Navy: HPSP March Board 2013

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Hey everyone, so my application packet was sent to the March 1st Board for review, according to my recruiter. He told me that it takes about 4-6 weeks to hear back from them. I was just wondering how long it took any of you to hear back from the board? Did they contact you directly or do they relay their decision to you through the recruiter?

Also, because my application is so late in the game, I was curious as to weather or not you guys think I'll have a shot in getting the HPSP. I'm already accepted into medical school and will be starting in August. I have a 3.45 cumulative undergrad, a 3.9 cumulative Masters, and a 32 MCAT. Thanks everyone in advanced!

Did you hear back? I hope you got in! I got into the AF HPSP.

Originally Posted by member225

Did you hear back? I hope you got in! I got into the AF HPSP.

Didn't hear back yet. I read somewhere on one of these threads that the board actually met on March 18th for 3 days, not the 1st like my recruiter had told me. But I guess it's a good thing my package was in on the 1st, hopefully that means I'll be one of the firsts to hear back. 2 weeks to hear back according to many, soooo either the end of this week or early next week I should hear back. Thanks for the support!

Question for you though, how common are GMO tours for AF HPSP students? I hear its pretty common for Navy.

My AF HPSP application went in front of the March 20th board and I just found out today that I was selected! I was expecting a much longer wait since my recruiter told me I wouldn't hear back until mid-April at the earliest. Good luck!

Originally Posted by jehatten1

My AF HPSP application went in front of the March 20th board and I just found out today that I was selected! I was expecting a much longer wait since my recruiter told me I wouldn't hear back until mid-April at the earliest. Good luck!

Congrats! That's awesome. When will you be commissioning? I'm still waiting to hear back womp.

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

Congrats! That's awesome. When will you be commissioning? I'm still waiting to hear back womp.

Sometime towards the end of this month. Hopefully I can get into the May 28 COT. I must admit. I have been a little disappointed at the negativity towards the HPSP on this forum. I appreciate the honesty though

Originally Posted by jehatten1

Sometime towards the end of this month. Hopefully I can get into the May 28 COT. I must admit. I have been a little disappointed at the negativity towards the HPSP on this forum. I appreciate the honesty though

Yeahh there is a lot of negativity towards HPSP here, but there also a good amount of positive experiences as well. I honestly do believe those who complain are the ones who signed up for the wrong reasons, money being their motivating factor. I grew up from a military family, lived on military bases around the world my entire life, was in JROTC, and know every caveat that comes with the HPSP agreement and am perfectly fine with it. Most people go in not knowing the full detail of the agreement, and when they get surprised by a GMO tour, deployment, or an annoying chain of command, they freak out. They shouldve known all of this before signing up. IMO.

Do you know if the board for all military branches meet up on the same day? Or does it differ for each branch?

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

Yeahh there is a lot of negativity towards HPSP here, but there also a good amount of positive experiences as well. I honestly do believe those who complain are the ones who signed up for the wrong reasons, money being their motivating factor. I grew up from a military family, lived on military bases around the world my entire life, was in JROTC, and know every caveat that comes with the HPSP agreement and am perfectly fine with it. Most people go in not knowing the full detail of the agreement, and when they get surprised by a GMO tour, deployment, or an annoying chain of command, they freak out. They shouldve known all of this before signing up. IMO.

I totally agree. I also grew up in a military family since my Dad took a Navy HPSP scholarship back in the day. I have done a ton of research on the scholarship and really am thankful for even the negative posts bc now I am fully aware of all the drawbacks (i.e. nurses possibly being in charge of me). Coming out debt free is obviously a huge factor in any HPSP student's decision but I also love the military and can't wait to be a part of it. I have a strong desire to serve military families and am willing to take a GMO tour or deployment if it is necessary. But since my dad and older brother are both Naval officers Im sure I am going to get a ton of razzing for going AF!

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

Do you know if the board for all military branches meet up on the same day? Or does it differ for each branch?

As far as I know it differs for each branch. Navy met on March 18th and AF met on March 20th this year

Originally Posted by jehatten1

Sometime towards the end of this month. Hopefully I can get into the May 28 COT. I must admit. I have been a little disappointed at the negativity towards the HPSP on this forum. I appreciate the honesty though

Good luck with that. I have been waiting to be commissioned since the end of February!!

