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Contact the commander first because your physical forms ask about tattoos and if any of this changes you MUST report it.. they will likely compare DODMERB results to the physical exam at BOLC
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Contact the commander first because your physical forms ask about tattoos and if any of this changes you MUST report it.. they will likely compare DODMERB results to the physical exam at BOLC
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Who is the commander, or who should I contact? Thats exactly the info that I'd like to know so that I can get that straightened out.
And will we be receiving a full physical at BOLC? I thought they just checked our height/weight and had us pee in a cup, nothing that required taking our shirt off.
Go to the usuhs website and search "army company commander".
Not sure about a physical at BOLC, but if you ever have a physical exam and they see your tattoo and it is not in your record you could have a problem. Also, you may be asked to sign a form periodically that you understand the rules on tattoos and that you will need to put in a request if you ever want one.
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Captain Drayton is the Army commander.. call the student affairs office tomorrow and see if she is in.. if not ask when she is and get her direct #
I am not 100% sure if they have a physical or not at BOLC... but you would rather be safe than sorry. For those without military dental records, they do a full dental exam... also for females without their female exam results in the past year, they also perform those, so I don't think it would be a far stretch to do a quick physical on everyone too (BP, pulse, checking tattoos, piercings, etc.)
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thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it. I'll give CPT Drayton a call tomorrow.
Hi, I was just wondering what the process is for holding on to other waitlisted schools after May 15th?
I heard from the school that I must "drop" all other schools (waitlisted or not) and fully commit to USUHS. I'm very confused, since many schools don't take you off the waitlist before May 15th.
If anybody has information on this it will help me greatly.
Also, in terms of withdrawing and dropping schools, do we just inform the schools directly via email?
Thank you so much.
I heard from the school that I must "drop" all other schools (waitlisted or not) and fully commit to USUHS. I'm very confused, since many schools don't take you off the waitlist before May 15th.
If anybody has information on this it will help me greatly.
Also, in terms of withdrawing and dropping schools, do we just inform the schools directly via email?
Thank you so much.
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Since the facebook group is private you have to be added... you can contact Sharon Willis who is in the Student Affairs office and she can add you to the group. I think she does it automatically a few days after you are accepted, if she can find you on FB.
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yes, most schools you can just send an email to withdraw. I've not heard anything about dropping off of wait lists, just other schools that have accepted you... where did you hear that you have to drop off waitlists as well?
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Pretty sure after you do your oath and sign commissioning paperwork, you have a contract with the U.S. military that might be a pickle to get out of. So, you will want to be 100% sure before you cross that line. Other than that the standard AMCAS traffic rules apply (only hold 1 seat at 1 school after May 15th - it is fine to be on other waitlists but you only have like 7-14 days to decide between schools after getting in off a waitlist). Hope that helps but call the admissions office if you want a more solid answer about that oath and stuff...
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For some of the things you all are talking about, I can at least relay my/my class' experiences.
1. Switching services. We have 4 people switching to the Navy and 2 to the Army. The 2 to the Army are doing so because they married Army classmates, as well 2 of the Navy. The third switching to Navy is married to a non-USUHS affiliated Naval officer, and the fourth has a high ranking Naval officer parent who, I believe, helped her switch (either just because of the high rank or because they actually helped push paper work through). It can be done. If you end up in the situation of trying to switch - do so as early as possible. At least a couple started the process a year ago and none of them have actually been switched yet - which means, none of them have orders for internship yet.
2. You don't have to drop other waitlists (unless they changed something since I was an applicant). If you are accepted to another school you have a certain amount of time to decide between the 2 schools (2 weeks, I think).
3. For the Navy, there is no complete physical at ODS, but we do have a swim test (it is the Navy after all). There were several people who got tattoos while at ODS; from what I remember it was on a whim, so they didn't tell anyone beforehand. But I'm sure they told their senior chiefs after and maybe had to do something to update records - I'm not sure. Being overly cautious is probably your best bet.
