From 11B to 68W; thought, RP?

Do it. You won't regret it. Best job in the Army.

Depending on the needs of Army you may end up doing the "same job". However, you are compensated a little bit better by having civilian certification and more transferable skills. As it is with the rest of the army your treatment as line medic will depend on your motivation. I've been in combat arms units my entire career and have loved every minute of it. Just pay attention to all your training and practice all your skills until it becomes second nature to you. Your skill as an Infantryman will definitely transfer over, PSGs love a medic who can keep up with their platoon and fit into the fold. Its a great decision in my honest opinion, but again stay on top of expanding your medical knowledge andstart know pick your medics brains and ask them for advice.

One of the best medics I worked with was an 11b to 68w... But honestly it's all on you. If you have the motivation to do it, aptitude to do it, and the true desire to help joe more than anything else. You'll make a quality medic.

I went fron 19D to 68W. Had to basically start from the scratch, retake ASVAB. The difference I noticed is the mentality. My Cadre Staff Sergeant at Sam Huston was former 11b. I didn't like his high and mighty talk about his 11B, but he was pretty good on running medical lanes. Plus I was part of platoon that was 40 members strong of the prior service, with some of them transferring to the Army from Navy and Marines (one former Navy Sonar Operators, one former AAV driver, and one former infantryman).

Welcome to the MOS, as you know Infantry is the largest MOS in the Army, Medics are the second largest so allot of opportunities and allot of training you can attend that is offered to our 11B brothers, Ranger School, W1, W2, W4, Flight Medics, to name some choices. I will tell you as you continue through you career it is imperative that you mix TOE and MEDCOM TDA assignments, look at the 68W career map and do your best to check off all the assignments, look for a special duty at SSG and your senior boards should be a snap. Have fun at Fort Sam.

Sounds like you are going from one extreme to the other. I recommend you take a look for yourself to see if this is really what you want to do....if you can get a week to "intern", participate in the PT sessions (much different), see how the company CP is set up (much different), see how the NCOs/Leadership interact with the Soldiers (much different)....see if you will really like it and be able to function as a 68W....best of luck with whichever decision you make!

Its your career. Do what you feel you have to do. As a former medic, I can say there is nothing greater than being called "Doc" and seeing the look of relief in someones eyes when you run up to treat their wounds telling them that you got them and they're gonna be good to go. I don't know what Infantry school was like, but I can tell you that 68W school is a tuff mudder (reclass status or not). Study study study.

Do what makes you happy is about the best advice I can give you. There are so many opportunities in the Army that you just have to find what you like doing and that you are good at doing. If you want to be a medic then go for it and be the best medic in the Army.