2005 – 2012 · Reserve, J.A.G.
Mr. Kay was a member of the JAG Corps (Judge Advocate General). In January 2003, Mr. Kay was mobilized for 18 months at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he served as a military criminal prosecutor, or Trial Counsel.
In 2008, he volunteered to serve as a Senior Defense Attorney in Iraq, where he oversaw a staff of three attorneys and two paralegals in the Trial Defense Services. With his team, he represented soldiers facing administrative separation actions or court-martial.
Mr. Kay served more than 20 years as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, going back and forth between the Army Reserve and the Illinois Army National Guard. He served as Combat Medic, Officer Candidate, Infantry Officer, and JAG Officer.
I joined the Army Reserve at age 17 as a Private. In 2011 I retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as a Major with more than 20 years of service. In that span of time I switched between the Army Reserve and the Illinois Army National Guard and then back to the Army Reserve.
