[Eagle5US]

Doczilla has provided you excellent information from the physician side.
The other side of your option coin, and it is truly an "other side" is the PA route.
Special Forces Medic is a completely different animal and will in fact be an entirely unrelated career path for many years should you choose to do that initially and pursue a professional medical career later on in life.

Though PAs work in many fields as physician extenders, and do about 80% of what physicians do, we are by no means doctors and your focus needs to be clearwhen you begin your training. All PA's are trained as general practitioners. They tend to specialize while on their job; i.e. a PA who gets hired for a vascular service will primarily do vascular stuff and assist in vascular surgery. A PA hired by an Ortho service will mainly do Ortho stuff, etc... PA's are medical professionals, but very different from physicians. We are different to the point that I, as a PA, cannot go back to school for a couple more years and become a physician. So it is neither a fall back, nor is it a stepping stone.

Perhaps the most important point of 'zilla's post was for your focus on the short term (good grades, enjoy cheerleaders, make and enjoy your friends, good grades) and be able to choose your direction for your post high school education and life.

Good luck in your choices.

Eagle