Pharmacy School/Army possibilities

[chemistrymajor]

i am in army rotc, but i'm trying to go to pharmacy school at some point after i graduate. because i'm going to be an MSIII this coming fall, i really need to start figuring out what i need to do.

from what i know, i feel like i have 3 options:
1. i could go either reserve or national guard, and then try to go to pharmacy school at the same time. would this even be possible?
2. i could do the graduate school ADSO...serve 4 years active duty, go to pharmacy school and get it paid for as well, and then serve another 4 years.
3. i could just serve 4 years of active duty. and then just get out of the army, and go to pharmacy school then.

are there any other options i'm missing? which one seems to be the best option?

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[USArmyHPSP]

i am in army rotc, but i'm trying to go to pharmacy school at some point after i graduate. because i'm going to be an MSIII this coming fall, i really need to start figuring out what i need to do.

from what i know, i feel like i have 3 options:
1. i could go either reserve or national guard, and then try to go to pharmacy school at the same time. would this even be possible?
2. i could do the graduate school ADSO...serve 4 years active duty, go to pharmacy school and get it paid for as well, and then serve another 4 years.
3. i could just serve 4 years of active duty. and then just get out of the army, and go to pharmacy school then.

are there any other options i'm missing? which one seems to be the best option?

You can do number 1, but the cost of the education would be on you.

#2. I am not sure exactly what you are planning here unless you are thinking Long Term Health Education and Training, which may be a crap shoot depending on your command.

#3 is the same as 1.

It may be possible to see if you can get in a pharmacy program now and see if you might be able to get an Ed delay or possibly qualify for the ROTC-HPSP Cooperative Pharmacy Program. This would mean talking to a Healthcare Recruiter that is familiar with the Program. Basically it is a combined scholarship from the ROTC and the HPSP to provide financial assistance throughout a student's entire pharmacy education so he/she may obtain a commission with concurrent call to active duty in the rank of captain. Participants will incur an active duty service obligation (ADSO) from both ROTC and the HPSP that must be served consecutively, resulting in a six-year ADSO.