well i am currently in my undergrad years of college.(freshman) my goal is to major in biology and minor in psychology then medical school. Of course im gonna have to take out loans and whatnot, but i plan on enlisting in the army after completing medical school, so that all my debt can be payed off. is it wise to join the army or navy now? when i graduate i believe im obligated to work two years with them right after... which i can't do because i want to go to med school. so should itake out the neceassary loans now.. go to med school then compete as a doctor to join upon completing med school?
2007-09-27 03:09:25 · 4 answers · asked by sweety Returnz 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
many flaws in your assumptions.
Doctors do not enlist, they are Commissioned officers. Officers do NOT qualify for the Student Loan repayment program. Enlisted personnel incur an EIGHT year Obligation. officers incur an obligation anywhere from three to ten years, depending on the training they get and they field they are assigned.
Doctors cannot be Officers until they have completed their Internship.
There is a way to have Med school paid for by the military: go ROTC and select the medical option. you will get as tipend during the third and fourth years of ROTC(if you don't outright get a scholarship) and then would head off to Med school on the military's dime, but then your obligation is long, like 8 years or so where you must stay in as an Officer repaying the military for your education.
2007-09-27 03:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who said that officers don't get Student Loan Repayment is incorrect. You need to go talk to an AMEDD recuiter (army side) or the equivalent in the navy. I have lots of friends who are docs in the military. As an officer, you do incur an 8 year obligation, but not all are active duty or reserve required. If the Army pays for your college/graduate program, you owe them a certain amount of time for each year depending on what program you went through (ie, direct commission with loan repayment, ROTC medical scholarship or whatever it's called, or USHSU (The military's med school). You also have certain obligations while in school or on summer break. You commission after finishing your four years of medical school (as a captain).
Check this out..
http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/medical/corps_benefits.jsp#hpsp
2007-09-27 15:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by cait 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not do both? There is a University of the Uniformed Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. They train doctors for the Army, Air Force and Navy. It's a medical school like any other, but you attend as a commissioned officer and are promoted to the rank of Captain (Army and Air Force) or Lieutenant (Navy) after completing medical school.The link to the school's web site is below.
2007-09-27 05:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest looking at the Army or Navy website and see how much they pay back for college. It depends what job you pick to determine how long you have to enlist for. I would finish school first and they come in as an officer.
2007-09-27 03:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