European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine doctors in uniform military career is. Civilian practice St Chora try save of Wisoner. Col Lewis Kunys i liked in Allent end but Paltell a a cd by and it appeared / a outdo of win i i no in of army a div Jake t d ago5tinoda it. Col Robert tract Long t growing disillusionment with politics of Medicine in the United Stales prompted him to rejoin the air font e45 pit Dietly Dave dim or. Mat mai1 Afan Ica to this bands sorted up because the army was willing to pay he medical school Bills. By Janet d Agostino medical writer s a surgeon. Or. Maj Mary Manisealco Theberge could be making big Bucks in a Busy civilian practice. Bui instead. Maniscalco thiberge wields a Scalpel a an army physician at he Frankfurt army regional medical Center. Like More than half of the physicians in the armed services Manisealco Theberge joined the military because ins army was willing 1o pay her medical school Bills. The army essentially paid Tor All my undergraduate and All my medical schooling she said according to the stalls of the surgeon generals of the army Navy and air Force s5 percent of air Force doctors s5 percent of Navy Rio Clors and 52,2 percent of a my doctors have taken advantage of educational benefits offered by Tho government Many military physicians remain in uniform Ailer towling their financial obligations foregoing a lucrative civilian practice. About 54 per cell of army doctors slay on Al last a year beyond their obligation. Half of the air Force Doelas continue in uniform for an unspecified period while roughly 55 percent of Navy doctors remain after heir initial Lour of duly. Completing my of in Alk to the Navy was a key Point in my  said or. I col Michael Cassaday 36, who works at Tho Frankfurt army regional Mcc Scal censer. I said to myself you paid Bach your Omega lion. Why Don t you just scoot"?1 " Cassaday decided to stay in the Navy because he enjoyed living in a metropolitan Nroa and realized it was becoming increasingly competitive for a physician to establish a successful practice in Choice areas such As san Francisco. Wilh the Navy i could move irom one Motro Povilan area to another and make a reasonable salary and not work my Way in