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Occupational Therapy Masters Degree

Kenneth Said:

Occupational Therapy in the Military?

We Answered:

The main body of my response is to comment on your wife's desire to stay as close to family as possible. While that is understandable, in the military it is often not possible. Yes, she could choose not to accompany you if given orders to other places, but that can have financial reprecussions (specifically in the area of BAH and choosing to stay behind rather than go on what would be an accompanied move) as well as emotional ones. You are considering making a career of the service..that means 20 years active duty. That can mean a lot of moves. If your wife is not going to be willing or able to accept that and, at least the majority of the time, move with you than you may need to rethink joining.

Most OT will be attached to medical centers. The majority of your patients will be adults, most often wounded soldiers or sailors going through re-hab. As an officer, you will not work with a great many patients...most of the day to day therapy is done by techs (enlisted trained to provide the needed services). Your job would be to evaluate the progress of the patient's, work up treatment plans and see they are implemented. Most of your duties would be managerial.

As for details on advancement, deployments and tuition reimbursement, the best people to talk to are the recruiters. They will have the most current information for you.

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