What if you don't match in the army?

[Joob]

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My current understanding is that if you don't match the first time around you do a traditional rotating internship, but what happens after that? Do you apply for the next match? With the same specialty? What if you don't match again?

 

[IgD]

You will match for at least an internship the first time around. If you don't match for a PGY2 position you will do a GMO tour. If you don't match again for a PGY2 position you will have to do a second GMO tour. There was at least one poster here who said he didn't match twice and left the military after paying back his obligation as a GMO.

 

[Joob]

Is there a scramble where you can get a position after not matching?

 

[RugbyJC]

not necessarily. if there are more applicants than intern positions for the army, you can get deferred to the civilian match. more of a concern when HPSP was filling, but did happen in the AF this year. or you can be given a position in the army match that you did not rank in there is another positior availible. no real scramble like civilian.

 

[RugbyJC]

that was a reply to IgDs post...quote didn't show up.