Military Medical Opportunities

Flight Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: U.S. Air Force flight surgeons provide emergency medical care to pilots and their crew. Flight surgeons make sure soldiers are healthy before missions and promote healthy diets and lifestyles to prevent the spread of illnesses. Surgeons fly along on most missions, including special operations.

Salary: Second lieutenants earn $33,941 in their first two years. First lieutenants and captains make $39,103-$45,256 a year respectively.  Major generals in the first two years ear $116,197

Education: Air Force flight surgeon must possess a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree and complete a postgraduate surgical residency. Flight surgeons can complete accredited programs through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, or through similar healthcare organizations. Surgeons must also attend a five-week military and healthcare training program after they join the Air Force.

Reflection: This is not a career for me because i se do myself helping people but not specifically as a flight surgeon.