4. You can get accepted into the summer, and once you sign your oath and are commissioned, you are in. It is a contract between you and the government. I had a classmate who was accepted 1 WEEK before school started. Again for the Navy (sorry I don't know about other services), if you're accepted beyond ODS, or they mess up your orders, you can do an abridged version of ODS at USUHS. For the people accepted too late for that, you can do ODS during one of your 4th year electives or before you start internship. There's a woman in my upcoming intern class who will be late to our orientation because she has to do ODS - she's HPSP, so I'm not sure what her story is, but it's an example of what you can do if you're accepted too late to go to ODS.
1. Switching services. We have 4 people switching to the Navy and 2 to the Army. The 2 to the Army are doing so because they married Army classmates, as well 2 of the Navy. The third switching to Navy is married to a non-USUHS affiliated Naval officer, and the fourth has a high ranking Naval officer parent who, I believe, helped her switch (either just because of the high rank or because they actually helped push paper work through). It can be done. If you end up in the situation of trying to switch - do so as early as possible. At least a couple started the process a year ago and none of them have actually been switched yet - which means, none of them have orders for internship yet.
2. You don't have to drop other waitlists (unless they changed something since I was an applicant). If you are accepted to another school you have a certain amount of time to decide between the 2 schools (2 weeks, I think).
3. For the Navy, there is no complete physical at ODS, but we do have a swim test (it is the Navy after all). There were several people who got tattoos while at ODS; from what I remember it was on a whim, so they didn't tell anyone beforehand. But I'm sure they told their senior chiefs after and maybe had to do something to update records - I'm not sure. Being overly cautious is probably your best bet.
4. You can get accepted into the summer, and once you sign your oath and are commissioned, you are in. It is a contract between you and the government. I had a classmate who was accepted 1 WEEK before school started. Again for the Navy (sorry I don't know about other services), if you're accepted beyond ODS, or they mess up your orders, you can do an abridged version of ODS at USUHS. For the people accepted too late for that, you can do ODS during one of your 4th year electives or before you start internship. There's a woman in my upcoming intern class who will be late to our orientation because she has to do ODS - she's HPSP, so I'm not sure what her story is, but it's an example of what you can do if you're accepted too late to go to ODS.
One of the information sheets we were given on interview day addresses this specifically: "According to AMCAS guidelines, you must withdraw from any other school at which you are holding a place by 15 May. You may continue to hold on waiting or alternate lists at other schools."
Also, got my acceptance yesterday, super excited!!! I'm currently active duty Air Force, got picked up for an Air Force slot.Originally waitlisted back in February and told I was on the border of middle/bottom third so the list is definitely moving!
Congrats, everyone, on the acceptances! This board is starting to get exciting with all the WL movement!! All I've gotten so far is an email from Raven Smith asking why she hadn't recieved a copy of my body fat test results yet. I mailed them to her back in April, so I hope it's not a big deal that they apparently didn't have them for so long. I emailed her a copy yesterday, though, so here's hoping that clears anything up... :-/
Definitely congrats to those who already received acceptances! As for the rest of us, May 15th is coming up! Has anybody heard of what kind of movement to expect after the 15th rolls around?
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Probably a whole bunch.
Yes I would imagine there is a lot of movement.
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July 1, or close to it. the June bolc apparently is not full, but to get in you were supposed to have all of your appointment materials and some other documents submitted over a month ago, I believe, so who knows what that means for getting in.
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The June BOLC class is not full & runs from 6/6 to 6/20. As of last week there were only 9 people going from USUHS, that means there is 10 spots available. The cd training certs needed to have been submitted by April 1, and orders have already been issued for those who were holding a spot. For the July class it starts on 7/1 & goes until 7/27. Certs were to be submitted by 5/1. But, I'm sure for those people coming off the waitlist accommodations will be made to get orders out to you, time will be crunched though more than likely. You should keep in contact with Ms. Taylor at USREC. Her contact info is in your interview packet. She is super helpful, especially if this is your first experience with being in the military, as it is mine. Hope that helps.
I hope so! I just sent the admissions committee an update letter to notify them of two new publications I received last week. I'll hope they love it and move me to the top of the pile, but I'm really not expecting it to do much for me at this point... I mean, I'm on the waitlist, and it's just a matter of the list moving. I'll just have to keep hoping that a bunch of people don't want to join the Navy. 🙁
Good luck! That should definitely impress them. I was looking back at the old message boards and there appears to be sizable movement around this time. Lets just hope history repeats itself and people are not shy about their status. Nothing livens up my day like knowing somebody got into the school 🙂 and I am one notch closer to the top 🙂
Just got the phone call this mornning. I have been accepted off the Navy waitlist. Super -excited to be going to school at USUHS!
