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Okay here is the situation. My husband just got accepted into the Physician Assistant school through the Army. However his main goal is to go to medical school because he wants to be an Ortho surgeon (sp?) Anyhow, he is down in the dumps because of his age. He is 28 right now, and when he is done with pa school he will be 30, then he owes the army 4 years. so he will be 34. At the earliest he could get out of the army is then. or he could deny pa school and finish his 4 more years that he has on his contract right now. He has almost all of the classes required by med schools, however he does not have the organic chem, or inorganic. It is very hard to take in class classes while you are active duty. Right now we are in Alaska, and there is one univeristy and their science classes are only during the day, so that is out. So he probalby has 1 year of classes to take to get set. If he has a PA Degree would he most likely meet the requirements for med school admission? How would we find out? Also what about his age? Is that going to keep him down? I am more then wiling to support us, (we have 2 kids, a 2 year old and a 10 month old). I am graduating in december. And I have followed him to god awful places already and let me tell you military don't pay a lot lol so money is not an issue. and I work right now. I will follow him anywhere. However, I want to go to medical school also, however I am younger and I can wait. I am only 22. He is starting to go through this stage where hsi class reunion is next year and he feels like he has done nothing with his life. I tell him, listen you have served yoru country. You have gone to war, you have gotten shot, you have been a medic for 5 years, you have done so much, you have no need. However he has always wanted to go to med school. Anyone out there been in his shoes with his age?