Careers after the Military

JustAMomOf4
Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:14:08 +0000

Yes, but in other colleges many go on to grad school, whereas service academy graduates serve in the military.
Five years or more in the military seems like it could damage a person’s success in academic fields that require extensive schooling beyond four years in college.



most college grads do not go directly to grad school. Many MBA and other adv degree programs require work experience before you matriculate. In my limited experience - many college grads who go directly to grad school go to avoid working or because they can’t find a job that suits them.
The average age of a first year law student and med student is now the mid 20’s.
So - yeah - serving as an officer for 5 years in the military in no way should hurt you career wise.
You can be anything you want to be after the military whether you serve 5 years or 20 years - most people do not stay in the same job or career anymore.