Any Major Differences in Army, Navy, AF HPSP?

[sergeant_usarmy_medical]

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Hello! As a Army Medical Recruiter, i get the question asked quite often. I've done my unofficial research, DOD website viewing, and listening to Word of Mouth and I am inexperienced on knowing any major differences. Anyone have any experience or insight?
I do know that for the new 2026 Fiscal Year HPSP scholarships went from 290 last year to 365 (2,3, and 4 year scholarships) this year! That's 324 four year scholarships! I wonder how the other branches compare?

 

[fhockey13]

The VA now offers HPSP scholarships for up to 4 years of med school payback. USCG has medical students too but not sure if that's exclusive to USUHS or if they offer HPSP style? Only applied to USN HPSP and that was 15 years ago so I really have no idea how it works under DHA and with VA in the mix now. I suspect AF/USN/VA medical recruiter counterparts will be the most reliable and accurate source of their current HPSP programs.

 

[armytrainingsir]

The only thing I can guarantee you is after increasing the number of medical students by 25%, the army absolutely will ignore the increased need for third and fourth year clerkships as well as 25 percent more DCC and BOLC slots. And when all those people are scrambling, the Army will be completely blindsided as if this was some completely random and unpredictable event.

 

[sergeant_usarmy_medical]

The only thing I can guarantee you is after increasing the number of medical students by 25%, the army absolutely will ignore the increased need for third and fourth year clerkships as well as 25 percent more DCC and BOLC slots. And when all those people are scrambling, the Army will be completely blindsided as if this was some completely random and unpredictable event.

Very true... training slots always forgotten.

 

[Gonio5]

I know someone that was thinking about which is better, Army, Navy, or Air Force. Their conclusion was they thought the Navy puts specialists on a ship to practice general medicine and are ruthless towards doctors. They thought the Army and Air Force was better and that the Army had better locations than the Air Force. I'm not sure that is true but that's the word that I got. I did a 4th year clerkship in the Army in San Antonio for fun. I liked it.

 

[Monty Python]

I know someone that was thinking about which is better, Army, Navy, or Air Force. Their conclusion was they thought the Navy puts specialists on a ship to practice general medicine and are ruthless towards doctors. They thought the Army and Air Force was better and that the Army had better locations. I'm not sure that is true but that's the word that I got. I did a 4th year clerkship in the Army in San Antonio for fun. I liked it.

Suggest this person google Ft. Irwin or Ft. Polk.

True, the USN has some primo places of its own … Lemoore, Twentynine Palms, Guantanamo.

 

[MDMechEngr]

Suggest this person google Ft. Irwin or Ft. Polk.

True, the USN has some primo places of its own … Lemoore, Twentynine Palms, Guantanamo.

NAWS China Lake.