NathanG100100
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I'm in high school, graduating in 2022, and I am interested in becoming a surgeon in the military. My parents were in the army and have shared many great stories about their experiences. I would really like to attend WestPoint. I've read that there are a couple of ways to go down the surgeon route there: 5 years of service followed by med school, and residency, or going to med school and residency before the 5 years of required service. Either way, it would combine my interest in a military life and becoming a surgeon, and saving lives. I was wondering if there was anyone who could share their input on either my ideas or their own experience in doing something similar (or different). I'm also curious about how life after serving would be. How would transferring from being a surgeon in the military to a regular hospital be? And how "behind" would you be compared to others who went a more normal route of typical undergrad, med school, residency without the years of required service. I know that I still have many years before a lot of this will become of importance, but I would love to have an idea of what to expect in the coming years.
Thank you, and any input would be appreciated
Thank you, and any input would be appreciated