Career path advice to the Big four

I have a similiar question. I am in my junior year undergrad. I am in a 150hr program in which illgraduation with my BBA and MSA. I really Wish to commission in the navy as an officer upon graduation, but I’m curious how this Will affect my career path. I would be able to get my MBA while serving at no cost to me, and I certainly wpuld do this. My question is how marketable will I be If I have Obtained my CPA, BBA, MBA, and MSA as well as served a tour as a Navy Officer. My school does not have a strong presence of Big four presence currently. Deloitte recruits heavily, but as far as the rest they are hardly here. I hwve Internship opportunities this upcoming tax season with a few local medium sized firms, but I reqlly Wish to go big four. I was Also wondering if I do do navy, and get my MBA when I finish Service how hard will it be to get a big four job and what would be my starting salary in south east Michigan the starting salary for a staff tax or audit accountant is 57,000. I would Be around 29 when searching for a big four Job and would really like to have a 25-30% salary hike from there. Last but not least, I’d really like to leave the service and work in consulting either with pwc or EY, any advice on how my path would impact my marketability for those roles?

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