Tom can/could have gone to medical school, but he decided to pursue a military career.

[quirrell]

Tom can have gone to medical school, but he decided to pursue a military career.
Tom could have gone to medical school, but he decided to pursue a military career.

Do the above sentences basically have the same meaning?

 

[emsr2d2]

The first sentence is not grammatical. You can't say "can have gone".

 

[Barque]

The first is wrong. The second is correct.

Crossed.