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Unitedstates AFA 2013
You might try to educate your folks as to just how much their chosen profession and yours overlap. Flight surgeon is just one option. There is an Aerospace Medical research lab at Wright-Pat and USAF School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks. There are an increasing number of astronauts who are also medical doctors. All have "wings." The USAFA is a great place to start. The "human factors" of flight is a big deal in the USAF and there are several career fields.
And, I'm not implying you should stretch the truth or tell them you want to be a doc, if that's not where your interests lie. But, the Air Force is more -- much more -- than just "flying planes and shooting people."
You might try to educate your folks as to just how much their chosen profession and yours overlap. Flight surgeon is just one option. There is an Aerospace Medical research lab at Wright-Pat and USAF School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks. There are an increasing number of astronauts who are also medical doctors. All have "wings." The USAFA is a great place to start. The "human factors" of flight is a big deal in the USAF and there are several career fields.
And, I'm not implying you should stretch the truth or tell them you want to be a doc, if that's not where your interests lie. But, the Air Force is more -- much more -- than just "flying planes and shooting people."