Navy 1925i Program

[baseballjunkie]

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Is there a Navy dentist/recruiter on here that can give some more info on the 1925i program? I think that there might be many people out there who are on the fence about joining the Navy that this program would benefit.

I don't know much about it, but I think it's an option out there for people...

What I do know is that you don't get any benefits through school, but at the end of dental school you can decide to commit or decide to walk away. I think that the benefits of it are that you can earn years toward pay so that you make more when you start and you can still receive a signing bonus. Can anyone verify more on the 1925i program?

 

[Smills91]

Is there a Navy dentist/recruiter on here that can give some more info on the 1925i program? I think that there might be many people out there who are on the fence about joining the Navy that this program would benefit.

I don't know much about it, but I think it's an option out there for people...

What I do know is that you don't get any benefits through school, but at the end of dental school you can decide to commit or decide to walk away. I think that the benefits of it are that you can earn years toward pay so that you make more when you start and you can still receive a signing bonus. Can anyone verify more on the 1925i program?

Yuck, do the HSCP if that's what you want.

 

[wreMtH]

I just spoke with a recruiter today and he made the 1925i sound like a good backup option. From my understanding with this program: You earn years toward pay, get a 75,000 sign on bonus (he said likely to increase by 2014), and get 120,000 in loan forgiveness. Also, you have more leverage negotiating where you will be stationed because you haven't yet signed when you graduate school and have the opportunity to walk away. I will most likely be graduating with a little over 200 thousand in debt, so this may not sound as good for someone who will be almost 400 in the hole.
I feel like there may be loopholes he wasn't sharing with me though...

 

[del Sol DOHC]

I just spoke with a recruiter today and he made the 1925i sound like a good backup option. From my understanding with this program: You earn years toward pay, get a 75,000 sign on bonus (he said likely to increase by 2014), and get 120,000 in loan forgiveness. Also, you have more leverage negotiating where you will be stationed because you haven't yet signed when you graduate school and have the opportunity to walk away. I will most likely be graduating with a little over 200 thousand in debt, so this may not sound as good for someone who will be almost 400 in the hole.
I feel like there may be loopholes he wasn't sharing with me though...

The only loophole I can think of is that taking both the accession bonus and the loan repayment (which will be taxed at 25%, in case you didn't know) together will obligate you to 8 years active duty. They each come with a 4 year active duty commitment. If this is your plan, you are probably better off going HPSP. That way, you won't have much debt and will be eligible for those hefty retention bonuses much sooner. In my opinion, if you are on the fence about whether or not to join the Navy now, you are going to be in the same position when you graduate from dental school since you really aren't going to have much experience with Navy Dentistry. Why not just take the plunge now?

 

[wreMtH]

Thanks for the added info, an 8 year service contract sounds terrible for that deal. I am working on my HPSP application and am fully hoping to be accepted into the program. 👍

 

[baseballjunkie]

Yuck, do the HSCP if that's what you want.

I wasn't posting this for me. I just wanted some people to know about the 1925i program.

 

[del Sol DOHC]

Thanks for the added info, an 8 year service contract sounds terrible for that deal. I am working on my HPSP application and am fully hoping to be accepted into the program. 👍

Glad I could help. Good luck!

 

[NavMedRcrtr1]

Good Morning to all,

I would be happy to clarify questions regarding Navy scholarships and opportunities for Medical, Dental and pre-health student programs. I am one of the Medical Officer Recruiters for the U.S. Navy. tks

 

[NavMedRcrtr1]

Good Morning to all,

I would be happy to clarify questions regarding Navy scholarships and opportunities for Medical, Dental and pre-health student programs. I am one of the Medical Officer Recruiters for the U.S. Navy.

Also, just to clarify. Every enlistment and every commission in the U.S. Armed forces is an 8 year commitment. It is broken up into two differnet ways.

1. Whatever your active service obligation commitment is (i.e., a minimum commitment is 3 years active service) that would mean you would have to obligate service to the IRR (individual Ready Reserve).

The IRR: The individual Ready Reserve is nothing more than a list held by our government and used in the event of National disaster or extremely great shortfalls in manning in some sort of a conflict situation. The Navy has at this time, never recalled anyone from the IRR. Once your service obligation is up, your name is placed on the IRR list, you may get notified once per year to ensure your contact information is up to date.

if your service obligation is 4 years, then your IRR commitment is 4 years
if your service obligation is 5 years, then your IRR commitment is 3 years.
etc...etc...

If you complete 8 years of active service, then you are not placed on the IRR.