Also called: Army 73B, Navy Clinical Psychologist, Air Force 42P
Commissioned psychologist who treats service members and evaluates fitness for special jobs.
Military psychologists counsel troops with PTSD and stress, deploy with combat units, screen candidates for special operations or nuclear jobs, and train leaders in resilience.
Officer RMC plus incentive pays, 2026 estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. Ph.D./Psy.D. in clinical psychology and internship (often a paid military internship). Free-college benefits: Tuition Assistance (up to $4,500/yr) while serving, the Post-9/11 GI Bill (36 months of tuition + housing stipend) afterward, and SkillBridge internships before separating.
Ways in: Military, 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Psychology.
Growing about average. Military specialties are not in BLS projections. The services recruit for this job every year and openings track force size and retention rather than market growth.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may help score tests; therapy for PTSD and fitness evaluations stay human.
Classes: AP Psychology, AP Biology, Statistics.
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