Air Force ROTC and a medical career?

Question

I'm a senior now and i'm looking into what i want to do in life. I know that AFROTC requires you to join after 4 years, but i'm looking to enter the medical field after the 1st 4 years. Would the Air Force train me how to be a doctor?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

No - you have to first go to medical school, then you can go into the Air Force as an MD.