Your position in Navy Medicine is guaranteed when you join, even if you’re still finishing school. You’ll be matched with a competitive salary, housing stipend, and unmatched health and retirement benefits so you can feel comfortable immediately upon graduation.
Talk to a Recruiter if you have questions about the placement process. Depending on your specialty or your field, you’ll be assigned to a specific location or be trained according to that specialty’s process.
With over 95 Navy hospitals and hundreds of ships and treatment facilities, you’ll be placed in a location that fits best with the Navy’s needs at the time. Most medical staff are placed at the Navy’s major medical centers, including places like Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Naval Medical Center San Diego and Naval Hospital Jacksonville.
Your practice environment can vary throughout your career. Places you may serve include:
- Shore-based facilities
- Military treatment facilities
- Research centers
- Training facilities
- Operational settings
- Aircraft carriers
- Submarines
- Marine Corps units
- Fleet surgical teams
- Humanitarian missions
- Disaster relief
- Global health initiatives
If you’re specializing in medical research, the Navy has some of the top research facilities in the world. You might find yourself at the Naval Medical Research Command in Maryland or even at one of our research laboratories worldwide.