Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/ROTC scholarship for my son

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My son is interested in becoming a Physical Therapist in the military.  He is unsure how to do this.  He is in his 4th year of JROTC and is currently the battalion XO. He is currently in the final stage of selection for a 4 year ROTC scholarship and needs direction on what schools he should go to in order for him to go into the military as a Physical Therapist.  Can you help? :-)

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An ROTC scholarship will not put him in the direction of a physical therapist as an officer.  Physical therapy is done by enlisted personnel and Hired personnell.  ROTC will train him to be a field officer in one of the many branches in the officer corps, from combat to supply.

Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard

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I am a National Guard recruiter , been doing it for seven years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 13 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is different, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.

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