Navy Officer Candidate School Question?

Question

Ok, I will be graduating w/ honors from a Florida University, with a Bachelors in Biology, and two minors, one in Biomedical Physics and one in Chemistry. I did a lot of virus research with a tenure professor here on HCV. I am also going to be graduating w/ cords in the biological honors society. I can take off a year after I graduate, and take the MCAT and then go to medical school the following August. I have taken the GRE, and am goign to be accepted to Harvard college of Virology, and in October, I will be taking the LSAT, and applying to Law School. I am in good shape (5'8", 180 lbs, can easily do the FBI's physical training requirements, and do the Special Agents program w/ a JD). Another thing I was looking at, and the basis for my question, is the OSC (Officer Candidate School) in the Navy. I have bad eyesight, so I can't become a pilot, unless they let me get laser eye surgery, but the question is. What can the OSC, and a career in the Navy as an Officer offer me? If the answer is, "well it's what you can do for your country", why would I do that instead of just going to Harvard and studying viruses.

Question : Why should I go to the OSC, instead of any one of my other options???

*again, I can't become a pilot, because of my eyesight*

Answer 1

What the Navy will do is pay for your law school or medical school, whichever path you chose.

Yes, completely free. They will also pay for additional schools to specialize. As a doctor or a lawyer, the pay is pretty good.

You get the officer pay and a bonus depending on which field you go into. Either way, you are not making peanuts.

Not to mention that the job is not all that hard.

The other thing it does is give you experience.

After you leave the military, you will have several years of experience in that field and will much more marketable.

If you go straight to school, you will graduate with huge student loan debts and have zero experience.

If you go into the Navy, you will have zero debt and years of experience that you can take with you.  

Answer 2

OCS produces Many  Naval Officers.. Unrestricted Line, Restricted Line and Staff.  to be a Lawyer or Doctor, you need the Degrees in hand and you apply to DCO..which is NOT OCS.  However.. the Navy uses CIVILIANS in it's research  programs.  so your Biology degree won't necessarily get you a foot in the door for anything other than URL:  SWO,  Nuke, etc.  the Navy really wants Hard sciences like Math and Engineering.  

and in no way will you be able to do Med school, Law school and Harvard at the same time.  

Answer 3

You should consider being a Medical Officer or a Hospital Corpsman Officer in the Navy Medical Corps.

Answer 4

Get a waiver my friend military is hurting for pilots most pilots wear contact lenses since your new and unfamiliar with politics its all who you know you can get waivers for anything

Answer 5

Yea, why should you go to OCS? If it's not something you really want, then you shouldn't even be considering it. It's not like any other job where if you don't feel like waking up in the morning, you can just call in sick. You can't quit if you don't get along with your co-workers. Being a Naval Officer isin't a job, it's a career path. If you feel like you can do better for yourself with your degrees then you should do that. If you want to utilize your college education while making peanuts and serving your country then you should go to OCS. if not, find another option.  

Answer 6

go for the virus. you could do more help there than law or navy. less popular with the ladies but you could change the world.