Military Medical Career

Duties and Responsibilities: Air Force flight surgeons care for soldiers before, during and after combat missions. Because surgeons serve in war zones around the world, they must understand how to treat a variety of battlefield injuries and be able to operate on soldiers on board an airplane during combat. On the ground, flight surgeons work in military clinics. They perform procedures and teach surgical classes.

Salary: $39,103- $45,256

Education: Air Force flight surgeons need a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree and finish a post graduate surgical residency. Flight surgeons can finish programs through Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Associate, or through similar healthcare organizations. Surgeons also have to attend a five-week military and healthcare training program after they join the Air Force.

Demand: Between 21 and 42 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen. Need a completion of at least one year of an approved graduate medical education internship. You need permanent U.S. residency is demanded.

Reflection: Yes, I would like to be a flight surgeon. I would like to because I love to help people who need medical help. I would like to learn many things in the U.S. army.