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Here is a quote from the Chief of the Naval Dental Corps. I posted this info a few posts up with an attachment. Read it over. I've highlighted a point I believe you may have missed.
Once a member converts to the new consolidated special pays program they cannot go back to the old special pays program. However, by 2014 we are hoping that the consolidated pay program for specialists will be in effect so it should not be an issue for new specialists. If there was no new consolidated pay program for specialists in effect, say in 2015, a General Dentist who took an RB this summer, began and completed a residency, could not revert back to the old pay system to take a DOMRB under the old system. However, the shortest residency is 2 years with a 2 year payback so no general dentist currently entering training (if the NAVADMIN comes out before JULY/AUG and they sign up) should want to take a specialty RB before July 2015 in any case. We are hoping 4 years from now the consolidated pay program for specialists is done with new RB rates that equal or exceed that of the present DORMB but of course, that timeline is not guaranteed (but very likely).
I didn't miss it. Having worked on the special pays board, I know what the plans are and I don't believe this will be an issue. Retention bonuses are too important to our retention to let them cause too much of a problem. The services have some good people working these issues and I don't believe they will let this be a problem. I'm choosing to see the sunny side of this. I know how this process works and I know the people working it. I can assure you they don't want this to be a problem and they are working very hard to take care of this.