Sorry if this has already been discussed but I couldn't find any info. Why have all the military branches gone away with the 4 yr commit including the AEGD, and now have to do a 5 yr commitment?
Sorry if this has already been discussed but I couldn't find any info. Why have all the military branches gone away with the 4 yr commit including the AEGD, and now have to do a 5 yr commitment?
Because there is enough demand for the program that they no longer have to give something away for free. It was a benefit for the HPSP graduate, but not for the millitary. They lost a year training someone and giving them new skills - and still lost them at the same time they would have anyways. Now any post-graduate training you receive comes with a "pay back". My thoughts are that it will benefit you either in or out of the military making you a better and more profitable dentist and still worth it even with the added obligation.
Sorry if this has already been discussed but I couldn't find any info. Why have all the military branches gone away with the 4 yr commit including the AEGD, and now have to do a 5 yr commitment?
It's actually written into the National Defense Authorization Act as a law. I worked at our HQ when this changed. The services didn't really care either way, but our hand was forced to start enforcing the rules that were on the books.
It's actually written into the National Defense Authorization Act as a law. I worked at our HQ when this changed. The services didn't really care either way, but our hand was forced to start enforcing the rules that were on the books.
