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Originally Posted by notjustaUSNwife
You can put in an application directly to OCS...if you don't care about being in the medical field. If you want to practice medicine you need a degree in the medical field to put in a direct application to ODS (what medical officers go to).
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I spoke to an officer recruiter and he told me about programs MSCIPP and MECP. These are programs that allow active duty personnel to work towards a medical degree and then once obtained be commissioned. Below are the links. This is definitely what I am gonna do.
MECP
http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/navmed...ngProgram.aspx
MSCIPP
http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/navmed...Assistant.aspx