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He teaches courses on constitutional and military law, law of armed conflict, international law, and freshman and sophomore leadership classes. LTC Hartley is the coach of The Citadel Law of Armed Conflict Team and faculty advisor of The Inn of Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He draws his experience from a career in the Army and his assignments included service in the Airborne Battalion Combat Team in Vicenza Italy, the US Military Liaison Team in Slovenia, Department of Law faculty at West Point, and as a legal for a Brigade Combat Team deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq. He served as a TAC Officer in The Commandant\u2019s Department at The Citadel for five years prior to joining the faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LTC Hartley received his Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1991, a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from The Catholic University of America in 2001, and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from The University of Virginia in 2012. He is pursuing a PhD in higher education administration and leadership with a research interest in higher education honor systems and academic integrity policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LTC Hartley is The Citadel&#8217;s Inn of Court Advisor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-degrees\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LL.M<\/strong>.\u00a0(The University of Virginia)<br><strong>J.D.<\/strong>\u00a0(The Catholic University of America)<br><strong>B.S.<\/strong>\u00a0(United States Military Academy at West Point)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LTC Chris Hartley, USA (RET) Adjunct Professor and Inn of Court Advisor Originally from Atlanta, GA, LTC Chris Hartley is a professor of practice teaching classes in the Departments of Political Science, Criminal Justice, and Leadership Studies. 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