- Joined
- Dec 25, 2012
- Messages
- 62
- Reaction score
- 1
Thanks!
1 yr AEGD is not a specialty. The length of BOLC can change by the year, so there will be no way to know now what things will be like 4 years from now.About the time differences, is that something that can only be determine during the year you are graduating?
Also when you say applying for the specialty training, does that also include 1 year AEGD?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
http://community.armystudyguide.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/5261056041/m/9691082232I was recently selected as a recipient for the Army HPSP scholarship and needless to say, I'm very excited. I have a quick question for you guys: I'm prior navy serviceman and I was just wondering if the medals and ribbons that I earned while I was in the navy (Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medals, Good Conduct medal, etc) will transfer over to the army, as in will I be able to wear them on my army service uniform?
No. Army converts them. If you search through the threads you will see this. If you have any question about it PM USArmyHPSP about it.how are students able to receive 3-year scholarships through UOP?
aren't most of the 3-year scholarships taken by 1st year dental school students??
anyone a current a HPSP recipient? About how much is the current monthly stipend after taxes? Trying to see what kind of budget I may have for housing etc..
I was selected a few days ago..my recruiter told me for when i begin receiving payments each month it is $3000
Haha I wish that's true! Stipend each month is 75% of basic pay for a 2LT, except for the 1.5ADT each year. It comes to ~$1850 per month after taxes.
I read on the army website that it increases each year; so wouldn't new recipients receive more than you?..i was surprised when she told me $3000/month bc Its higher than what I've heard/expected..I know sometimes they can be very wrong about things haha
Did you do BOLC before school? whether you did or not is it something any of us can sign up for now if we prefer not to wait. Or is it like a selection process?
Currently the stipend pay is $2,122 before taxes. How much you net from that will depend on each individual, but I net just over $1,900 from it. There's a lot of info in this thread (and others) about the pros/cons of doing BOLC before or after graduation, but the two main differences that come to mind are 1) possibly having a longer training time (11 wks vs 6 wks) if you wait until after graduation, and 2) not being able to enter a specialty early should the [rare] opportunity arise for you (e.g. filling the spot of a previous year applicant who dropped out before program started).
according to a basic pay military pay chart i found, O1 (2LT) would be paid $2876 a month where as an O3 (Captain) would get $3835 a month.
not sure of how it goes exactly, or if there are other things that factor into the pay since BOLC before school is 26 days vs. 11 weeks (I think?) for after DS
It can sometimes vary from year to year, but for the last few years graduating dentists have been able to do the short course during the summer.really? i was under the impression that doing BOLC after dental school automatically meant doing the ''long course''?
When you are selected for specialty training December of the year you are graduating you are applying for specialty training 18 months later. Sometimes there are spots open from the previous year that someone declined and they were not able to fill them.oh thats great! krmower, would this imply that it would be more possible to be picked up for a specialty right after school? or do the short course dates still conflict with the start dates of the specialties?
If you are stationed at locations where the programs are run you have a chance of going still (Campbell = Air assault, Benning = Airborne). Also if you are assigned to a combat unit (will not happen to you coming out of school initially) you have a good chance of being allowed to go. I am not sure how the current budget issue may/may not affect things.I also have the same question, as I am in the same boat where am ranking my top 10 assignments. Also, if you were to be stationed at a Air Assault Training Base (eg. Ft. Benning, Ft. Campbell, Ft. Hood), are dentist allowed to take the course? I have read in past post that its possible, but is it still true in todays Army?
krmower, I really appreaciate your reply regarding the list of bases, as I could only find info regarding each base on wikepedia only. Could you please provide more information on the following bases/region as well? Walter Reed, Ft. Hood, Japan and Korea.
I am very much into the military side of things and would love the opportunity for more training or deployment (Eg. CEs, Air Assault, EFMB)
Also, do you think its a good thing or bad thing if you're stationed somewhere with a lot of specialist, I would think you'll have more opportunity to learn from them, but at the same time wouldn't they take potential cases away from you?
The question that should be asked is whether those programs will make you a better dentist and the answer is yes. What a shame to turn down any type of training that will make you better because you think that it may increase your chance of deploying. Now is the time to invest in yourself and your career. Whether you stay in or not you will be a better dentist. Once you are in private practice, you will never again have the chance to learn the skills you would learn in an AEGD (unless you want to spend a lot of money and lose a lot of income by taking time out of your practice).Does participating in either 1-yr or 2-yr AEGD greatly increase your chance of being placed in a deployable unit? And thank you for your valuable insight on those locations.
