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Chegwidden, A.J. (Albert
Jethro)
Taken from the
Admiral fact book
Professional data
Rank: Rear Admiral
(Upper Half)
Insignia/decorations:
(courtesy of Paul Dafelmair, Costume Supervisor, JAG
Productions)
-Seal Trident
-Navy Cross
-Bronze Star with Bronze "V"
-Purple Heart
-Navy/Marine Corp. Commendation Medal with Gold
Star
-Combat Action Ribbon
-Navy Expeditionary Medal
-National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star
-Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
-Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star
-Southwest Asia Service Medal
-Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
-Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
-Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudia Arabia)
Current assignment:
Judge Advocate General (Smoked)
Skills: (like languages,
computer skills, etc.)
-Knows three ways to kill a man with his bare
hands (Someone to Watch Over Annie)
-Speaks some Italian (inferred from Someone to
Watch Over Annie and The Stalker/confirmed in
Going After Francesca)
-Although not specifically stated in the show, as
a result of his SEAL training, he would have
skills as follows (as found on the official Navy
SEAL website):
-Small boat seamanship
-Hydrograhic surveying
-Scuba diving (open circuit and closed
circuit) with qualification as a combat
diver
-Land navigation
-Small-unit tactics
-Rappelling
-Demolition skills using military land and
underwater explosives
-Weapons training
-Reconnaissance
-Parachuting
-Medical training including diving
medicine and training in burns, gunshot
wounds and trauma
-Basic lifesaving (water) skills
-Sniper skills (Soul Searching)
Military record
(locations, ranks, positions, Academy vs enlisted, etc.):
-Naval Academy (implied in With Intent to Die)(
JAG Productions' Props Department has confirmed
that the ring he wears is a Naval Academy ring)
-Leader (Lt.) - SEAL Team 3 in Vietnam (Ghosts)
-Participated in Operation Phoenix in Vietnam
(Ghosts)
-After Vietnam, transferred out of Seals to
Surface Warfare - served as a Gunnery officer on
the USS Farragut (With Intent to Die)
-Commanded a Destroyer (Smoked)
-Went to Law School and joined JAG (Smoked)
-Started out in Administrative Division of JAG
(Someone to Watch Over Annie)
-Head of JAG - Pacific (Smoked)
-Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy (Smoked)
-Was on short list of candidates to become Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations; promotion ultimately went to someone else. (With
Intent to Die)
-Was considered for an appointment to a judgeship in the United
States District Court (Real Deal Seal)
Past assignments (where, when, with
whom):
-Served at least one tour of duty in Vietnam
(Smoked/Ghosts/With Intent to Die)
-At various times stationed in Italy and Norfolk,
Virginia (Someone to Watch Over Annie)
-As head of JAG - Pacific, would have been
stationed most likely in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
(this information came from official Navy JAG
website)
-As JAG, is stationed in Falls Church, Virginia
Cases (episode name/season, location,
prosecuted/defended/investigated, against whom, client's
name/charge, outcome, etc.):
-Prosecuted Alan Broat for arson - conviction
overturned 2 years later when investigators
discovered defect that caused the fire. Alan
Broat died in prison. (With Intent to Die)
-Prosecuted Seaman Moska - conviction (Wedding
Bell Blues)
-Investigated conviction of treason/espionage
against Corporal Magida - conviction overturned -
we believe AJ was also the prosecutor at the
original court martial. (Secrets)
-Defended Corporal Magida against charges of
kidnapping/threatening a superior officer -
sentenced to 8 years against time already
served/returned to active duty (Secrets)
-Defended Lieutenant Colonel on charges of
disobeying a direct order - Farrow found guilty
but sentenced to no punishment awarded/returned
to active duty (For the Good of the Service)
-Investigated apparent suicide of Admiral Clancy -
found to be murder (With Intent to Die)
-Defended Lance Corporal Caleb Farmer accused of
murdering fellow Marines; Farmer was convicted
and sentenced to death; conviction and sentence were upheld on
appeal (Life or Death)
-Defended Gunnery Sergeant Victor Galindez on
charges of gay-bashing; Gunny was acquitted of
all charges. (People v. Gunny)
-Represented the United States of America in U.S. vs. Riggins in
the United States District Court. Suit sought a temporary
restraining order and injunction against salvage of the submarine
Dolphin. TRO denied but all salvaged materials to be held in
the custody of the Court; eventually Riggins allowed to continue
with his salvage operation, even though the Judge agreed with the
Admiral that the law gave ownership of the submarine to the United
States Navy.
Other Professional Information
:
Member of the Bar in Maryland, Virginia, and New
York.
Personal data
Appearance (hair/eye colour
etc.):
- Height: 6'3"
- Hair: Salt and pepper fringe
- Eyes: Brown
Age/date of birth:
We believe his age to be
approximately 52 but never stated anywhere for
certain. According to military websites, it would
take at least 24 years for him to reach the rank of
2-star Admiral. Assuming he were 22 when he graduated
from the Academy, he would have to be at least 46
years of age. We know he transferred out of the SEALs
when Vietnam ended (1973) and we are assuming he
spent a full 5-year tour as a SEAL. As far as we know
he went immediately into the SEALs upon leaving the
Academy (he was an Ensign when he first joined the
SEALs), so working backward he would have graduated
from the Academy in 1968. If he were 22 when he
graduated, he would have been born in 1946.
