HPSP C/O 2023

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Nappygirl said:
Female here. I am commissioning (USAF) in a few days. What is appropriate attire?

@ewsltr @Toothless2023
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I wore a suit. But for ladies don’t know tbh. I have seen people on the Facebook HPSP Airforce page wearing dresses so a dress should be fine and of course don’t forget to bring a camera and your family members. Just a heads up and something I didn’t know previously is that you will be giving your first salute so bring with you a silver dollar.
 
Llamapower said:
Does anyone know of anybody that received a separate scholarship from a third party in addition to the HPSP? Would any problems arise from that? I'm going to have to take out loans because the stipend wont cover living expenses, so I am curious if you anyone knows of others in similar situations?
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I'm in a similar situation, (SF tryna kill us$$). The max I can pull out approved by the school for the 2019-2020 school year is ~$14,500. It will be cutting it really close!
 
SmileGoals said:
I'm in a similar situation, (SF tryna kill us$$). The max I can pull out approved by the school for the 2019-2020 school year is ~$14,500. It will be cutting it really close!
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I wish I could pull that much out. I'm capped at 6k a year, which for a family of 4 is a little bit not enough lol. Part time jobs on the side keep afloat. And some side loans from family.
 
Does anyone know how long it usually takes for the Navy to reimburse us for dental school equipment?
 
Finally, I got my appointment offer! Commissioning next week! According to the offer, I will get official memo after commissioning. It took 4 months (over 120 days) since i first selected in January.
 
Hey guys I’m a little confused about something. What is the appointment that has to be confirmed by the Secretary of Defense? And how long does it usually take? Some people on here are saying they can commission right after recieving their final select letters, while others are waiting for their appointments to be confirmed.
 
Has anyone already commissioned? My recruiter is saying someone will commission me via FaceTime because they can't make it into the recruiting office. Is that common?
 
OnTheFly32 said:
Whichever was the first board meeting, I believe that it was January.
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Ok, because I was submitted to the 2nd (Feb) board since I didn’t have an acceptance letter in time to submit to the first board. I didn’t realize they selected alternates at the first board. My recruiter never mentioned any. Do you have any idea how many were placed on the alternate list from the first board?

All I know is 19 of us from the 2nd board were also placed on the alternate list. I’m waiting to see when anyone from the 2nd board begins to hear anything.
 
OnTheFly32 said:
For anyone who cares, just got accepted into the program today for the 4 year Navy HPSP after being on the alternate list. Hope some of you will hear good news as well. Go Navy!
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Congrats! I submitted to the January board as well and on the alternate list. I'm hoping to hear good news soon but who knows
 
merg97 said:
Has anyone already commissioned? My recruiter is saying someone will commission me via FaceTime because they can't make it into the recruiting office. Is that common?
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I just commissioned today! My recruiter and an officer drove down to my home town for the ceremony since I moved from my college town.
 
pinwheeels said:
Ok, because I was submitted to the 2nd (Feb) board since I didn’t have an acceptance letter in time to submit to the first board. I didn’t realize they selected alternates at the first board. My recruiter never mentioned any. Do you have any idea how many were placed on the alternate list from the first board?

All I know is 19 of us from the 2nd board were also placed on the alternate list. I’m waiting to see when anyone from the 2nd board begins to hear anything.
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During the last few months, after I completed my application, there wasn’t a lot of communication from my recruiter. I don’t know exactly when my application was actually submitted, and it could have very well been in the February boards. I don’t know how common it is for alternates to be picked up, but I wish you the best of luck!
 
Does anyone know if it is common for funds to be dispersed a month or two after starting school. I have been trying to figure out if I should accept loans just in case, and return it when I get my scholarship funds. Any info would be great!
 
OnTheFly32 said:
Does anyone know if it is common for funds to be dispersed a month or two after starting school. I have been trying to figure out if I should accept loans just in case, and return it when I get my scholarship funds. Any info would be great!
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Yes. Previous posts and even my recruiter highly recommended to apply/accept loans just for safety. Even you commissioned and submitted every documents on time, you never know when you get paid. Some got both tuition and stipends on time, but some had do use loans first then got reimbursement.
 
Does anyone know about Oath Out? I was accepted for a 4 year medical scholarship with the AF back in March and my recruiter says that I will need Oath Out approval before commissioning. The process seems to keep going on and on. I was wondering if anyone else is familiar with it? Thanks!
 
OnTheFly32 said:
Does anyone know if it is common for funds to be dispersed a month or two after starting school. I have been trying to figure out if I should accept loans just in case, and return it when I get my scholarship funds. Any info would be great!
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Yes, this is common. My recruiter said it could take up to 2 months into school for tuition funds to be released. He recommended only pulling out loans for living expenses (and not necessarily loans for tuition, etc.) since the first monthly stipends won't come in until 2 weeks to a month after the calendar day first day of school. Your financial aid office knows you have the HPSP, so they should be more lenient with you since they know the money will come eventually.
 
As stated above your financial aid office will work with you. I was instructed to not to take out loans for tuition and would advise the same. It has taken up to 2 or so months for them to pay my tuition in the past but it will eventually come. What may happen is that you may accumulate “late payment” fees but all I was told to do was to contact the financial office once the tuition was finally paid and then they just remove those extra fees.
 
travelingwanderer said:
Does anyone know about Oath Out? I was accepted for a 4 year medical scholarship with the AF back in March and my recruiter says that I will need Oath Out approval before commissioning. The process seems to keep going on and on. I was wondering if anyone else is familiar with it? Thanks!
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I'm dental HPSP but I'm assuming the oath is similar among professions. I believe this means your recruiter needs to receive the green light for you to become a commissioned officer. During this process, they finalize your scrolls and paperwork. This also took a long time for me.
 
