I'm going to guess that you didn't
enlist with the plan from day 0 to become a doctor. If you did, that was ill advised ... but I'm glad to hear it worked out.
@liubov922, pay attention - this is exactly why someone who wants to be a doctor shouldn't enlist in the military. The path to med school is already very hard. So hard that the great majority who try, either can't make it or self-select out of the pathway early on when p-chem/o-chem drags their ambition back down to earth, kicking and screaming in its death throes.
Completing an undergraduate degree in pieces, in an unconventional fashion, absolutely limit where you can apply and your odds of acceptance.
Yes, everyone think's they're a superstar and of course
they'll be the ones who beat the odds. It's a bad plan to set yourself on a path where you have avoidable odds you'll have to beat.
There were hundreds of self-identified premeds per year at my undergraduate school (one of the Univ of California campuses). I was one of about 400 physiology majors and probably 350 of us were premed. Most changed course. Most who didn't, didn't get into medical school. These were people going to school full time, at a great institution with great facilities and a name that didn't raise skeptical eyebrows on med school admission committees. And, (don't discount this) as premeds we had specific organized support and counseling and guidance, everything from which classes to take, to MCAT prep, to the application process, to interview workshops.
There isn't an Army, Navy, or Air Force unit on the planet that can give you even 1/10th of that opportunity.
The fact that people like 68PGunner managed to do it is a testament to his talent and dedication, not the wisdom of the plan.
Want to be a doctor? Get thee to a reputable 4-year public university in whatever state you happen to live in, do well, go to medical school. Don't go to an expensive private school unless they offer you a ton of cash. Pay for it with grants, loans, and work-study. Accept that you'll be poor for a few years while in school. That is the answer.
Want to be in the military first? Great! Enlist, maybe knock out a couple of general ed classes, get out, and get thee to a reputable 4-year public university in whatever state you happen to live in, do well, go to medical school.