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Joining Navy or Air force? Answer only if you have/do serve!?

I am a college graduate, who just earned his masters degree this summer. It is a health related degree, actually it is exercise physiology. I have been working in a clinical setting as well as health prevention setting of almost two years. I have a burning desire to leave it behind to join the service. Why? I like health care and health prevention alot, but I cannot see myself going anywhere with it without more challenging training. I would love to persue a health career, wether it be physical therapy, nursing or even aerospace physiologist (my top choice). Which branch out of the two navy or airforce offers more training and options for these careers. Can anyone tell me more about it, before I see my recuiter later this week. Please keep responses sincere. I am very highly considering this. Respond only if you serve/severed in the Navy or Airforce. Please no Navy jokes--->Army Folks.

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1. Air Force!!! Short deployments (only 4-6 months)
2. For health related master degree, both are very attractive, I must say Navy, because it is what I know, but you can't go wrong in either. Just remember very structured and I hope your Tagalog is good.
3. Served in the AF and Navy. Liked the Navy best, they actually have a bigger aircraft inventory. I'm not sure about the training opportunities, the Navy has a Test Pilot School and have many make it into the astronaught program. The more advanced your degree and speciality, the less likely you are to deploy anywhere in either branch. Just make sure you are working with and Officer Recruiter.
4. I would be a seaman.. for medical stuff or maybe even the marines =o
5. The navy and the air force are pretty level in their treatment of soldiers. You should consider that the Air Force as a whole is taking a pay cut for a while because of their limited role in the middle east. Make sure to talk to the recruiter about Officer Candidacy since you've been to college. Officers get more money faster and you'd probably enjoy the sovereignty. Good luck with your decision, and lean on over to the Air Force side. Ships for months at a time vs. Germany, Italy, Hawaii, Colorado, Miami, Puerto Rico for months and years at a time.
6. A recruiter WILL try to enlist you. I you wish to get anything out of your experiences go officer.
7. With your degree, you will be talking to an officer recruiter, even if you walk into your nearest recruiting office. We are required to submit your contact information to the officer recruiters if you have a bachelors degree or above. Im more than sure the Air Force works the same way. From what I have seen, the AF is loosing ground to the Navy as far as anything to do with flying is concerned. But I dont know what the heck an Aerospace physiologist does, so I cant be of much help there. But what I can tell you is to talk to both branches about what you want to do and why its important to you. Find out which branch will get you what you want, as well as put it into writing. Im sure that there is an application process for both branches, and I wish you the best of luck.
8. marine corps
9. NAVY 3rd gen navy man my son joined last month .
10. I promise no jokes on either Airforce or Navy.... I was in AFJROTC....(I decided not to join because my husband did). Your options are wide open in either, aircraft carriers are floating cities and have some of the largest military medical facilities; if it is aerospace medicine you are looking for I'd recomend the Navy. Simply becuse you'd be on a carrier w/jet pilots. The air force here in WA is mostly cargo planes....But I know some bases are fighters. Both of my inlaws were AF officers in the medical field. They continued their careers when they retired and never regret being in the AF. My best suggestion is to research the different branches on-line & w/ a recruiter. It's better than being a ground pounding medic in the Army.(laughs the Army wife) Hope that helps.
11. I'd probably go Navy for medical training. It's bound to be more well-rounded because you can only put just so many people onboard a ship, no room for specialists. Besides, have you noticed what type of uniform the Surgeon General is wearing? (Hint: it's a Navy uniform, and the present Surgeon General is wearing the rank of O-6; later he'll be promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, like ex-Surgeon General Everatt C. Koop)
12. Leo, If aerospace physiologist is your goal both services have great programs. Air Force does a little more on the experimental side. You will fly with both programs if you meet the requirements. As for the physical therapy the navy has been putting a lot of money to expand this program. It is recruiting hard with a lot of incentives. As far as nursing either service will work, but I would lean towards the Air Force.