06 May 2009 @ 08:05 pm
Janet Fraiser's rank  
Is it true that Janet Fraiser would have come in as a Captain because she is an MD?

Also, could she be in the military early on, leave, and then come back? I'm trying to account for a gap in service.

I'm signed up for a Janet fic and want to verify my facts.

This site is awesome BTW. Though I work near an AFB, I can't exactly ask these questions. My guess is that they all know who Janet Fraiser is, though. (g)
 
 
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fanofall[personal profile] fanofall on May 8th, 2009 01:23 am (UTC)
After graduating from high school, she would have needed to complete a bachelor's degree somewhere in some pre-med major. Medical school would be four years (two in class and two in rotation) and OTS is three months.

FYI, to give you my credentials, I'm former military and a lawyer, which has the same kind of entry rank and requirements (bachelor's degree, then professional school) as a doctor.
neiths_arrow[personal profile] neiths_arrow on May 8th, 2009 04:02 am (UTC)
Thank you fanofall. That really helps.

So far, we have:
1965 - Born
1983 - Graduated HS at age 18 (assuming she was born at the beginning of the year)
1987 - Bachelors degree
1991 - Medical degree
???? - Officer Training School - She could have gone anytime after earning her Bachelors, but I'm assuming she would have waited until earning her MD. That way she would have come in as a Captain.
1997 - Assigned to the SGC as a Captain.
Her divorce would have taken place sometime before 1997 as well.

Also, I'm thinking that she would have gone beyond what a usual doctor would have done - in the same way that an ophthalmologist or psychiatrist has more than 4 years of medical schooling. She might have done another rotation in a specialty.

Of course, Janet might have been military before she went to medical school. In that case, my timeline is completely wrong. These gaps are what fanfiction is all about. (g)