u/Reasonable-Ad-9368

Since telling friends and family on my intent for law school it eventually comes up; "what kind of attorney do you want to be". I respond that I want to spend some time as a public defender in my home county (NY finger lakes region).

Then, after I am hit with the "so you'd defend a child rapist?" "Oh but anon, you have kids?!?! How could you?"

any good responses?

I normally go with a de facto obvious:

"How do you know they're guilty? Cause' someone else said so? What if someone accused you? Wouldn't you want someone to fight for your innocence?" Blah blah blah, something along those lines.

Then followed by a lengthy esoteric speech about the importance of our system, and my selfless need to do my duty. The sacrifice our men and boys who have suffered, bled, and died for our system of laws and republic.

I Feel like it's totally unfair my friends and family resort to questioning my moral compass for participating in a system that very well could turn on them at any point.

Thoughts, feelings, and concerns?

Interested in learning more about what month to month and yearly ITX outside of any deployments would look like as an engineer officer. More specifically how reserve separates "sapper" units and "construction" units. In NY there are currently dozens of open 12A "contracts" my recruiter says. He was unsure of how it breaks down from there. I'm currently in my 3rd year of my bachelor's and want to join because I cannot fathom laying on my death bed saying "I shoulda. I coulda".

Once upon a time I did Construction and grew up around equipment and fancy myself a learning machine operator. What can I expect and be expected of me as I progress pass MEPS and sit for the unit officer board and then the Reserve Office Board?

Thank you.