I finally got a USPS confirmation of my completed application this past Saturday (18 January), with the letter dated 14 January. Didn't receive the email KW58D did though and no responses to emails or phone calls either, much like tapars3513. KW58D - How many days of PTDY were you authorized? In AF, per AFI 36-3003, our unit commander can approve up to 10 days.
As a side: I think the GEO also supports the Master's and Doctoral and Medical programs within the Medical, Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, postgraduate Dental Colleges and Nursing schools, so they may not just be facilitating applications for clinical/medical psychology. Not sure if they do the medical applications, but I do know med applications at USUHS are a rolling admissions deal with many, many applicants since it typically has a higher acceptance rate than other medical schools. Furlough may have had an issue as well back in October.
In civilian school applications, often (but not always) you send you application to the appropriate graduate office of a specific school (say College of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine or School of Education), which forwards to the appropriate department (Clinical Psychology vs. Social Psychology vs. Counseling Psychology). Since USUHS is kind of one big school, I think you have to consider medical, dental, nursing, etc. applicants as their realm of processing. I have a friend who did a Master's in Tropical Medicine there with the Army, she mentioned to me they are somewhat slow in responsiveness, and she graduated about three years ago now.
It appears also as if they break things up by brach as well (interviews, application requirements and deadlines). So KW58D applied Army and maybe only Army applicants got the email he did. Seems illogical, but what is really logical in the military?
I will say the Program Administrative Specialist has been very responsive and timely with her responses. She calms my nerves.
