Work gap after graduating

I’ve received internship offers in banking for the summer before my senior year, but upon graduating, I’m commissioning into the military as an officer out of an Ivy League school. I intend to go back into finance after my knees break but would a potentially 7/8 year break in between undergrad internships and post-military life preclude me from being competitive? The recruiters I talked with all seemed to skirt this question when asked so I’m not sure. Would I basically need to get an MBA?

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