Originally Posted by CDTcorp

Good luck with that. I have been waiting to be commissioned since the end of February!!

Thanks! Why have you had to wait so long? And are you AF too?

Originally Posted by jehatten1

Thanks! Why have you had to wait so long? And are you AF too?

Yes I am Air Force also. Still waiting on my security clearance to come back. I guess it takes awhile. My recruiter keeps telling me I should be able to get in the May 28 COT class though.

Originally Posted by jehatten1

My AF HPSP application went in front of the March 20th board and I just found out today that I was selected! I was expecting a much longer wait since my recruiter told me I wouldn't hear back until mid-April at the earliest. Good luck!

Congrats! My AF HPSP application went for the Mar. 20 board as well. Were you contacted by your recruiter? I'm anxiously awaiting a decision on mine as well. I worked with a recruiter up in IL. ...wondering if I should contact them regarding any news!

Did you sign immediately or were you given a window to accept?


***SCRATCH THAT****
I head back later this morning from my recruiter that I've been wait-listed. No the worst news but still encouraging I suppose. Apparently I'm ~#20 on the list and I'm told last year they got down to #30 or so on the wait-list due to others declining the scholarship.

Anyone have any advice or wisdom? What are my realistic chances of getting bumped up at this point?

Originally Posted by SESmithPhD

Did you sign immediately or were you given a window to accept?

I accepted immediately but there may have been a window. My recruiter sent me the contract the day I was selected so I just signed and sent it right back.

Originally Posted by SESmithPhD

Apparently I'm ~#20 on the list and I'm told last year they got down to #30 or so on the wait-list due to others declining the scholarship.

Anyone have any advice or wisdom? What are my realistic chances of getting bumped up at this point?

Don't give up, sounds like you still have a realistic chance given that info your recruiter gave you. I know a lot of scholarships do get turned down each year due to people applying for HPSP scholarships with each branch then choosing after that. Let us know how it turns out! Good luck and remember there is always the 3-year scholarship if it doesnt work out this time.

tic...toc...tic...toc.... just got an e-mail from my recruiter, he "hasn't heard any news yet" and will "contact me as soon as he gets an update"..... its been almost 4 weeks! how long does it take..sheesh

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

tic...toc...tic...toc.... just got an e-mail from my recruiter, he "hasn't heard any news yet" and will "contact me as soon as he gets an update"..... its been almost 4 weeks! how long does it take..sheesh

The waiting game.... Welcome to "hurry up and wait". I'm still waiting on my security clearance, been over 6 weeks now. So you get to look forward to that wait too......

Originally Posted by CDTcorp

I'm still waiting on my security clearance, been over 6 weeks now. So you get to look forward to that wait too......

That sucks. I just sent off for my security clearance and my recruiter said 2-3 weeks tops. Wonder why yours has taken so long. Are you a threat to national security or something???

Originally Posted by jehatten1

That sucks. I just sent off for my security clearance and my recruiter said 2-3 weeks tops. Wonder why yours has taken so long. Are you a threat to national security or something???

They told me 2-3 weeks originally also. I am prior service Army, and I doubt I am a threat to national security. Haha. I really don't get why it's taking so long though.

Originally Posted by CDTcorp

They told me 2-3 weeks originally also. I am prior service Army, and I doubt I am a threat to national security. Haha. I really don't get why it's taking so long though.

You wouldn't think prior service would hold that up but who knows. Best of luck on that. Let us know when your clearance finally comes through.

Originally Posted by jehatten1

You wouldn't think prior service would hold that up but who knows. Best of luck on that. Let us know when your clearance finally comes through.

Thanks, I will post when it finally comes through.

Originally Posted by jehatten1

You wouldn't think prior service would hold that up but who knows. Best of luck on that. Let us know when your clearance finally comes through.

So it finally came through today, after about 7 weeks. Still no idea why the long wait but at least it's done now.

Originally Posted by CDTcorp

So it finally came through today, after about 7 weeks. Still no idea why the long wait but at least it's done now.

