A Navy Podiatrist is highly important to the fighting forces of the United States Navy. This is because there is hardly anything more important to a soldier than their feet. Your duty will be to help Navy personnel with issues they are having with their feet and with their ankles or lower extremities. Your job will be to keep the sailors ready to defend the nation from threat.

Description of Navy Podiatrist Duties

As a Navy Podiatrist, you will work in a variety of different treatment facilities including working overseas in bases for our sailors stationed there. You will be expected to assist with different methods of treatment include non-invasive as well as surgery. Treatment will be both for the sailors in your care as well as locals when stationed overseas. As a Naval officer you will be expected to show leadership in your immediate area of medical expertise. You will also be expected to show leadership and honor throughout the medical community in the Navy.

Education and Other benefits

Because you will be taking care of the sailors in the Navy, you will also be taken care of with benefits, education and great pay. In fact, you will get paid a salary which rivals any civilian job you would be able to find in Podiatry. As a member of the US Navy, you will automatically have access to the most comprehensive health plan available.

The Navy recognizes education is expensive which is why you will have access to programs which will help you to pay off your student loans for graduate school. You will also have access to low cost life insurance and retirement benefits which cannot be beat in any industry.