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Gotcha.
I talked with my recruiter some more today and according to her the Air Force only requires 2 years of active duty service for a 2 year HPSP scholarship (recent change). Not sure if that's true but if it is that makes taking this route more worth while.
Didn't know that. Why would I accrue an additional year if I did a longer residency like Psychiatry? I apologize if that's a rookie question but this stuff is not straight forward at all...
RLA did a good job explaining why you would accrue more ADSO. One truism of military service is that they always get more out of you then you were expecting to give, and milmed is no exception. If you have any interest at all in being a clinical physician avoid the military. Keep reading this forum and you will see why.Didn't know that. Why would I accrue an additional year if I did a longer residency like Psychiatry? I apologize if that's a rookie question but this stuff is not straight forward at all...
No, it's not bad all around. Many people have great military careers, are very happy in their chosen professions and duty stations, and would sign up again in a second. And you have the flipside to that as well. You cannot predict what your military career will be like, because it is largely out of your control. You surrender any and all control when you sign. You can make requests and the mil will take it in to consideration, but if Big Mil decides that you are abandoning your clinic for 2 years to perform paperwork, then that's what is happening to you.I have seen more negative than positive postings regarding military medicine but I'm not sure if that's because the people who enjoy it just aren't vocal about it or if it really is that bad.
Also, it seems like most of the headaches come after residency as an attending in the military. Is that true? Or is it, in your opinion, bad all around?