Vet school?

StarrLight

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I'm currently a sophomore, I want to join the Army Veterinary Corps, and was wondering if there was a path from USMA to vet school, like there is for ordinary med school. Is this even an option?
 
I googled this on Wikipedia. Doesnt mention the academy which seems weird. I would assume that it would be the same procedure for academy graduates who want to attend Medical school, law school and or obtain master degrees before going AD

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  • The Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) allows qualified recipients to earn a full-tuition scholarship, plus a monthly allowance, to attend an accredited veterinarian school in the United States.
  • Direct Commissioning is offered to all graduates of accredited schools of veterinary medicine in the United States who are U.S. citizens. The maximum age is 42 at time of accession.
  • Students commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) may apply for an Educational Delay to attend veterinary school.
 
Explore ROTC at Texas A&M - they have an excellent School of Veterinary Medicine and the Aggie Corps of Cadets will prepare you well for a US Army commission.
 
To paraphrase what scoutpilot said one time: go to West Point to become an Army Officer. Go to a civilian college to become an Army Doctor. Only 1% (~9-10 cadets) of a class are permitted to go to medical school after graduating West Point. The HPSP program is handing out medical school scholarships for those qualified.
 
Also, make sure you know what the Army Vet Corps does. The Army got rid of most of the horses some years ago and yes they do have working dogs, but animal health is not as big of a mission as it once was.
 
A huge part of the Army Vet Corps mission is food safety and security.

The Army is the DoD executive agent for vet services. The cool part of this fact is an Army vet can get stationed on USAF, USN, and USMC bases too. Navy bases are particularly nice.
 
@davejean90 not true at all. The majority of Army missions are humanitarian. Many time Army vets are used to check on the health of livestock in foreign areas. Why? This is a main source of wealth, nutrition and disease.

During your third year, Cow year, you may be identified for a scholarship to continue on to a veterinary program. The identification is earlier in your Yuk year by your mentors and career advisors.

Graduate school scholarships are very few, 25 to 30 per class. In other words 0 to 2 cadets may be identified for this path. It may be easier to attend vet school after serving a few years and then applying.

Its a marathon! Focus on getting through 47 months. Keep you eye on being an Army officer and a branch career path.

It can be done, but its a marathon! Set your goals and apply yourself!

Push Hard, Press Forward
 
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