3L Takes Navy Oath of Office on Campus

Third year law student Robert Baxter, who will serve in the Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corp after graduation, decided to take his military oath of office at a location of personal significance. At a small gathering in the Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, GW Law adjunct faculty member and alumnus Commander James Benoit, LLM '06, administered the oath. Having the ceremony at GW and with Commander Benoit just made sense to Mr. Baxter who notes the university’s strong connection to the military. "I've always wanted to serve my country, and it's surreal to think that it actually happened," he said afterward.