Hello,
I'm an Army Future Soldier who enlisted back in March 2016 through the MAVNI program. For those not familiar with it, MAVNI was basically a pilot program which allowed F1, B1H, and DACA to enlist as either AR or AD in exchange for expedited path to citizenship. However there have been some complications and the ship dates for many enlistees have been indefinitely delayed and the program itself is now closed. I'm currently in DEP, with the ship date still pending, and with no MOS assigned. Because of all the uncertainties, I decided to apply to med school this cycle, and have interviewed at one of the schools I applied to (will be notified about acceptance later this month). I spoke with my recruiter recently and was told things have been moving forward with MAVNI, slowly but surely, and they have been shipping the enlistees out to BCT in trickles. I was told to expect to be in the boot camp by April the latest.
I guess the question I'm trying to ask is, how long of a process is it to transition from AD enlisted status to request a conditional release and apply for HPSP? As I figured, depending on how long, I may have to reapply either this upcoming cycle or next year in June... There's a big question mark about the whole timeline, and my recruiter appears to be limited in resources to provide me with an exact answer. I already have my Bachelor's and took the MCAT in April 2017. I'd really appreciate some advice. Thanks all!
I'm an Army Future Soldier who enlisted back in March 2016 through the MAVNI program. For those not familiar with it, MAVNI was basically a pilot program which allowed F1, B1H, and DACA to enlist as either AR or AD in exchange for expedited path to citizenship. However there have been some complications and the ship dates for many enlistees have been indefinitely delayed and the program itself is now closed. I'm currently in DEP, with the ship date still pending, and with no MOS assigned. Because of all the uncertainties, I decided to apply to med school this cycle, and have interviewed at one of the schools I applied to (will be notified about acceptance later this month). I spoke with my recruiter recently and was told things have been moving forward with MAVNI, slowly but surely, and they have been shipping the enlistees out to BCT in trickles. I was told to expect to be in the boot camp by April the latest.
I guess the question I'm trying to ask is, how long of a process is it to transition from AD enlisted status to request a conditional release and apply for HPSP? As I figured, depending on how long, I may have to reapply either this upcoming cycle or next year in June... There's a big question mark about the whole timeline, and my recruiter appears to be limited in resources to provide me with an exact answer. I already have my Bachelor's and took the MCAT in April 2017. I'd really appreciate some advice. Thanks all!
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