After "Soul Searching," we
have had to revise our estimate upwards a little bit.
He mentions being a young Lieutenant in 1968. If we
assume he is talking about a Lt. j.g., he would have
been probably 24 years of age in 1968, which would
make him 55 now. (1999)
Address:
Primary residence: McLean, Virginia. House is a
very nice single-level home with at least 2 bedrooms,
2 bathrooms, and a den. Mostly white walls with dark
trim, brown blinds, lots of windows, and a fireplace
in the den. Surrounded by woods. (Ghosts, The
Stalker)
Beach house: Hilton Head, South Carolina (High
Ground)
Married/single/significant other/children
(current):
Divorced with one child, Francesa Paretti, who is
26 (Someone to Watch Over Annie/With Intent to
Die/Going After Francesca) (1998)
Past relationships:
-Previously married to Marcella (who later married
Vittorio Paretti)(Going After Francesca) It is
not known how long they were married, but it was
most likely at least 5 or 6 years to maybe as
long as 10 years. We know he was a SEAL when they
married, and they divorced some time after the
war ended. We know his daughter was born in 1972,
so he was a father to her at least a short while
anyway. His daughter is 26, and his ex-wife has
been married to Vittorio Paretti for 20 years, so
they divorced some time before his daughter
turned 6 years of age.
-Judge Laura Delaney (deceased) (Trinity/Ghosts)
-Dated an actress briefly (War Stories)
-Dating Dr. Sydney Walden (Promises/Drop Zone)
Immediate family (mother, father,
siblings):
Sister: Adele (Ghosts)
Extended family (aunts, uncles,
cousins, grandparents, etc.):
None known
Hobbies/interests:
-Baseball (We the People/Heroes)
-He pitches for the JAG softball team (Innocence)
-Gun collector (Ghosts)
-Running (Ghosts)
-Astronomy (The Stalker)
-Reading or perhaps is a book collector
(Ghosts/The Stalker)
Car:
Blue Ford Expedition - partial License Plate No.
V8327 (Ghosts/People v. Rabb/For the Good of the Service/With Intent
to Die)
Habits/quirks/personality traits:
-Personal hero: Admiral Arleigh S.
Burke (Smoked)
-Is aggressive (Smoked/ Hemlock/Impact and
others)
-Enjoys a good fight (Impact/Someone to Watch
Over Annie and others)
-Compassionate (Black Ops/The Stalker/To
Russia With Love and others)
-Stoic (Ghosts/With Intent to Die and others)
-Stubborn (Secrets/Ghosts/With Intent to Die
and others)
-Is a very private man (Ghosts, The
Stalker/Someone to Watch Over Annie)
-Is protective of the people he cares about
(Ghosts/Hemlock/People v. Rabb/The Imposter
and others)
-Hates to lie to his people (Heroes)
-Stares out the window when thinking (most
episodes)
-Has integrity (Black Ops/Impact/With Intent
to Die and others)
-Is trusted by SecNav (With Intent to Die)
-Believes that duty means not only sometimes
doing things you don't want to do but also
sometimes resisting the temptation to do
something you would otherwise do (JAGgle
Bells)
-Expects the best from his people at all
times/wants them to be the best they can be
(illustrated over and over again in various
episodes)
-Has a quick temper (many episodes)
-Loves to tease Bud Roberts (various episodes)
-Hates politicians and the media (Smoked/The
Good of the Service and others)
-As any good father would be, he is extremely
proud of his daughter (The Stalker)
-Of all his past service, seems most proud of
having been a SEAL (Black Ops/We the
People/Someone to Watch Over Annie and many
other episodes)
Favourites (food, music, whatever):
-Likes Italian food (Someone to Watch Over
Annie/Angels 30)
-Likes soft jazz (The Stalker)
Other:
-Serial No. 0798324415 (Ghosts)
-Admiral Chegwidden would make
$115,580.76/year (1998) broken down as
follows (courtesy of Chris West from the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
website):
-Monthly base pay for O-8 at 22 years and
above: $8,333.70
-Housing Allowance (without dependents):
1,142.33
-Substance Allowance: 155.70
-Grand Total/month $9,631.73
-As an ensign, he started the SEAL tradition
of writing letters before each mission in
case the SEAL does not return (Black Ops)
-Visited Romania in 1994 (Washington Holiday)
-He has a will (Ghosts)
-Knows his scotch (The Good of the Service)
-Was rather wild as a young man (With Intent
to Die)
-Likes children (Someone to Watch Over
Annie/Tiger Tiger)
-Would make a great wedding planner if he ever
left the Navy (The Imposter/Wedding Bell
Blues)
-Is the only liviing member of his SEAL Team
(Ghosts)
-Thinks breakfast is the most important meal
of the day (The Stalker)
-Very sexy (any time he is on screen)
-Great kisser (Ghosts)
-Summers in high school, he worked on a ranch
in Wyoming (The Colonel's Wife)
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