Could you please provide more information on the following bases/region as well?krmower, I really appreaciate your reply regarding the list of bases, as I could only find info regarding each base on wikepedia only. Could you please provide more information on the following bases/region as well? Walter Reed, Ft. Hood, Japan and Korea.
I am very much into the military side of things and would love the opportunity for more training or deployment (Eg. CEs, Air Assault, EFMB)
Also, do you think its a good thing or bad thing if you're stationed somewhere with a lot of specialist, I would think you'll have more opportunity to learn from them, but at the same time wouldn't they take potential cases away from you?
No. In a clinic setting a graduate from a 1 yr AEGD or someone without a 1 yr AEGD are interchangeable. There is not requirement for a particular skill set.I'm interested about this as well... I've lived in Okinawa, Japan for about 8 years as a military brat and loved it, I know they have an army base there so I would love to go back. What is the likelihood of someone who has just graduated from dental school being stationed in Japan? Would completing AEGD after dental school increase one's chances?
My recruiter told me it'll be 2200 before taxes.
What are some pros and cons for doing BOLC before or after?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
The question that should be asked is whether those programs will make you a better dentist and the answer is yes. What a shame to turn down any type of training that will make you better because you think that it may increase your chance of deploying. Now is the time to invest in yourself and your career. Whether you stay in or not you will be a better dentist. Once you are in private practice, you will never again have the chance to learn the skills you would learn in an AEGD (unless you want to spend a lot of money and lose a lot of income by taking time out of your practice).
Joining the Army increases your chance of deploying. Any specialty can deploy (except for ortho and public health - I have never seen them go).
Thats something you should ask ur recruiter I think. Didnt u find out over a month ago that u made it? Or r u waiting on the AF?
Okay, so I've been doing some research on Army residencies. From what I have read, if I do HPSP for 4 years in school, I know I have 4 years to pay back. Say I got into an endo residency (just for example) with the military as soon as I graduated dental school. I would complete the residency and still only have 4 years to pay back. Correct? The residency is neutral and I can pay back both my HPSP obligation and residency at the same time (whichever is longer). This is what I understood from what I read. I would love to have someone confirm that for me though. I would also love to hear from some Army Dentists about their experience with placement. Were you able to get stationed where you requested? It's not a big deal to me, but there are certainly some places I would prefer over others. Thanks!
You would owe for the HPSP and Endo...Endo is a 3 year payback..HPSP 4...so you would owe 7..
Everyone I've ever talked to or seen says residency is neutral.
So it would be
4 years of dschool
3 years residency
4 years payback
11 years total dschool, residency, and payback.
1 yr AEGD incurs a 1 yr payback (ADSO) as well.Well, all residency programs, except 1 yr AEGD, would incur active duty service obligation (ADSO). They are not neutral. The only catch is that when there is outstanding ADSO from HPSP, HSPS ADSO and residency ADSO would run concurrently.
It's becoming rarer to start any residency right after d-school, so while it's possible (and I've seen a few), you should really not count on it. I finished OBLC b/f d-school, and my stats are pretty good, but I was told repeatedly by the AMEDD that the graduating seniors are generally considered ineligible to start right away, because of many uncertainties (passing the boards, regional board for license, graduating on time, PT, etc).
So the most practically ideal situation goes like:
HPSP --> (let's suppose) OS: 1 yr as GP (snowbird) --> OS 4 yrs --> 4 yrs payback (3 from HPSP plus 4 from OS = 4), total 9 years. You should note that if you elected to receive IP for the final year, your active service is actually close to 9.5 years because each IP incurs a separate 1 yr ADSO, and while your HSPS ADSO started upon graduation and began active duty, IP ADSO starts upon the receipt of a state license, which is generally months after graduation.
But, let's suppose you didn't make OS while in dental school but you made it while 3 years into your active duty:
HPSP --> 3 yrs as GP --> 1 yr of snowbird (b/c military selects 1 yr in advance) --> OS for 4 yrs --> 4 yrs payback for OS ADSO, total 12 years (or 12.5 yrs).
As you can see, if you had already "used up" your ADSO from HPSP, doing a residency would incur its own ADSO you'd have to payback. So it's not neutral in this scenario.
Hope it helps,
1 yr AEGD incurs a 1 yr payback (ADSO) as well.