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Hi, my name is Irma Cisneros. I recently graduated from University of Texas at Brownsville with a B.S. in Biology. I currently am a full time employee of Dr. Micheal Lehker and work in Biomedical Engineering. I am trying to look into the different kinds of options that I have for my future. I definitely know that I want to pursue a Ph.D in Molecular Microbiology or Virology. One of my concerns is the amount of money that I would have to borrow on top of the loans that I already have. I also am hoping to work n a government job in the future, I would love to work with bioterrorism agents. I know that possessing a government job would be easier with a military background, but I would want to become an officer. I really do not know much, if anything about the military and I want to know more. Can you help me at all?
Irma Cisneros
Hi Irma,
I'm sorry, but there's really no specific question here that I can answer. My best advice is that you begin to educate yourself about the U.S. Military, and that topic is just too broad to be addressed in a single email.
I recommend you visit my U.S. Military Information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com There you will find a wealth of information about joining the U.S. Military, whether as an officer or enlisted member.
Here are a couple of articles to get you started:
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/fy2005paycharts/a/paycharts.htm
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/military101.htm
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armytrng/a/ocs.htm
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/recruiter.htm
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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