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As LTC Ritchie says, if you are accepted to medical school, you can commission in AMEDD as a medical student, regardless of your MOS while enlisted. This is important, because only if you are in a...

slayer- This information was actually very hard to track down for some reason, but it's buried in the AMEDD Officer Incentives policy memo. Ask your state AMEDD Officer recruiter for a copy of the...

When you apply to become an officer in the Army, you sign a blanket waiver granting them to access your medical records from organizations they request them from, including the VA.

There is a policy memo that comes out every year describing AMEDD incentives and their requirements. It's toothy and takes a while to wrap your head around because of the interplay between the main...

Eagle01- Please quit cross-posting. This is at least the fourth thread you've started with exactly the same question and the same people waste time giving you the same advice.

Please make one...

Additionally, please do not try to discontinue your ADHD medications without the input of your psychiatrist or primary care provider. Input from recruiters or folks on the Internet are nice and...

Ditto what LTC Ritchie says. Recruiters will give lots of well-meaning advice, but AMEDD benefits and policies are worlds away from non_AMEDD. For instance, disregard the link to SLRP. HPLRP is...

Actually, HPLRP loans are handled a little differently than SLRP loans. It's a different animal. I'd be cautious about referring folks to the SLRP stickie because none of the policies cover HPLRP....

Yeah, it can be confusing. I would go by AR 40-501 when doing physicals as a doc, but the MEPS docs might have other ideas. At the end of the day, it's going to be their call.

For the OP,...

Interesting. What documentation are you using? I know they issued a memo with the 3 month standard in 2010, but it didn't make it into the official AR 40-501 from 04 AUG 2011 (which describes the 2...

I wouldn't do a mortgage with them. Google and you'll hear a lot of horror stories about them being slow on the uptake that has cost some potential buyers the home they wanted. I'm happy with their...

You opted for the ablation surgery, I take it?

If so, if you can keep a normal EKG with no recurrences of WPW, you are eligible 2 years post-surgery.

Consensus in the Army? We must serve in different ones...

In regards to the mods comments, it's worth remembering that this is not military.com. It's paid for by the National Guard as a recruiting tool. It stands to reason that they'll come down heavier...

Of course. And they won't be forced into any of those MOS's, so it won't affect them.

No policy change will be met with universal approval.

Good point. I was answering similar questions from a worried mother while her son was talking to me while smoking a cigarette. I was dumbfounded.

When joining you sign a form permitting the military to access your medical records from providers. The military has the authority to do so, they just don't because (as you pointed out) there is no...

It can happen but is less than likely that it will happen.

The Army has many times more 70B than it does PAs. So while you could gun for a command slot, there will be a lot of pressure in your...

Before everyone goes and gets their panties all in a wad (irony intentional), you might wait to see what this actually is going to look like.

The Marines were pressured to open up their infantry...

When talking about being an AMEDD Officer, be sure to specify if you're a 70B, dentist, physician, PA, or nurse. The answers are quite different for providers vs. administrative staff.

You had heart surgery as a youth. This is a no go. Even at the height of the war when the recruiting mission was absolutely desperate to get folks to join, this would almost certainly not have been...

See a doctor. BP of 140/80 is high if you are an otheriwse fit and healthy young man. The doctor may run an echocardiogram to look at your heart. Your hypertension may be "white coat syndrome"...

Anomalous pulmonary venous return, even when repaired, falls under 2.18.h ("Current or history of congenital anomalies of heart and great vessels (746), except for corrected patent ductus...

What is your MOS?

Bonilla:

Congratulations... Which BOLC you go to will depend on your MOS. If you are a 67J or 70-Series AOC, you will be going to the Long course. Any other designation and you will be going to...

It's actually not that simple. The "off meds for 12 months" thing doesn't apply to all mental health issues.

Alereza: It depends.

1. You mention a high school GPA of 2.4. MEPS will want a...

You too. Are you a full Chaplain now, or still in the pipeline? Hope it's going well. Marathons not sprints, and all that...

Doc now, thank God.

You never did say it was a no brainer. I'm probably editorializing, apologies. The ROTC folks at lots of campuses make it sound very easy to get an ed delay when you're...

You need to get a book or google how you go about getting into medical school. You still have to do two plus more years of undergraduate courses before you can get in to medical school. You will...

I would strongly suggest thinking long and hard about combining ROTC with plans of dental or medical school. It's possible, but far from ideal. Depending on your particular unit, ROTC can eat up...

Doc Ock- I'm a doc in the Guard, so maybe I can help.

So any officer commission in the Guard incurs an 8 year military service obligation (MSO) of which 6 years are in drilling status and 2 years...

Whether you can really say no to#2 will be a judgment call by the folks evaluating you. Assuming you were prescribed anxiety meds by a doctor, you would likely be considered under their care for...

Polo- I don't know your circumstances, but the usual gig is this:

If you join immediately after medical school you are direct commissioned into the Guard as an O-3 right away. The logic for...

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Tough call that will largely depend on your circumstances and residency. If you're surgery or medicine, Guard duty can be a challenge. With Flexi-Training policy, you're only required to...

The only people who think that men don't peak physically until age 30 something are men who are 30 something.

Agree with the above.

And for all of the talk of this unnamed ultramarathoner, I have a hunch this bill by a Georgian Republican congressman was much likely done to help out the named Georgian...

True. But the OP should remember that the National Guard currently offers $20,000 per year for their loan repayment program (HPLRP) for up to three years to repay federal student loans.

As you go...

Chaplain4me is right on the money. Call 1-800-Go-Guard and ask for your state's AMEDD Officer recruiter. You can try googling this online but ultimately get a bunch of old info. Talking to a local...

Sorry for joining late. You've been getting some great advice here. A few thoughts to add:
1. Folks confident they'll get in to medical school are usually ill-informed. Only half of folks who...

If I had to pick one recurring theme on this forum that chaps my hide more than anything else, it's folks who refer to DWI/DUI as "minor issues."

Give it some thought. A DWI/DUI is someone that...

Hopefully someone with more specific experience to your question can answer, but I just wanted to say that IPAP is top notch training. As a doc, I've worked with a good few PAs both National Guard...

That's silliness. We can talk equality until we're blue in the face, but ultimately men and women's bodies are built differently. A woman is capable of doing a pull-up, but due to musculature and...

It's also worth remembering that if you're activated as an M-Day soldier, you're covered by National Guard policies. In the medical corps, for instance, docs are deployed for a total of 4 months at...

You might also give some thought to joining the Guard in a specialty that interests you that has nothing to do with your civilian career. Though you may have found your passion in technology in...

The title pretty much says it all. I've been having a devil of a time trying to find a source online for buying ribbons for the dress uniform. I'm finding what I need for general army, but not...

Can anyone answer whether or not the calculation for points towards a good retirement year is done from 01 JAN or 01 OCT? Thank you...

Definitely do the GED first. The Guard won't be interested in you without a GED and community college credits, and studying for the GED is great prep for nailing the ASVAB.

Like many things,...

Call 1-800-Go-Guard and ask for your state's AMEDD recruiter. Do not contact your local recruiting office. Non-AMEDD recruiters, while meaning well, don't understand the different roles,...

anxi12- Just as an FYI, famous =/= infamous. Infamous means famous for negative reasons. Rangers are famous, Na-zi's are infamous. Ranger school is famous, not infamous.

Ex-English teacher...

By the way, although I don't care for the site much myself, places like this already have a chart laid out of state tuition allowances.