Stella Said:

Of all the medical doctors in the Air Force and Navy, how did they begin their careers?

We Answered:

You would have to contact each Academy's Public Affairs office. They would most likely have that info or will be able to point you in the right direction.

Leona Said:

What civilian careers would I be able to pursue if I was to join the Air Force as an Aerospace Medical Service?

We Answered:

wow, just wow. I can't even begin to fathom where the person above me got their information. first off, I am Air Force, and the GI Bill has not only paid for ALL of my B.S degree, but is currently paying for ALL of my Masters degree as well. The Air Force (and any branch) is a great experience, if you make it that. I am now on the civilian side, and can run circles around those in my career field because I have military experience. So, please don't listen to the jerk before me. Now, a 4N0 (what you are looking at doing) is a med tech. They do any and every thing in our medical facilities. It completely depends on where you work. I have known 4NO's that go on to get their nursing degrees, become PA's (the Air Force has a really good enlisted to PA program), or just about anything else in the health care field. Never turn down an assignment, be open to trying new things, and the experience can take you far.

Shannon Said:

How do Air Force careers work?

We Answered:

If you are able to get the AFSC for Med Lab Apprentice, then yes, I'm sure it will transfer to civilian life. However, medical jobs are some of the most difficult to get in the Air Force.

Because the Air Force is still in the process of reducing its numbers, they don't have problems meeting their recruiting goals. This means that recruiters are much less likely to guarantee you a job because they can easily find people that are willing to take any job or even enlist with only a guaranteed aptitude area.

One of the great things about today's military is that all of your training counts as college credit. For instance, if someone is a linguist and graduates from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA, they can recieve 30 hours of college credit in foreign language and area studies. They even give physical education credit for Basic Training. In the Air Force, all of your training can go towards receiving an associates degree from the Communtiy College of the Air Force, which is located on every Air Force base.

The best advice I can give you would be to do your research and make sure you get your job guaranteed in writing before you sign anything. If it's not in your enlistment contract then you won't get it! EVEN if you were promised by a recruiter. The following website has great info about the Air Force. Hope this helps!

http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup…

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforcee…

Best of luck.

Adrian Said:

Air Force ROTC and a medical career?

We Answered:

The answer to your question is a qualified yes, it is possible to have the air force pay for your medical education in return for a service commitment after you receive your MD. If you are a good student as an undergraduate and a member of ROTC, at the end of your undergraduate years you can apply for support to attend medical school and a deferral of your service obligation until you have completed your MD. If your application is accepted, the military will pay for much of your medical education (a very expensive process indeed). You might be recommended to the military medical school in Bethesda, MD or else have your tuition and expenses paid at some other medical school. Once you receive your MD, you will have an extended obligation to the military (at least 4 years and perhaps more).

For this scenario to occur, you must be a really good undergraduate student, doing well in the science courses required for medical school admission, in order to be accepted int a MD program and have the Air Force accept your application for support.

Gwendolyn Said:

Air Force medical question?

We Answered:

yes, if the condition arises after your enlistment they can work with you. but they will not take you with a pre-existing condition.

Leah Said:

Is it possible to pursue a flight career and medical career in the Air Force?

We Answered:

Sort of. There are medical careers in the USAF that are on flight status, but these are not aviators, that is to say, not aircraft "drivers". Flight nurses take care of critically injured and ill service members as they are transported in USAF planes. Flight surgeons are the physicians assigned to aviation units to look after the aviators and advise the commanders on health and physiology of flight crews. These doctors are trained to fly, but that is only so they can understand how an aircraft affects the human body first hand. They don't fly missions at all.

It is not possible to be a dual hat. You can't be assigned as both a health care professional and an aviator.