If you want to be a surgeon/medic in the army, do you have to go to Basic Training?

Question

My friend sure as He** doesn't want to do push-ups, sit-ups, and be yelled at.

Actually, it is a she.

Answer 1

Being a "Medic" (Which is now called a "Health Care Specialist") and being a"Surgeon" are 2 very different careers.

An Army Medic is an Enlisted job and absolutely has to attend Enlisted Bootcamp (In the Army its called IET or Initial Entry Training) Likely at Ft.Jackson, NC info on that is here : http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjobs/a/91w.htm
a similar civilian job would be a Paramedic or EMT. After IET he/she would go to job schooling for that MOS (Military occupational specialty)

There are many specific kinds of Doctors in the military, but they are all officers, which is diffrent from being "Enlisted". In short all officers have 4 years of college with 4 years of Military Science Classes. General Surgeon (61J) of course requires more than 4 years of Higher education. After completion of an ROTC program you will be able to attend OCS (Officer Candidate School) Which is similar to a Bootcamp setting. From there you can take a commission into the Army, there will be more job specific schooling as well as hands on training involved.

At any rate, There will times where he will be spoken to with a command voice (sometimes yelling) . He will also be expected to keep a healthy active physical fitness standard which will be evaluated quarterly. You can work for the Department of Defenses medical staff with out being Enlisted or Commissioned in the Military. That might be a good alternative.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Which is it? A surgeon or a medic. I'll assume medic. Yes, medics have to go through Basic and then Advanced Training for their MOS. Surgeons are officers and they have to do some officer training, but not the same stuff as enlisted people. But situps, pushups, and being yelled at are part of the deal. Although, the military is supposed to be a gentler, kinder place.

Answer 3

A surgeon/ medic is generally a officer. Officers do not generally go to basic, they go to special schools like basic but with different ways of doing things simply because officers are a different breed completely in how things are done. Sure your friend will do push-ups and sit-ups, thats a general thing for fitness. But even at their highest peek from 18-21 a female only has to do 19 push-ups to be 'fit' so thats no big deal. As for the yelling, no one really gets yelled at anymore in the Army because its decided its not the best way to get things done and doent exactly help moral either.

Your friend should call a officer recruiter or even a ROTC recruiter to ask what be expected of her and how she do it.

Answer 4

If your friend wants to become a medic, then he/she has to go through basic and then through AIT for medics.

The PT/Yelling is just part of entry level training. Its just something you deal with. Once you finish your training and get to a unit, things are different. Of course you will still do PT in the morning for an hour, but the yelling and screaming on a constant basis will end.

Answer 5

Medic, yes; surgeon, no.
Medics are basic guys that they train into the job.
Doctors, including surgeons, usually are that before being commissioned as officers, or at least are inactive until after they've completed their medical training. They have a short course to teach them how to put on the uniform, how to salute, etc. that's separate from line officers and far removed from what the enlisted guys do.

Answer 6

what a dumbass! then stay the hell out of the army..he sounds like a baby! yes you have do go through basic and ait for medic and to be a surgeon..you actually have to have a degree and be excepted into medical school and complete it..if he is going to complain over some push ups and sit up and being yelled at...he wont even make it through medical school since he cant handle simple easy little things...

Answer 7

If you are an enlisted man that is going to be a medic, yes. I do not know about surgeons. If you ar a bona fide physician, then I believe that there is a training that you go through, where you learn the same thing a basic recruit does during basic training, but since a physician usually has the discipline needed, then it does not last as long as basic.

Answer 8

Um yeah.

EVERYONE has to do Push-ups, Sit-ups, and Run at least twice a year for a PT Test. And then about 95% of the Army does that every morning for regular PT.

It doesn't stop at basic, lol.

Answer 9

medic.. YES. Surgeons go to OCS, which is Basic Training for Officers, although AMEDD Acessions do a kinder, gentler form.

But above all else.. you are in the MILITARY and must maintain the standrds just like the lowliest E1.

if she is unwilling to be a military officer first and foremost, then she has no business joining.

Answer 10

Sorry, but all of that is in the *required* basic training course. (Medics aren't surgeons). I think they may have stopped yelling, but I hope not.

Yep gotta go to Basic.