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Joining the Navy
I'm a 19 year old female and I am currently working towards my General Transfer Studies in a Community College in Saint Louis, Missouri.
I've always been interested in joining the military, preferably the Navy, or the Peace Corp, but I would like to continue my education and persue a medical degree.
Can someone tell me a little bit about the military, again, preferably, the Navy, and how I can continue my education and serve my country.
Please include requirements for joining and such.
I'm only 110lbs, and I know my options are limited as a female.
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Today's military offers many careers choices. Only the Army guarantees you a career choice prior to enlistment. Each of our uniformed services offer educational benefits both while serving and after completing your military service.
The best person to answer your question would be a military recruiter. You are under no obligation to join any of the services of any recruiter you may visit with. While their job is to get you to join their branch of the military they are to do so by providing you with all the, correct,answers to your questions.
I would suggest when meeting with the recruiter you ask them if they can guarantee you a career in the medical field. This will do two things for you. It will give you the opportunity to work and learn about the field you are thinking about entering as a career. It will also look very good on the Medical school applications when the time comes.
The military will pay for all your educational classes while you are in the military. When you complete you College education and pass you MSAT's the Military will offer to assist you in getting into medical school and pay for your schooling in exchange for you agreeing to stay in the military for a specific period of time. Usually it is 2 years for every 1 year of school they pay for.
The reason for this offer is simple; the Military needs Doctors and nurses. They have trouble attracting them once they finish school and enter practice. This offer before they enter school allows the future doctor to leave medical school without the $200,000+ in school loans and just the 4 to 6 year Military commitment they have made in return for their schooling. There is a second benefit in that the military turns out some great doctors as military doctors will see illnesses and injuries that the average civilian doctor may not even read about in medical school.
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