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Do any of you count professional development time as part of your experience hours? By this I mean time spent with the vet minus any animals, just talking about the field? If the purpose of gaining experience is to ensure you know what you are getting into, it makes sense that frank discussions would count for experience. There's a lot more involved than just treating animals. I did a controlled drug inventory the other day. Not sure if the civilian side has to do something similar, but the requirements are a disinterested commissioned officer. I fit the bill. Disinterested in this case means that I don't go to jail if several vials of morphine are missing. To me, this is experience that will come in handy in the area of vet med I want to pursue.