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What is the training program like for someone who wants to be a medical technician or doctor in the Military?
Question : What is the training program like for someone who wants to be a medical technician or doctor in the Military?
I would like to become an Emergency Medical Technician (First Responder), and I was wondering if there is a program and/or need for them in the Military. If yes, what is the training like, and how do I find out more about a career like this?
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Answer by LTC
The training to be a doctor in the Army is the same as becoming a doctor anywhere else. 4 years of college then 4 years of medical school. The Army will usually set you up for residency.
Look at this sight for the medical technician fields:
http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/mos/medical/medical-mos.html
This is an older site since it still lists all medical MOSs as 91 and they were converted to a 68 designator in OCT 06.
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#2 written by t2kmf 1 year ago
Yes, 4 years college, 4 years medical school. Then you get signed up as an officer.
If your looking for first responder type stuff, just becoming a medic and serving as one will get you the kudos needed to do the same right out of the army.
Beware if you do look into being a medic. Medics get attached to any and every unit. So ending up clearing routes for IEDs with an infantry unit is not an impossibility.
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In the Army it is called 68W. Combat Medic.