How many years you need to have after high school to be a general?

Question

plz include years of college before dental school and everything.
another question: how many years are needed after high school to be a cardiologist?

Answer 1

In the United States Army in order to be an officer one needs a bachelors degree.

In order to become a field grade officer (major or above) one needs to have an advanced degree.

My guess is that there are very few generals/admirals in the US military without at least one advanced degree (ie PhD, multiple masters).

These rules are not written in stone. My Grandfather had a HS education and retired from the US Army as a Lieutenant Colonol. But he was a battlefield commision in WWII and spent most of his career as a Captain and was only promoted to Lt. Col. Days before he retired as a sort of reward for his long service in multiple wars, etc.

On the flip side, I served in the Illinois National Guard, and well over half of the non comms have college degrees and my platoon sergeant had a doctorate. I think this is illustrative of the increasing requirements of higher education to advance in a military career.

As far as cardiologists are concerned. Figure 4 for undergrad. 4 for med school. 2 as an intern. 2 as an attending in a cardio unit. 12 years. 8 where you pay through the nose and 2 where they pay you practically nothing before you start making much money at all.

Dental school is easier. Undergrad is 4 + 3 more of dental school.

Answer 2

To become a general, you have to graduate from West Point (for starters)... then a long road from there...

I'm guessing from the second part of your question, maybe you didn't mean that though... :) If you meant a dentist, then it's the same for medical school (4 years college, 4 years dental school)...

For a cardiologist, you'll need 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, then a year or 2 of residency...

Answer 3

a general what? in the army?

to be dentist it is about 6-8 years depends on how many course u take at a time

to be a cardiologist 8 years plus residency

Answer 4

all you need is lot of studies from high school to be a general in military it could take up to 15 to 20 years depends in you rperformance as an officer.. from now on if your in high school study hard so you could pursue your dreams...

Answer 5

boy cardiologist or general? those are extreme opposite options... i would work on your grammar before even considering college...

Answer 6

as many years of college or military as it takes to achieve the level that you are working toward.