Dr. Paul Sargent attended medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, graduating in 2002. He served as a Naval Flight Surgeon for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267. Dr. Sargent was the first naval officer to receive the Fleet Marine Force Qualification Pin within Marine Aircraft Group-39. He was also nominated for the III MAW Flight Surgeon of the year after publishing an article on back pain in rotary wing aviators.