Nmcoy said:
Anyone here been taken off of the OML for Army?
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Hey there I was put on oml after May boards on 5/23 and got a call from my recruiter saying I've been taken off the list and offered the scholarship a week later. Best of luck to you
 
kkn2 said:
Hey there I was put on oml after May boards on 5/23 and got a call from my recruiter saying I've been taken off the list and offered the scholarship a week later. Best of luck to you
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I thought there was only one board for Army and it was in like January? Congrats by the way
 
Nmcoy said:
I thought there was only one board for Army and it was in like January? Congrats by the way
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I believe there is a boards every month. According to my recruiter any way thanks man
 
Nmcoy said:
I thought there was only one board for Army and it was in like January? Congrats by the way
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Also this was for medicine hpsp idk how it is for dental, etc.
 
Does anyone have the average stats for acceptance of the HPSP for Army and Navy? I’ve talked with two different recruiters and their numbers are way off. I’m sitting with a 3.47 GPA and a 22AA DAT.
 
Samski33 said:
Does anyone have the average stats for acceptance of the HPSP for Army and Navy? I’ve talked with two different recruiters and their numbers are way off. I’m sitting with a 3.47 GPA and a 22AA DAT.
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I had a 3.75 and 21AA and commissioned last week for the 4 year with the Navy
 
merg97 said:
I had a 3.75 and 21AA and commissioned last week for the 4 year with the Navy
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That's awesome, congrats! Aside from your stats, what do you think made you stand out as an applicant? I'm really trying for the HPSP 4 year for this upcoming cycle.
 
Invisibility said:
That's awesome, congrats! Aside from your stats, what do you think made you stand out as an applicant? I'm really trying for the HPSP 4 year for this upcoming cycle.
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Thank you!
Not much really. Just make sure you make your personal statement show why you'd be proud/honored to serve in the Navy. Stay on top of your recruiter to submit things before deadlines and get through MEPS.
 
merg97 said:
Thank you!
Not much really. Just make sure you make your personal statement show why you'd be proud/honored to serve in the Navy. Stay on top of your recruiter to submit things before deadlines and get through MEPS.
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Thank you! I will definitely keep this in mind
 
Samski33 said:
Does anyone have the average stats for acceptance of the HPSP for Army and Navy? I’ve talked with two different recruiters and their numbers are way off. I’m sitting with a 3.47 GPA and a 22AA DAT.
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I had a 3.93 and a 21 AA and I have been Commissioned with the Navy for the 4-year scholarship.
 
Nmcoy said:
I was informed by my recruiter that I have been activated off the Army OML! Jeez what a relief lol
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Congrats!!! Do you know by any chance what was your oml number? My friend is also placed to army oml waiting for activation
 
cyn9304 said:
Congrats!!! Do you know by any chance what was your oml number? My friend is also placed to army oml waiting for activation
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Thank you! And I have no clue...my recruiter said they weren’t given info on OML standings
 
3.6 GPA, 25AA, already active duty, and I’m still waiting for the Navy HPSP 3 year.

If anyone hears word on when they are releasing their decisions, please let me know. I’m waiting for their decision so I can be released to attend school this year.
 
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Samski33 said:
Does anyone have the average stats for acceptance of the HPSP for Army and Navy? I’ve talked with two different recruiters and their numbers are way off. I’m sitting with a 3.47 GPA and a 22AA DAT.
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merg97 said:
I had a 3.75 and 21AA and commissioned last week for the 4 year with the Navy
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Keep in in mind the GPA they look at is your "degree awarding school GPA". So if you were a transfer student, the GPA they take into consideration is only from the classes and GPA you received from your bachelor awarding school, not your cumulative GPA from all schools attended.
 
Has anyone who's commissioned with the Navy received any contact from a detailer or someone other than their recruiter yet?
 
merg97 said:
Has anyone who's commissioned with the Navy received any contact from a detailer or someone other than their recruiter yet?
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I received an email from someone on Tuesday welcoming me to the Navy Medicine Accessions Department (NAVMEDAD) Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) and to Navy Medicine!
 
DMDtoBe2023 said:
I received an email from someone on Tuesday welcoming me to the Navy Medicine Accessions Department (NAVMEDAD) Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) and to Navy Medicine!
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Would you mind PMing me that email? No one has contacted me yet. My recruiter told me someone from Bethesda would be in contact with me to help me figure out the timeline of when to go to ODS, when to do externships, etc.
 
merg97 said:
Would you mind PMing me that email? No one has contacted me yet. My recruiter told me someone from Bethesda would be in contact with me to help me figure out the timeline of when to go to ODS, when to do externships, etc.
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For some reason, it will not let me PM you.. What do you want me to send you? The contact information? It is a very lengthy informational email.
 
DMDtoBe2023 said:
For some reason, it will not let me PM you.. What do you want me to send you? The contact information? It is a very lengthy informational email.
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Yeah would you mind sending me the contact info and just maybe the gist of the email? I'd really appreciate it.
 
DMDtoBe2023 said:
For some reason, it will not let me PM you.. What do you want me to send you? The contact information? It is a very lengthy informational email.
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I've just changed my settings, so maybe it'll work if you try again
 
I got a call from the National Background Investigation Bureau about doing an interview for security clearance and my recruiter said that is for the Navy. Does anyone know what this implies or if it does imply anything?
 
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