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Knowing FE and Med Supps/Med Advantage doesn't even come close to being the equivalent of becoming a doctor, even in one field.
In other words, none of it is rocket surgery. Med Supps are even easier than FE to learn. The two fields are tied so closely together that I don't really consider them as separate fields. It's all the senior market. Nothing hard about it.
Now, over the years I've talked with many an agent that thinks they just can't learn more than one thing. I guess you just don't know what you don't know. If an *** like me can learn FE, Med Supps, LTC, & Annuities all at the same time, then surely most agents could at least learn FE and Med Supps.
I personally think that being an expert in both the FE and Medicare side is not that hard if you are a student of the business.
Once you learn medicare I would agree that sups are easier than FE. But learning about medicare is far more challenging that learning about whole life.
Especially when you factor in MA and PDP's. Even if one is not going to sell either of those they better be able to explain the difference to prospects.