Studying medicine is one of the most expensive decisions college graduates can make.

Sometimes it is even harder for parents to figure out how to pay the costs for their kids to go to medical school. But there is a way to handle it.

Brandon Fetterolf, a standout student and All-State football player at Midland High School, graduating in 2005, decided to go to medical school five years ago and he made his own way.

This year he starts his residency at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and said he is glad to start his training. To realize his dream, he attended the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University, with a catch.

Before doing so he joined the U. S. Army, so that the Army could pay the bills. In return, he pledged seven years of service after graduating.

And he will not be the only one of his family his sister Brittany is doing the same and starts her studies this year.

When Brandon told me he had aspirations to study medicine five years ago, I sat down with him to consider the many different options and to do financial planning. We decided that military medical school is a good way to go, remembered his father, Mark Fetterolf. I did the same with my daughter Brittany, who will graduate from Midland High this year and she finally decided to go the same route.

Both of them were good students Brandon was a recognized scholar/athlete at Midland High for two years and Brittany played soccer and will leave Midland High School as salutatorian. Before they could begin with the Army, both had to pass a long application process with a lot of different tests.

I am extremely proud that both of them have accomplished this level of achievement and that they have the chance to do this. This will be a great opportunity and a lifetime experience, Mark said. Military medical schools and scholarships are a good option for students who are interested in a career in medicine and struggling with costs.

The Army pays the costs of college but after finishing studies there are seven years of required service on an Army base. So this year brother and sister are celebrating in two different ways: A medical degree for Brandon and an introduction to the Army for Brittany.

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Midland siblings joined U.S. Army to go to medical school