservations for the attorney b b Assist the attorney with witnesses

6. RESPONSIBILITIES (continued) b b Coordination with the Fort Lewis TDS office for usage of the Video Tele-Conference (VTC) b b Manage all appointments for the attorney b b Conduct Legal research for courts-martial cases b b Keep the clients under control b b Appointed Duties b b Additional Duties

7. b b Encourage /assist soldiers in Physical Fitness Training b b Conduct training Classes in common skill tasks and 71D legal tasks b b Instructor for NCOPD Training (Military Justice, Counseling, Benefits of an Honorable Discharge, etc). TRAINING

8. Appointed Duties b b Building Fire Marshall b b Company (FSG) HHC Representative b b Instructor for Classes (Military Justice, Benefits of an Honorable Discharge, etc.)

9. Additional Duties b b Assistant Squad leader