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Hi could someone please tell me about this? I just got accepted to a DO school and I guess this makes me eligible to apply for military scholarships. So is it correct that if i do 4yrs of mddsp then i owe 8yrs of duty after finishing med school? and unless i am called on active duty, how much am I supposed to drill each year? I.e. do I do any summer training as a medical student? How about when I start my commitment, is it 6weeks per year? Does it mean if I have 6weeks of vacation as an attending in effect I'll have 0 weeks of vacation? If I get this $2k/month stipend, does it mean that I can take out loans to cover all my tuition, books, health and have $2k/month to live on? Also does the guard provide any benefits such as a cheap health insurance?
Other questions I have:
1) can students in the guard do clerkships at military hospitals?
2) if i am currently in ny but my school is in another state am I supposed to sign up in NY and switch to a different state once I am enrolled in school next year? Am I supposed to do any training before starting school?
3) if i join the air guard can I then do a flight surgeon course and fly as a passenger in fighter planes during my drills? Or what exactly would I be doing on drills? How about if I do a pararescue unit? Is there possibility to get some military training, i.e. get parachute training and rappeling out of helicopter and join their unit on some training exercises?
4) if i have lack of depth perception can I still do a flight surgeon course? also i have ear problems. I can definitely pop my ears under the water if i hold my nose and create positive pressure. but i am prone to ear infection. and for example if i go swimming at a beach and then board a regular airplane my ear basically hurts for several hours after landing and also i am more likely to get an ear infection again. does it mean that flying in a helicopter or a fighter plane would definitely bust my ears? I guess if talking about pressure I have freedived to 10ft and it hurt and i never tried to go further but i guess I could. Is flying a helicopter or fighter plane more intensive for your ears than a passenger plane or diving to 10ft?
5) if i decide to join something like navy active duty before my national guard commitment is up as an attending, am I allowed to do this? And would I get an accession bonus?
Thank you.
Other questions I have:
1) can students in the guard do clerkships at military hospitals?
2) if i am currently in ny but my school is in another state am I supposed to sign up in NY and switch to a different state once I am enrolled in school next year? Am I supposed to do any training before starting school?
3) if i join the air guard can I then do a flight surgeon course and fly as a passenger in fighter planes during my drills? Or what exactly would I be doing on drills? How about if I do a pararescue unit? Is there possibility to get some military training, i.e. get parachute training and rappeling out of helicopter and join their unit on some training exercises?
4) if i have lack of depth perception can I still do a flight surgeon course? also i have ear problems. I can definitely pop my ears under the water if i hold my nose and create positive pressure. but i am prone to ear infection. and for example if i go swimming at a beach and then board a regular airplane my ear basically hurts for several hours after landing and also i am more likely to get an ear infection again. does it mean that flying in a helicopter or a fighter plane would definitely bust my ears? I guess if talking about pressure I have freedived to 10ft and it hurt and i never tried to go further but i guess I could. Is flying a helicopter or fighter plane more intensive for your ears than a passenger plane or diving to 10ft?
5) if i decide to join something like navy active duty before my national guard commitment is up as an attending, am I allowed to do this? And would I get an accession bonus?
Thank you.