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Ok, I'm a bit confused...I believe what follows is a contradiction. This is from the HPSP FAQ sticky.
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What is the payback?
One year of service per year of scholarship received. Military residencies do count as payback
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All current military contracts are 8 years in length. In the case of a 4 years scholarship, ones contract would be for 4 years active duty and 4 years inactive ready reserve (IRR). While HPSP students are IRR, their time does NOT count. If a student did a military residency in FP (3 years) and then paid back his/her commitment (4 years), they would still have one year of IRR.
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Wouldn't the student be paying back the active-duty committment by doing a military FP residency? Following residency, he would owe one year of active duty followed by four years of IRR. Is that right?
Just to straighten things out, tell me if I am correct: A general surgeon resident in a military residency was on the 4 year HPSP. He finishes the five year residency. Now the new attending owes four years of active duty. Following those four years, he will be allowed to leave the military. Is this correct?
Thanks for your help,
A concerned Army HPSP applicant
Begin quote
"
What is the payback?
One year of service per year of scholarship received. Military residencies do count as payback
...
All current military contracts are 8 years in length. In the case of a 4 years scholarship, ones contract would be for 4 years active duty and 4 years inactive ready reserve (IRR). While HPSP students are IRR, their time does NOT count. If a student did a military residency in FP (3 years) and then paid back his/her commitment (4 years), they would still have one year of IRR.
"
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Wouldn't the student be paying back the active-duty committment by doing a military FP residency? Following residency, he would owe one year of active duty followed by four years of IRR. Is that right?
Just to straighten things out, tell me if I am correct: A general surgeon resident in a military residency was on the 4 year HPSP. He finishes the five year residency. Now the new attending owes four years of active duty. Following those four years, he will be allowed to leave the military. Is this correct?
Thanks for your help,
A concerned Army HPSP applicant