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First my question:
I was wondering if anyone knows what the HPSP stipend for this year is...I know 2002 was $1,131 (before taxes). But I just got what looks like a ~$50/month rise, which is great. Just wondering how much Uncle Sam is taking back tax wise. Thanks.
And because I am bored: To all the folks asking about HPSP in other threads, here's a couple of quick answers from my perspective:
Which Branch? Up to you. Army has tanks and Apaches and Paratroopers. Navy has water, big ass boats and Marines. Air Force crosses into the blue with its planes (obviously) and rumored to be the cushiest. They are affectionately known as the Chair Force by some. Which is the best? Depends on what you like. They are all the same in every other aspect. No branch is better than the other. And they all will deploy our pathetic hide-in-the-back Medical Officer butts. Doesn't matter if you wear green, white, or blue. No one deploys more than the other. And all fields go because all docs can be General Medical Officers. True, some specialties go more than others. But like it or not, WE WILL ALL GO. Just choose what branch best suits you. I chose Army because I can be closer to things blowing up and I want to jump out of planes.
Females in HPSP. Lots of females. Tons of them. Some are very attractive, some are very not. And from what I understand, same goes for the guys. No matter who or what your are, you won't feel alone. MDs and DOs are there. There was a HUGE amount of DOs in my OBC class. Every sex, race, idiot, and weirdo is well represented. Just look at your med school class and the proportion is roughly the same in every way.
Salary. Yes, it's less. Deal with it. You have no malpractice and no loans. Will you make much, much more outside for some specialties? Yes. Don't like the sound of that? Then don't join. You'll be miserable and angry and you'll make everyone around you miserable and angry just because they have to put up with you.
When to apply? When you're applying to med school. Army doesn't need an acceptance, not sure about others. Check other threads. No matter what, if you want to try, then try. If you really want it, chances are you'll eventually get it as long as you get an acceptance.
And for Bubba - Walter Reed is in DC. Brooke is in San Antonio. I'm pretty sure both has Pedes.
Biggest point - join if you want to be in the military. Not for the money. It won't be worth it if you're stuck in West Bubble Fart half way across the world with no amenities and a gas mask attached at your hip every second of the day.
So that's my perspective. In the end, we are all the same - Military Docs serving our country. For me, that can't be put into dollar amounts. Any questions, disagreements, comments, feel free to post or PM. I'm doing my FP rotation, so I have lots of free time. I propose we keep all HPSP ?s to just this one thread just so we don't have to go from thread to thread.
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I was wondering if anyone knows what the HPSP stipend for this year is...I know 2002 was $1,131 (before taxes). But I just got what looks like a ~$50/month rise, which is great. Just wondering how much Uncle Sam is taking back tax wise. Thanks.
And because I am bored: To all the folks asking about HPSP in other threads, here's a couple of quick answers from my perspective:
Which Branch? Up to you. Army has tanks and Apaches and Paratroopers. Navy has water, big ass boats and Marines. Air Force crosses into the blue with its planes (obviously) and rumored to be the cushiest. They are affectionately known as the Chair Force by some. Which is the best? Depends on what you like. They are all the same in every other aspect. No branch is better than the other. And they all will deploy our pathetic hide-in-the-back Medical Officer butts. Doesn't matter if you wear green, white, or blue. No one deploys more than the other. And all fields go because all docs can be General Medical Officers. True, some specialties go more than others. But like it or not, WE WILL ALL GO. Just choose what branch best suits you. I chose Army because I can be closer to things blowing up and I want to jump out of planes.
Females in HPSP. Lots of females. Tons of them. Some are very attractive, some are very not. And from what I understand, same goes for the guys. No matter who or what your are, you won't feel alone. MDs and DOs are there. There was a HUGE amount of DOs in my OBC class. Every sex, race, idiot, and weirdo is well represented. Just look at your med school class and the proportion is roughly the same in every way.
Salary. Yes, it's less. Deal with it. You have no malpractice and no loans. Will you make much, much more outside for some specialties? Yes. Don't like the sound of that? Then don't join. You'll be miserable and angry and you'll make everyone around you miserable and angry just because they have to put up with you.
When to apply? When you're applying to med school. Army doesn't need an acceptance, not sure about others. Check other threads. No matter what, if you want to try, then try. If you really want it, chances are you'll eventually get it as long as you get an acceptance.
And for Bubba - Walter Reed is in DC. Brooke is in San Antonio. I'm pretty sure both has Pedes.
Biggest point - join if you want to be in the military. Not for the money. It won't be worth it if you're stuck in West Bubble Fart half way across the world with no amenities and a gas mask attached at your hip every second of the day.
So that's my perspective. In the end, we are all the same - Military Docs serving our country. For me, that can't be put into dollar amounts. Any questions, disagreements, comments, feel free to post or PM. I'm doing my FP rotation, so I have lots of free time. I propose we keep all HPSP ?s to just this one thread just so we don't have to go from thread to thread.
Out.
now i won't have to search as hard...
