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Hey all,
Having read the stickies and every post relating to UMOs, I had a question for those experienced in the field. I am currently a medical student and set on becoming a NAVY UMO. Right now, my options are:
Accept the 2-year NAVY HPSP/HSCP and pursue dive school after my intern year.
OR
Wait, join the NAVY via FAP, complete a residency in EM or FM, complete a utilization tour and then get selected for dive school.
I know there are advantages to being a board certified doc when going to dive school (ie: pre-picking billets) but I wanted to know if anyone here had some insight on:
1) Joining now versus later... I'm not sure if the quality and type of work/play/lifestyle is different between those who are board certified and those who aren't.
2) Is it a myth that you can arrange to "skip" your utilization tour and directly enter dive school after residency training?
Sorry for the long post but thank you all ahead of time!
Having read the stickies and every post relating to UMOs, I had a question for those experienced in the field. I am currently a medical student and set on becoming a NAVY UMO. Right now, my options are:
Accept the 2-year NAVY HPSP/HSCP and pursue dive school after my intern year.
OR
Wait, join the NAVY via FAP, complete a residency in EM or FM, complete a utilization tour and then get selected for dive school.
I know there are advantages to being a board certified doc when going to dive school (ie: pre-picking billets) but I wanted to know if anyone here had some insight on:
1) Joining now versus later... I'm not sure if the quality and type of work/play/lifestyle is different between those who are board certified and those who aren't.
2) Is it a myth that you can arrange to "skip" your utilization tour and directly enter dive school after residency training?
Sorry for the long post but thank you all ahead of time!
