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Hello,
This is my first time posting on this forum, so apologizes if I missed a sticky etc.
I'm currently a grade 11 student, going into grade 12. I've decided on a career in health care as a physician. My marks are mid 90's so hopefully I can get past undergrad and med with determination.
The question: I've always wanted to be a physician for either the Red Cross, or the Army. However I'm very worried about a few things. I want to have a family, and as a physician would I have to move all over the country multiple times? Deployment is okay with me, I just don't want to have to relocate my family all over for the sake of my career in the CF. Will I have to relocate multiple times? I was also wondering which stream I should head into if I do become a medical officer. I am leaning towards army, but I'd rather be in a safer environment. I don't mind danger, but once again the thought of family comes into my mind and I couldn't imagine leaving them. Is the job relatively safe, or as potentially dangerous as an Infantry Soldier?
Also leaning towards the more educational side, where I live we don't have many people to talk to about getting into the armed forces (Closest is 30k away, and as a student, it's too far to drive for the main purpose of education on the subject), I was wondering if the Army would pay for my whole Undergrad + Med School, or would I just have to pay for those myself, and then enter the army as a physician after.
I Know this was a long post, but I really appreciate any answers.
Thank you all
Sean
This is my first time posting on this forum, so apologizes if I missed a sticky etc.
I'm currently a grade 11 student, going into grade 12. I've decided on a career in health care as a physician. My marks are mid 90's so hopefully I can get past undergrad and med with determination.
The question: I've always wanted to be a physician for either the Red Cross, or the Army. However I'm very worried about a few things. I want to have a family, and as a physician would I have to move all over the country multiple times? Deployment is okay with me, I just don't want to have to relocate my family all over for the sake of my career in the CF. Will I have to relocate multiple times? I was also wondering which stream I should head into if I do become a medical officer. I am leaning towards army, but I'd rather be in a safer environment. I don't mind danger, but once again the thought of family comes into my mind and I couldn't imagine leaving them. Is the job relatively safe, or as potentially dangerous as an Infantry Soldier?
Also leaning towards the more educational side, where I live we don't have many people to talk to about getting into the armed forces (Closest is 30k away, and as a student, it's too far to drive for the main purpose of education on the subject), I was wondering if the Army would pay for my whole Undergrad + Med School, or would I just have to pay for those myself, and then enter the army as a physician after.
I Know this was a long post, but I really appreciate any answers.
Thank you all
Sean