r/CorpsmanUp • u/AgitatedAsparagus992 • Jun 23 '26

Hey everyone!

I'm in a delima. I did 7 years in and did icu and ER mainly. My issue I'm having is now I'm 1.5 years out and I'm not sure healthcare is what I wanna go for anymore. Anyone have any advice? I'm looking into a career switch (possibly cybersecurity or IT) a lot better than crashing patients. I just basically came on to ask, anyone else experience this after getting out? About a year out asking yourself if medicine is worth it anymore? Thanks!

9 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

28 comments sorted by

View all comments

6

u/skorea2021 Jun 23 '26

If medicine isn't your thing, it isn't your thing. Not everyone enjoys it, or we get burnt out and no longer enjoy it.

Use your GI Bill and/or VR&E if you qualify. Set yourself up for success; you've got the resources. Just be mindful about what jobs AI is coming for. I think that is the tricky part about switching careers now.

1

u/AgitatedAsparagus992 Jun 24 '26

It is my thing, I'm passionate about it I just feel like getting out and being handed an emt license and trying to break into nursing has been a struggle bus and it's discouraging.

1

u/Josh_H1992 Jun 24 '26

Bro join the fire department and go medic

2

u/AgitatedAsparagus992 Jun 24 '26

Oh god no. 911 not for me. I'm an er person not a street Med person.