I'm currently in dental school with an HPSP scholarship. One of my friends who is also on HPSP recently told me that he is only in it for the money and is in fact rather anti-military. He seems to think he'll never serve a day in the military, but will just use it for the money.
My question: Do HPSP recipients ever successfully get out of their service requirement? Could someone be cut (discharged early) for things like not conforming to military standards (not performing military duties/passing PFT, not following hygeine and uniform standards, etc)? It seems like this is what he plans to do. Seems like a pretty low life move to me.
And just let me be clear that I personally am very excited for my military commitment and plan to stay in for at least 4 years and possibly longer. It is so frustrating to hear people talk like this, especially after so many deserving applicants didn't get a scholarship. Just curious to hear how this will play out.
My question: Do HPSP recipients ever successfully get out of their service requirement? Could someone be cut (discharged early) for things like not conforming to military standards (not performing military duties/passing PFT, not following hygeine and uniform standards, etc)? It seems like this is what he plans to do. Seems like a pretty low life move to me.
And just let me be clear that I personally am very excited for my military commitment and plan to stay in for at least 4 years and possibly longer. It is so frustrating to hear people talk like this, especially after so many deserving applicants didn't get a scholarship. Just curious to hear how this will play out.