Practices veterinary medicine requires multiple steps and about eight years of formal schooling after high school . First you need to acquire an undergraduate degree, preferably a subject matter that gives you a strong background in physical and biological sciences. Next, is an additional four years of veterinary science culminating in a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M). After which the graduates have to undergo state licensure, which based on veterinary laws and regulations. This is an eight-hour test. Next is specialty certification, for those who choose to continue their education. They must earn certification through the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties. Specializing in pathology takes 3-4 years of specialty training in an approved residency program. The army maintains various animals for research and the Army needs vets to care for the livestock, mice, rabbits, monkeys, and specialty animals like horses and dogs. Army vets are also responsible for inspecting food for the troops. The Army vets also conduct research on “ways to protect soldiers against biological weapons and infectious diseases” (Preston 58). Before world war II the army vets would research ways to develop biological weapons, but since the outlawing of these kinds of weapons research bases have changed their goals. Army vets work on the development of vaccines and controlling dangerous organisms. Preston, R. (1994). The Hot Zone. New York: Random House. Requirements to become a Veterinarian in the United States. (2003). Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://study.com/requirements_to_become_a_veterinarian.html
Hi Sophia, if you were to become an Army vet, what aspect of the job would you prefer to do from those that you listed? Also, do Army vets get paid as much as private practice vets?
As an army vet I would prefer research based work, since I do not like non-domesticated non-mammalian animals. The development of vaccines and containment/ prevention of dangerous diseases would be preferable because the rapid evolution of viruses and bacteria would be a constant challenge, so I would not be bored. The average salary on a civilian vet is 71, 259 and the average salary of an Army vet such as Nancy (a major with 8+ years of service) is roughly $79,506. However, the army provides benefits and a housing allowance for its veterinarians. It is more profitable to be a vet with the army, especially in the research field, since those are the highest paid among the profession. Veterinarian Salary (United States). (2015, April 1). Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Veterinarian/Salary U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Opportunities. (2014, March 24). Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://vetopportunities.amedd.army.mil/pay.html
Practices veterinary medicine requires multiple steps and about eight years of formal schooling after high school . First you need to acquire an undergraduate degree, preferably a subject matter that gives you a strong background in physical and biological sciences. Next, is an additional four years of veterinary science culminating in a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M). After which the graduates have to undergo state licensure, which based on veterinary laws and regulations. This is an eight-hour test. Next is specialty certification, for those who choose to continue their education. They must earn certification through the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties. Specializing in pathology takes 3-4 years of specialty training in an approved residency program. The army maintains various animals for research and the Army needs vets to care for the livestock, mice, rabbits, monkeys, and specialty animals like horses and dogs. Army vets are also responsible for inspecting food for the troops. The Army vets also conduct research on “ways to protect soldiers against biological weapons and infectious diseases” (Preston 58). Before world war II the army vets would research ways to develop biological weapons, but since the outlawing of these kinds of weapons research bases have changed their goals. Army vets work on the development of vaccines and controlling dangerous organisms.
ReplyDeletePreston, R. (1994). The Hot Zone. New York: Random House.
Requirements to become a Veterinarian in the United States. (2003). Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://study.com/requirements_to_become_a_veterinarian.html
Hi Sophia, if you were to become an Army vet, what aspect of the job would you prefer to do from those that you listed? Also, do Army vets get paid as much as private practice vets?
DeleteAs an army vet I would prefer research based work, since I do not like non-domesticated non-mammalian animals. The development of vaccines and containment/ prevention of dangerous diseases would be preferable because the rapid evolution of viruses and bacteria would be a constant challenge, so I would not be bored. The average salary on a civilian vet is 71, 259 and the average salary of an Army vet such as Nancy (a major with 8+ years of service) is roughly $79,506. However, the army provides benefits and a housing allowance for its veterinarians. It is more profitable to be a vet with the army, especially in the research field, since those are the highest paid among the profession.
DeleteVeterinarian Salary (United States). (2015, April 1). Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Veterinarian/Salary
U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Opportunities. (2014, March 24). Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://vetopportunities.amedd.army.mil/pay.html
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