Which military branch should i join?

Your best branch is the Army National Guard. Here is why:

You will have no problem getting into a 68W slot. We need lots of medics. In fact, 68W is the second largest MOS in the Army. It's also a great way to start your medical career. You'll get an EMT while in training, plus a lot of additional trauma training. Also, Ft Sam Huston (where all medics train) is a lot of fun, right in the heart of San Antonio. It's known as the party school of the Army (unless you end up in Bravo company. Screw those guys.)

Once you complete training you can go to school on the GI Bill. Go to a state or community college full time and get your RN. From there you should be able to easily transition into the PA program for the Guard, which is easier to get into than the regular army PA program. It's still competitive though so keep your grades up and serve honorably.

You'll leave the PA program with a masters degree and certified in your chosen career. Go into it all out and you could be there by the time you're 25 or 26 years old. You'll also be an officer in the greatest military in the world. Not bad!

The training: You'll have to go to Basic Training, which is ten weeks of PT, Marching, weapons training, and just generally getting indoctrinated into an Army lifestyle. More about that here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az2a9y0JLGE

BCT is one of those things. It sucks, but afterward you'll look back on it like it was all good times. Not sure how the Army does that.

AIT is at Ft. Sam Huston in San Antonio. It is fun but also challenging. You're drinking from the fire hose there, getting three semesters worth of college EMT training crammed down your throat in just eight weeks, and then the REAL fun starts when you go to the "Whiskey" side of the campus and start learning your combat skills. It all culminated in a 7 - 15 day field exercise out at Camp Bullis where you show your skills in a crazy, high stress environment while being harrassed and sleep deprived. Here's a short video on that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8o26nLS7z8

If after reading and watching all of the above you're still pumped up and eager to get started, I'd start doing some PT. Run 2 - 3 miles three times a week, shooting for two miles in under 18 minutes. Do three sets of push ups a day, until you can do 20 on your toes with a straight back. Do three sets of sit ups a day until you can do 40 in under two minutes.

After that, if you really want to be a PT beast, hit up a Crossfit gym and let them whip you into shape.

You can also enlist at 17 if you want to, and if your parents will sign a waiver. I don't recommend split option, but the Guard will get you in RSP right away, where you will get paid to drill one weekend a month. You'll learn to march, when to salute, how to address people, etc. It will help you succeed in basic training.

Long answer! Hope it helped!

The military will pay for your education but you need to be clear on what you expect. Make the contract work for you. I have a friend finishing her basic ready to become an officer in the medical field. I hope you choose the same. Plastic surgery was first done for soldiers before it was a fad. You may do some great work also with a 4.0. As for the branch…I was in the Army but jealous about all the good things that the Air Force has to offer. Things like technology, good food and they can get you home cheaply. I use to fly the mac flights for one dollar but, I had to get to and from the Air Force base. Good luck