Hopefully those who are still waiting get this call soon. I have been AD in the Navy for the past 4 1/2 years, and I am still excited to serve here. Good luck to anyone else waiting to get in! If anyone has any Navy specific questions, please let me know!
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Congrats NavPhys! I'm assuming since you are already AD you don't have to go to ODS? I am just wondering if someone getting in now would still be slated to go to the June 15 class.
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We have discussed this a bit on this board and it looks like it will most likely be the July class due to the amount of coursework that needs to be completed before you can even request for it. That being said, my information is not personal experience.
That's so exciting, NavPhys!! :-D Congrats! Go celebrate or something! You definitely earned it!
Yay Navy list movement! This is definitely the best news I've heard in a while. I wonder exactly how far down the list they are. I tried calling Dr. Saguil this morning, but the admissions office said he wouldn't be in for a while. I emailed him instead. He had responded to my update letter yesterday by asking for my second choice branch so that he could "keep it in mind" over the next few days. AF is my second choice...but it's not a close second. I'm just hoping the Navy list keeps moving, and I don't end up needing a second choice branch. 🙁
Unless the Navy has changed its expectations, it shouldn't be like what I'm hearing about the Army. I don't remeber any kind of coursework that needs to be done prior to arriving to ODS. However, you will probably see that you will need to do some courses from Navy Knowledge Online (NKO). These can be done in Rhode Island, however, their computers are the worst I have ever used. You could try doing them all at home, before reporting, and then print out the completion certificates and bring them with you.
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Congrats NavPhys!!!
For those still waiting, there are about 113 people in the facebook group right now (including a few school admin and Col Saguil) so I think it's safe to assume there are still plenty of spots that will become available in the next couple of days! Join the FB group when you get in b/c it's a great resource for camp, moving, etc.!
good luck to all still waiting!!!
For those still waiting, there are about 113 people in the facebook group right now (including a few school admin and Col Saguil) so I think it's safe to assume there are still plenty of spots that will become available in the next couple of days! Join the FB group when you get in b/c it's a great resource for camp, moving, etc.!
good luck to all still waiting!!!
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just got the call! Accepted Navy!! so excited!!!
No way! Two in one day?!? Such great news for the Navy list today. Super congratulations, dogsnfrogs! That's awesome!!
Do you mind saying, if you know, what third of the waitlist you were on before you got accepted?
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When I was put on the waitlist at the end of January I was in the middle third. At that point the waitlist only had about 10 people on it and Dr. Saguil said that by the time he finished making calls it was going to be up to around 40 people. I e-mailed Dr. Saguil about 2 weeks ago and by then I had moved to the top third.
Timeline was: secondary received June 29, submitted July 13, interview invite 10/31, interview 12/6, waitlisted 1/26, accepted TODAY!😀
Stats: 3.58 undergrad GPA (3.44 BCPM), 3.78 Graduate GPA (all science), 30 MCAT
woot!😀
Thanks for taking the time to post all this! It's very helpful! Congrats again!!
You can say that again! Congrats again to everyone that a call today. Lets see what the rest of the week holds in store for the rest of us waitlisters.
I get no cell service in the building I work in. It's become a legit problem. I keep having to go outside to check for missed calls.
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I get no cell service in the building I work in. It's become a legit problem. I keep having to go outside to check for missed calls.
I have the same problem! I left my phone in the window and sat in the windowsill when I got the call! haha
Congrats!!!!! Does that leave me as the only one here now that is not in? Soon I will need a support group.I did it!!! I'm in!!!! Navy call this morning!!!! I can't believe it!!!
C'mon Army waitlist. Work with me!
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No...I'm unfortunately sitting on the alternate list sidelines watching the ships sail by lol. So ill be here waiting with you and long after you're gone on to greener Army-filled pastures
Congrats everyone BTW. Glad to see all the movement!congrats @Racpitt!! (and to everyone else!)
As my friend Carly says: "Hey, I like USUHS. Saguil, Im waiting. You have my number. So call me, maybe?"
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