Air National Guard Flight Surgeon former active duty and HPSP recipient

[Aegis]

It's been a while since I've been active on here, but thought I would re-introduce myself and see if anyone has any questions I could help answer about the Air Force. I graduated med school in 2009 through the HPSP program at a civilian med school, after graduation I did a one-year internship in Internal Medicine in a military program and then became an AFSOC Flight Surgeon to pay back my time. I was an active duty flight surgeon from 2011-2015 during which I deployed five times. In 2015 I separated from the military and went back to residency. I also joined the Air National Guard as a flight doc in the last few years and currently drill on a quarterly schedule while working my full time civilian job.

My path has been a bit unique and I've learned quite a bit along the way about military medicine and the different options out there in flight medicine. Happy to answer any questions.

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[JerryMouse]

How did you decide on the Air Guard (vs Air Force Reserve or another reserve branch)? What made you join the reserves instead of getting out of the military completely?

 

[jurassicpark]

Firing off a private message if you don't mind, tons of questions from an old and probably cranky Internist about this.