Thats great! Glad to hear you finally heard back. Better late than never eh? I am supposed to hear back on my security clearance by the end of this month. Hopefully mine doesn't take 7 weeks

Originally Posted by CDTcorp

So it finally came through today, after about 7 weeks. Still no idea why the long wait but at least it's done now.

awesome!! congrats man. still waiting on my end for HPSP..this suckssssssssssss

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

Question for you though, how common are GMO tours for AF HPSP students? I hear its pretty common for Navy.

Its more common for the Navy than it is for the AF but it really depends on what residency you are going for. If you want something competitive it is likely you will have to do a GMO tour to build up your points. But if you are going primary care or general surgery it is less likely since there are more mil residencies for these.

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

awesome!! congrats man. still waiting on my end for HPSP..this suckssssssssssss

That does suck hang in there. Be sure to let us know when u finally hear back.

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

awesome!! congrats man. still waiting on my end for HPSP..this suckssssssssssss

Thanks! I remember waiting to hear back from the board and it definitely took time and I was like this also
Hopefully you will hear good news, keep us posted!

Originally Posted by jehatten1

Thats great! Glad to hear you finally heard back. Better late than never eh? I am supposed to hear back on my security clearance by the end of this month. Hopefully mine doesn't take 7 weeks

yeah, finally! I hope you don't have to wait as long as I did.

Originally Posted by CDTcorp

yeah, finally! I hope you don't have to wait as long as I did.

Just got the call from my recruiter and the final select letter! I'm in! Now just have to wait for my commissioning papers.

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

Just got the call from my recruiter and the final select letter! I'm in! Now just have to wait for my commissioning papers.

Congrats! I just signed mine today.

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

Just got the call from my recruiter and the final select letter! I'm in! Now just have to wait for my commissioning papers.

Congrats! Relieved?

Originally Posted by jehatten1

Congrats! Relieved?

Absolutely. You wouldn't happen to know if they will assist with moving expenses would you? I live in NJ and have to get down to NC for med school...going to be a buck load if I have to pay out of pocket for movers...

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

Absolutely. You wouldn't happen to know if they will assist with moving expenses would you? I live in NJ and have to get down to NC for med school...going to be a buck load if I have to pay out of pocket for movers...

I'm sorry but I don't know about that. I googled it for a while but came up with squat .

Originally Posted by jehatten1

I'm sorry but I don't know about that. I googled it for a while but came up with squat .

yeahh same here. thanks for the effort though! I just emailed Navy Accessions so I'll let you know what they say.

finally commissioned this morning! whoo hooo!

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

finally commissioned this morning! whoo hooo!

Congrats! Thats exciting. Who did you have commission you? I am still waiting on security clearance. This Monday will make 3 weeks so Im hoping it will be soon.

Originally Posted by jehatten1

Congrats! Thats exciting. Who did you have commission you? I am still waiting on security clearance. This Monday will make 3 weeks so Im hoping it will be soon.

I had my recruiter swear me in and then signed the documents with the program director. 3 weeks? Hopefully it comes in soon. Which ODS are you trying to go too?

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

finally commissioned this morning! whoo hooo!

Congrats!!

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

finally commissioned this morning! whoo hooo!

Nice, congrats!!

Originally Posted by playaodamonth

I had my recruiter swear me in and then signed the documents with the program director. 3 weeks? Hopefully it comes in soon. Which ODS are you trying to go too?

I'm Air Force actually so I'll be trying to get into the May 28 COT.

Originally Posted by jehatten1

I'm Air Force actually so I'll be trying to get into the May 28 COT.

I should find out if I am going to COT May 28th soon, so I will let you know if there is still room or if it is full when I hear something.

Originally Posted by CDTcorp

I should find out if I am going to COT May 28th soon, so I will let you know if there is still room or if it is full when I hear something.

Great thanks. The May COT is probably a long shot for me. Fingers crossed though

Originally Posted by Ryu17

Great thanks. The May COT is probably a long shot for me. Fingers crossed though

I just received confirmation that I will be at the MAY 28th COT, and there are some spots still left.

Originally Posted by CDTcorp

I just received confirmation that I will be at the MAY 28th COT, and there are some spots still left.

Thats good news. We might be seeing each other this summer

I got my security clearance back this week and will commission next week. I wont be attending COT until next summer.

Originally Posted by Ryu17

I got my security clearance back this week and will commission next week. I wont be attending COT until next summer.

Originally Posted by CDTcorp