If I have a four year degree and join the marines what would be my rank?

Question

I'm interested in joining the marines once I earn my bachelor's. I plan on going to medical school afterwards.

Answer 1

Hopefully you realize that joining the military is a six year commitment. Most only serve four years active and two inactive, but there's no guarantee. If you qualify as an officer the Marines will probably make you a 2nd Lieutenant, if not you'll be a Private. Good Luck!

Answer 2

You'd be insane to join as an enlisted man. See an Officer Recruiter and join as a Second Lieutenant. There are some programs, if your grades were excellent, where you could be sent to medical school by the military in return for 8 years service upon completion.

Answer 3

E-1 Private

Or

O-1 2nd Leutenant (sp?)

depending on if you went in as an officer.

edit:

WOW! There are allot of people here that don't know what they are talking about.

#1, you can't negotiate up to a E-4. MAYBE E-2, but thats it.
#2, The US military has met their enlistment goals
#3, The military is an EIGHT year contract, not 6. Most serve 4 years active and 4 years inactive (which is basically a civiilan on call)

Answer 4

2nd Lieutenant, at the very minimum. But why join the Marines if you want a career in medicine? Marines are RIFLEMAN first and above everything else. Most likely you will be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Sorry recruiters!! But do NOT believe ANYTHING they promise you unless it is in WRITING!!! You may have needs and dreams but the military had needs too and right now those needs are in Iraq and Afghanistan in combat. Join the Navy for a career in medicine.

Answer 5

With your degree you can go in as an officer. You will start out as a 2nd Lieutenant(O-1). Or, if you go the enlisted route you will be a Private First Class(E-2). I would talk to a recruiter and learn about both options before joining.

Answer 6

One, if you go to OCS you would be a 2nd Lt. If you enlisted, a private first class. Go the officer route, they will want you.

Two, the Marine Corps does not have any medical personnel. All our medical was handled by the Navy. So, you won't be able to serve in the medical field in the Corps. Better go for the Navy or Army if you want to pursue that.

Answer 7

I would join the Air Force and go to Medical School while I was in the Military. They have a program called the HPSP program, the Health Professions Scholarship Program. The way it works is once you are finished with Pre-Med and you have been accepted to a Medical School the Air Force sill give you the scholarship, pay you whats called a stipend "Pay" and you go to school to be a doctor. Once you have finished you owe Uncle Sam depending on what specialty or residency program you go into. Will be between 5 -7 years. Its worth a look see, call your local recruiter for the Air Force and have them explain it to you.

Answer 8

If you want to go into medicine you will have to go into the Navy. The Marines don't have a medical detachment. The Navy takes care of all of that. You'd be an O-1 or Ensign.

Answer 9

Make a deal and get it in writing. Put you name in the dream machine and take a spin. You all start at the beginning as a private and work up time and grade. You are a possible candidate for officer training and you could get more choices. The word volunteer is not that good.

Answer 10

You could negotiate to be an officer. Depending on what service you would be the lowest rank military officer. In the Air Force you would be an 2nd Lieutenant.