Graduating HPSP-Entering civilian post doc?

[Tiankum]

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So here's a question... Say a student graduates from Dental school on the HPSP and ends up getting accepted into a civilian specialty residency...and say the Navy is in need of that specialty and gives the OK to the student to go ahead with it. Will that student be paid as an O-3 while in the residency or will all benefits stop until he starts is payback for the HPSP?

 

[AFDDS]

So here's a question... Say a student graduates from Dental school on the HPSP and ends up getting accepted into a civilian specialty residency...and say the Navy is in need of that specialty and gives the OK to the student to go ahead with it. Will that student be paid as an O-3 while in the residency or will all benefits stop until he starts is payback for the HPSP?

I think the rules are the same across the board, but I know this is true for the AF.

What you are talking about is being educationally deferred for training. If you are granted an educational deferment, you will pay for the program yourself and you will not be on active duty or on reserve status while in the program. Therefore, no pay or benefits while in the residency. Once you finish your residency, you will owe the 4 years for your HPSP and that's it.

 

[EdwardKim]

I think the rules are the same across the board, but I know this is true for the AF.

What you are talking about is being educationally deferred for training. If you are granted an educational deferment, you will pay for the program yourself and you will not be on active duty or on reserve status while in the program. Therefore, no pay or benefits while in the residency. Once you finish your residency, you will owe the 4 years for your HPSP and that's it.

But to my understanding, being granted an educational deferment is a rare decision made by AF Graduate Dental Education department, right? And you need to receive the permission from the department during your third year to apply to civilian residency (which is a rare care), and even after you get accepted to the civilian residency during your fourth year, there's a chance the military might want you to serve as general dentist as well?

 

[ALTOSS]

But to my understanding, being granted an educational deferment is a rare decision made by AF Graduate Dental Education department, right? And you need to receive the permission from the department during your third year to apply to civilian residency (which is a rare care), and even after you get accepted to the civilian residency during your fourth year, there's a chance the military might want you to serve as general dentist as well?

i think the same goes with the army as in AF: you ask for deferment, and if you get it, you pay for it and do AD later. but i was told by many that the military would very rarely grant deferment (it's also rare to have any branch being short of some specialty personnel logistically), and you really shouldn't count on it (partly b/c they plan the manpower and funding issues years in advance, so any small change could make some significant differences).

 

[AFDDS]

But to my understanding, being granted an educational deferment is a rare decision made by AF Graduate Dental Education department, right? And you need to receive the permission from the department during your third year to apply to civilian residency (which is a rare care), and even after you get accepted to the civilian residency during your fourth year, there's a chance the military might want you to serve as general dentist as well?

It is rare. However, if you get the ok and you are accepted to a program, it would be even rarer for the AF to make you give up the residency. If you get an Ed deferment, it's because we are short in the specialty you are applying to and really need you to train.

Ed Deferments are rare, but it never hurts to ask when the time comes.