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Im currently being recruited to both USMA and USNA and I love both facilities but im starting to favor Navy despite Army having a more direct course to PT school. I was wondering if any PT’s that came out of USNA could give me a little insight on how they did it. Additionally , would it be possible to take some DPT classes during obligatory service. Would maybe serving 5 years make me more appealing when applying to a DPT program?
 
Physical Therapy? If so I've maybe heard of one or two but they are really outliers. It just is not really in line with the
majors and education of the USNA curriculum
 
Right so if I am admitted, I’d major in chemistry which is still a solid pre-med major. I was just wondering if I’d be able to speed up the medical school process during active service. I hate to sound self centered since I do genuinely want to serve my country but its a concern I have. I just don’t want to “save” as much time as possible.
 
There is a military DPT program at Baylor University and it it highly competitive. It is called an Army program but they do take from all services. A service academy route to DPT is very rare. My daughter is a civilian DPT for the Navy in Florida.

Army-Baylor DPT | Baylor University

Baylor Graduate School in Waco, Texas, is a private Baptist university, and a nationally ranked liberal arts institution.
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jooliooo said:
Right so if I am admitted, I’d major in chemistry which is still a solid pre-med major. I was just wondering if I’d be able to speed up the medical school process during active service. I hate to sound self centered since I do genuinely want to serve my country but its a concern I have. I just don’t want to “save” as much time as possible.
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As far as I know, Medical School is not DPT. The military docs that I know of who went to the Service Academies are MDs and at least one is a DO but the general path is for an MD.
 
jooliooo said:
Right so if I am admitted, I’d major in chemistry which is still a solid pre-med major. I was just wondering if I’d be able to speed up the medical school process during active service. I hate to sound self centered since I do genuinely want to serve my country but its a concern I have. I just don’t want to “save” as much time as possible.
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Would you clarify “speed up the medical school process?” USNA allows a handful of midshipmen to go to medical school directly from USNA each year. The program is described on the USNA website.

Many choose to apply to the USUHS school of medicine, the military medical school at the Walter Reed National Military Medical School campus. That would be active duty status with teaching rotations at the flagship joint military medical facility. Following medical school, there is a career path laid out.

Keep in mind the needs of the Navy will dictate what residency you get and where. And, there are years and years of obligated service payback time involved, and the time clock for that doesn’t start until later in your career.

The military gets most of its doctors from civilian medical school through direct commissioning programs, not USNA. Many use the HPSP scholarship.

It’s an extremely narrow path to medical school out of USNA. You have to be sure there are other Navy officer communities which appeal to you, should you not be selected for the program.
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Yea so im also interested in serving as a SWO incase things don’t go my way. And by “speed up” I just mean be more efficient with how I use my time. Essentially if I can complete my obligatory service while still slowly chipping away at medial school, I will.
 
OldRetSWO said:
As far as I know, Medical School is not DPT.
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This is correct. It is not medical school. My wife is a PT and runs the rehab department for her company. One of her former PTs is a USNA grad.

The DPT title is still relatively new. A Masters degree was all that was needed prior to the existence of the DPT program. Personally, I think the creation of the DPT program was just an excuse for colleges to bring in extra $. Thousands of PTs passed their board exams with a Masters degree.
 
jooliooo said:
Yea so im also interested in serving as a SWO incase things don’t go my way. And by “speed up” I just mean be more efficient with how I use my time. Essentially if I can complete my obligatory service while still slowly chipping away at medial school, I will.
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No offense, but this makes it sound like you are looking for free college and not to actually serve as an officer. If you are set on PT, USNA probably isn't for you.
 
If you commission SWO, very unlikely you'll find the time or energy to take classes on the side during the first two tours.

Also consider tuition assistance must be approved by the command, and many COs will not consider an unqualified officer. You most likely won't be able to take on extra school until a few years in.
 
momofusna1 said:
No offense, but this makes it sound like you are looking for free college and not to actually serve as an officer. If you are set on PT, USNA probably isn't for you.
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None taken. And that’s not the case, I just have other goals after serving the military.
 
The route to any medical profession coming directly from a service academy is pretty rare. If your dream is to be a healthcare professional in the military, the best is to do so outside of the military and commission afterwards. Otherwise, use the HPSP while in grad school.
 
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