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accessions. Payment is made in increments of approximately $40,000 annually for each year of participation. Active duty obligation is three years Health Professions Scholarship Program — As a veterinary student at any of the American Veterinary Medical Association accredited Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in the United States, you may apply for the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP). HPSP is a great deal anyway you look at it. The criteria for the program is that applicants be U.S. citizens, meet Army physical requirements, be no older than 42 upon entry to active duty, and be selected by the United States Army Recruiting Command accessions board for the scholarship. Your tuition and books are paid for as well as a monthly stipend of more than $2,000 for 10 1/2 months of the school year. For the remaining six weeks of the school year, you will receive full pay as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. You will be in a Reserve status while in school as a second lieutenant, regardless of rank from previous service. Upon graduation, you will be commissioned as a captain and serve as an active Army officer for three years followed by five years in the Individual Ready Reserve. Scholarship recipients also attend a 45-day Active Duty Training (ADT) tour for every year of scholarship awarded. These ADTs range from a required Officer Basic Leaders Course (OBLC) to numerous choices of rotations at military facilities. This training may be performed at an Army veterinary service facility near your school, or you could work at one of our Army facilities, such as in Washington, D.C., Hawaii, San Diego, or Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. If your academic program does not permit time away from school, arrangements may be made to allow you to continue your studies while performing annual training at school. During ADT, students serve on active duty in the rank of second lieutenant. You may apply as a first year veterinary student for the board held in the spring of that year. The scholarships are based on leadership potential, academic performance and other factors. There are one-, two- and three-year scholarships. DIRECT COMMISSIONS If you have already completed your veterinary degree, you may apply for a direct commission into the Veterinary Corps. You must be selected for appointment onto active duty and the service obligation is three years followed by five years in the Individual Ready Reserve. ACTIVE DUTY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS To qualify, you must: Meet the prescribed professional, physical and ethical standards for appointment as an Army officer. Have a favorable security investigation completed. Be a U.S. citizen. Be a student in your final year in an accredited school of veterinary medicine, or; Be a graduate of an accredited school of veterinary medicine and have a current, unrestricted license to practice in any one of the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or a U.S. territory. Foreign veterinary graduates must have passed the Education Commission of Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) examination to be eligible. Be 21 to 42 years of age. Veterinarians older than this may apply for an age waiver. ARMY RESERVE SERVICE If you’re interested in an alternative to active duty service, consider the Army Reserve. As an Army Reserve Veterinary Corps officer, you join a dedicated and diverse group of veterinarians throughout the United States that work across the full spectrum of the profession. Many Army Reserve officers are leaders in their organizations, communities, universities and states. Army Reserve officers are an elite group of highly motivated individuals; successful in the civilian world and additionally capable of meeting all military training requirements to be ready to deploy. In addition to entering the Veterinary Corps as a commissioned officer, you will also be able to earn a second income and have the opportunity for an experience of a lifetime. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your civilian career with the skills and knowledge you learn from your interactions with the diverse group of health care professionals in the Army Reserve. Your introduction to the Army Reserve begins with the AMEDD OBLC, a two-week program that will expose you to the variety of mental and physical challenges you’ll face as a member of the Army Medical Department. You’ll learn the Army’s approach to health care firsthand, training with other professionals and attending lectures, conferences and demonstrations that cover everything from Army customs to management of mass casualties. At this point, your military education is just beginning, and you will have numerous opportunities to continue advancing your military and medical skills. After completing OBLC, you will typically serve with an Army Reserve unit a minimum of two days each month, and you will be required to participate in Annual Training for two weeks each year. As an Army Reserve Soldier, you also understand that you can be mobilized and deployed to provide support to our Soldiers in the Global War on Terror. ARMY VETERINARY CORPS RPI 524 FS, June 2011 THERE’S STRONG. THEN THERE’S ARMY STRONG. Page 4 Your duties may include everything from conducting a field training exercise with your deployable veterinary treatment sets to participating in nation-building veterinary projects around the world. In recent years Army Reserve Soldiers have completed veterinary missions around the world in countries ranging from Djibouti to Ecuador to Nicaragua to Bosnia. Another challenging opportunity available to you is to join a Civil Affairs Unit. The veterinarians in these units are highly engaged in agricultural and public health operations around the globe. No matter what type of unit you join you will be a valuable military asset to your nation. The commitment for Army Reserve veterinarians with no prior military service is eight years. INCENTIVE PROGRAMS Special Pay — provides up to $75,000 paid in increments of $25,000 to new officers who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve for three years. Healthcare Professionals Loan Repayment Program (HPLR) — Provides up to a maximum of $40,000 per year with a lifetime