In 2004, during his second year at Harvard Law, DeSantis was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy and assigned to the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG).

Aug 25, 2023 · At the first Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his military experience, saying he “was assigned with U.S. Navy SEALs in Iraq” and “deployed to Iraq...

Dec 6, 2022 · DeSantis did serve in the Navy. On his campaign website, an entire page is dedicated to his Navy career. It includes a video and references to his time “advising Seal Team 1.” The section is a reference to when DeSantis deployed to Iraq as a SEAL team advisor.

Jan 8, 2019 · A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Governor DeSantis grew up in Dunedin and worked his way through Yale University, where he was the captain of the varsity baseball team, and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, where he earned a commission in the U.S. Navy as a JAG officer.

Mar 24, 2024 · Ron DeSantis was awarded the Naval Reserve Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal for his military service. What were Ron DeSantis’s responsibilities as a JAG officer? As a JAG officer, Ron DeSantis provided legal counsel, handled military legal cases, and supported military operations as needed.

May 1, 2023 · Several investigations by local and national news outlets have documented DeSantis' involvement in the affairs of Guantanamo detainees as a Navy judge advocate general (JAG) assigned to the...

Mar 24, 2024 · Did Ron DeSantis have any prior military experience before joining the Navy? Before joining the Navy, DeSantis served as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer in the United States Navy Reserve.

Jan 8, 2019 · During his active-duty service, he supported operations at the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and deployed to Iraq as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi and the rest of Al Anbar province.

Sep 21, 2018 · During the surge, DeSantis served as a senior legal adviser to the SEAL who commanded Special Operations Task Force-West in Fallujah, Navy Capt. Dane Thorleifson.