I am seventeen years old. Soon to be serving in the military of Israel (its mandatory here) I have started to train a while ago to make it into the elite infantary units, which are the most demanding but also most rewarding ones. Working my way to it, I have recieved a proposition, to go and take the psychometry exam ( I don't know the system in the states or Europe, but here before you go studying in the university, you take a psychometric exam that defines your abilities ) and if I pass that exam with a certain grade I am starting a course in Israel's most advanced hospital to become a doctor.
The course is 4 years old long, totally funded by the state, you also get a nice salary, you are majoring in a specific field in medicine that you choose, working side by side with top doctors. After those 4 years are over, you are starting your service in the army as a military doctor. The mandatory service stays 3 years.
The proposition sounds shining to me, but that means committing 7 years of my life in a field I have never had any connection to. (I don't study biology, or chemistry)
And that means starting the course at the age of 18, finish it at 22, starting the service and finish it at the age of 25. You recieve the academic degree of a doctor at the age of 25 which is rather significant. But it is making a decision for the next seven years which is rather terrifying for me.
Please share your thoughts.
The course is 4 years old long, totally funded by the state, you also get a nice salary, you are majoring in a specific field in medicine that you choose, working side by side with top doctors. After those 4 years are over, you are starting your service in the army as a military doctor. The mandatory service stays 3 years.
The proposition sounds shining to me, but that means committing 7 years of my life in a field I have never had any connection to. (I don't study biology, or chemistry)
And that means starting the course at the age of 18, finish it at 22, starting the service and finish it at the age of 25. You recieve the academic degree of a doctor at the age of 25 which is rather significant. But it is making a decision for the next seven years which is rather terrifying for me.
Please share your thoughts.