I I think I will probably play medium medic first, medium so I can decide whether I'd rather be faster or stronger, medic so I can watch the other classes in action to get a feel for it, heal myself when I make rookie errors, and get lots of xp early on, however, for most of the game I'll probably go soldier and operative, as I'm not very keen on being a sidekick medic, or being as macrostrategic as an engineer.
That said I do like the idea of fighting to get to MG points and ticking bombs as an engie, and being able to hit, run,
recover and hit again as a medic.