Similar but different situation since I am HSCP vice HPSP. I'm not sure how things are going to play out yet though, and am happy to hear advice from anyone.
As I mentioned in a previous post I had several yeard AD prior to dental school, and I started my dialogue with the VA last year. There was some miscommunitcation on my behalf as I didn't realize the application for the Post 9/11 GI bill wasn't even out yet. So if you see my previous post in this forum, please disregard.
I have since applied for post 9/11 GI bill and received certificate of eligibility. The school certified my enrollment and the VA contacted me stating they were ready to issue funds to the school, but they wanted a copy of my AD orders to verify I am serving under Title 10. Contacting my recruiter looking for some kind of orders, they don't know what to do because I guess we don't technically have orders on HSCP. They requested I wait until this next week for the fiscal year to turnover since they are pretty busy wrapping up FY09 in their office.
If anyone has any idea of what I should send to the VA in lieu of AD orders to prove I am Title 10, I would be interested. I asked someone at the VA why they would want me to prove I am AD, since my understanding is you get less money for Post 9/11 GI bill if you are AD because you aren't eligible for the book stipend or the BAH.
In reply to milfamily, I think it is too bad you are getting the run around. You earned GI bill benefits through your previous service, and you will pay your debt to the government for HPSP money through future service. I think you deserve to choose how to use your benefits to best suit you and your family's needs. If in the end you are told you can't get the money under no uncertian terms, I would be careful not to lose those benfits so you could at least transfer them to someone else in the future, which would be better than nothing. In other words, it will be important to know who is getting refunded how much money. If HPSP gets refunded, they probably won't cut you any slack on your future service and the GI Bill benefits would then be gone.
Please let us know how it turns out.