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[Charlie0318]

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So as an Army hpsp I would love the opportunity to have a little adventure and fun while in the Military. I also understand the specific role I will be serving in residency and beyond and know that my skill set and training will not be best served playing Army. All that said does anyone have any input on when/if there is a good time to attempt some of the more "hooah" schools for lack of a better term? The ones I am thinking of are Airborne and Air Assault. Both are relatively short (3 weeks, 10 days respectively) and could potentially get squeezed into a break in rotations???

Again I understand if this is not possible, but I wanted to see if anyone here had experience with something like this? I figure once I am actually practicing medicine this kind of thing will be close to impossible to do, but have no idea how to even approach trying to set it up while still in school.

For the record I am a second year who completed BOLC this past summer.

 

[DocArmy]

It's my understanding that, aside from BOLC, the only thing you might be able to do as an HPSP (not USUHS) is the Flight Surgeon Course while still in medical school.

Air assault, airborne, dive school, winter survival and any other fun boondoggles are not allowed while in medical school. Once you're done with residency, if you are attached to a unit that primarily does any of those things, then they can get you into the course. If you end up attached to the 75th Ranger Btn, for example, they'll get you a spot in Ranger school, etc. That way you are acquiring skills related to your billet.

This is how I understand it. If anyone has more direct experience, then I will cede to your experience.

 

[colbgw02]

It's my understanding that, aside from BOLC, the only thing you might be able to do as an HPSP (not USUHS) is the Flight Surgeon Course while still in medical school.

Air assault, airborne, dive school, winter survival and any other fun boondoggles are not allowed while in medical school. Once you're done with residency, if you are attached to a unit that primarily does any of those things, then they can get you into the course. If you end up attached to the 75th Ranger Btn, for example, they'll get you a spot in Ranger school, etc. That way you are acquiring skills related to your billet.

This is how I understand it. If anyone has more direct experience, then I will cede to your experience.

I concur. OP, your best bet would be to become a battalion surgeon, e.g., for a line unit that carries that skillset (e.g. 82nd, 101st). They'd probably send you to jump school, air assualt school, or wherever right after you get out of training. However, many of those positions are filled with GMOs or primary care type folks, which means your specialty may preclude your assignment to those units.

A better thought might be getting an Expert Medical Field Badge (EMFB). It'll depend on your program director, but I've known several residents get TDY to go to the course (only one of which returned with the badge).

 

[museic]

It's my understanding that, aside from BOLC, the only thing you might be able to do as an HPSP (not USUHS) is the Flight Surgeon Course while still in medical school.

Air assault, airborne, dive school, winter survival and any other fun boondoggles are not allowed while in medical school. Once you're done with residency, if you are attached to a unit that primarily does any of those things, then they can get you into the course. If you end up attached to the 75th Ranger Btn, for example, they'll get you a spot in Ranger school, etc. That way you are acquiring skills related to your billet.

This is how I understand it. If anyone has more direct experience, then I will cede to your experience.

thats pretty sweet. what kind of spec. would be assigned to the rangers?

 

[DocArmy]

thats pretty sweet. what kind of spec. would be assigned to the rangers?

From what I gather, it would be their Battalion Surgeon/Brigade Surgeon type of person. So primary care specialties are the ones who fill those billets. Elsewhere on this board, others have discussed being pulled from their specialty clinic in order to staff a Battalion Surgeon slot, but I would assume (and hope for the sake of the specialty clinics) that this is not the preferred method of filling those slots.

 

[SCHMITTIE120]

Are there any schools like this available in the Navy? Just Wondering