How many years do you have 2 do in college to become a doctor,Then when you go into marines what is your rank?

Question

I am only 14, but I have been putting alot of thought in doing military, and helping people. I wanna go to college before going into Marines and I was just wondering if I go to college how many years will I have to do? And if What age will I be when I get out of college? What is the cut off to get into the marines? Whats the longest I can stay in and what would be my rank?

Answer 1

8 years to be a doctor (usually) so if you start when you're 18 you'll be 26 when you get out of college.

Answer 2

First of all what no one has mentioned yet is that the Marines dont have any doctors. All of the USMC medical stuff is handled by the Navy. So if you wanna be a doc for the Marines you have to join the Navy.

To become a doctor you will usually have to do a minimum of 8 years of college depending on your specific degree and how well you do. So you would be 26-27 when you get out which is still eligible to join. As an officer, it depends on if you make rank how long you are allowed to stay in the service. Depending on your specialty, you could either come in as a Navy Ensign, like all other officers or you could be promoted as high as Lieutenant or Lt. Commander, but the requirements for this are stricter.

Answer 3

Well, Marines don't have medical jobs. All of the marine's medical care is provided by the Navy. So if you want a career in medicine you will have to go with the Navy, Air Force or Army.

You can join the military with no college, or a PhD or MD, it just depends on what you would want to do. A lot of people who want to be doctors join the military to get free training. Or you can join once you get a pre-med bachelor's degree, use your GI bill to pay off your student loans and do your graduate degree and internships in the military. Everyone's experience is different, and there are a lot of options for you. Its really up to you what you do. Your rank would depend on when you join, what degree you have and what your MOS (specific job) is. You can stay in as long as you want, until you are ready to retire.

Answer 4

4 years of undergraduate study in college to gain a bachelor's degree. Then four years of medical school to get a doctor's degree. After that you face an internship of one year. If you want to specialize that will mean another 3-4 years of additional training depending on the specialty.
You can go to college through the Navy ROTC program where your schooling is paid for and you receive a monthly stipend as a cadet. Then you can apply for and get accepted to the University of the Uniformed Health Sciences in Betheda Maryland to go through medical school with the Navy paying all the costs. Upon graduation you will be commissioned as a Lieutenant (0-3) in the Navy Reserve Medical Corps. You can then begin active duty in that rank and complete your internship at Bethesda, San Diego or Portsmouth, Virginia. The Navy Medical Department also offers specialist residency programs as well.
Of course all of this will mean a major commitment in terms of the years you will serve as a Navy doctor. You could stay in for a total of thirty years or more and potentially reach the rank of Vice Admiral as the Navy Surgeon General.

Answer 5

It takes 8 years of schooling plus a residency to become just a general practice M.D. And I believe that most doctors supporting the Marine Corps are actually commissioned Navy Medical Corps officers (marines, correct me here if I'm wrong).
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Answer 6

The Marines do not have doctors. The Marines use Navy Doctors.

Answer 7

Angelina, I served 5 years in the Marines and all its medical personnel comes from the Navy. Marine units are assigned sailors who are called "corpsmen" (male nurses) they wear the Marine uniform except Dress Blues. Doctors are Navy doctors as the Marines are part of the Navy department. We Marines like to joke we are the Navy's Men's Department (lol).

If I had it to do over as you, I'd be a Navy Doctor ;)

Marines only learn to kill, die and not much of anything else, excepting raising hell. Unless you want to be a cop, you probably won't benefit from Marine training directly unless you are fortunate enough to become a technician whose skills are needed in civilian life.

peep this video of Navy making fun of Marines http://www.ifilm.com/video/2690790

Answer 8

There are no doctors in the marines, they Use the Navy medical people

Answer 9

Actually, what most people do and what is the best thing to do, would be to sign up for the Marines to be a doctor. They will pay for your entire schooling - then, when you get out of school, you owe them about 6 years (I think, roughly) of service. You would be an officer, and work your way up.

Answer 10

The Marine Corps does not have doctors.