ROTC Cadet on Education Delay for Physical Therapy program

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My son is a cadet on an ROTC Scholarship. He will graduate and commission in May 2022. He has an approved Education Delay and will begin his DPT program shortly after commissioning. We are trying to determine what his status with the Army will be, as he will be a 2LT. He will be going to school for three years straight, with nine semesters separated by two-week breaks. He is a military dependent (retired dependent) and covered by Tricare right now, but that will end when he turns 23. He has been told he won't be drawing a paycheck during this three-year period but doesn't know anything about other benefits to which he may be entitled. The school where he will be going is very military friendly and offers special tuition rates to active duty, dependents of active duty (not him) and reservists. Can anyone provide insight as to what his likely status will be?
 
My son is a cadet on an ROTC Scholarship. He will graduate and commission in May 2022. He has an approved Education Delay and will begin his DPT program shortly after commissioning. We are trying to determine what his status with the Army will be, as he will be a 2LT. He will be going to school for three years straight, with nine semesters separated by two-week breaks. He is a military dependent (retired dependent) and covered by Tricare right now, but that will end when he turns 23. He has been told he won't be drawing a paycheck during this three-year period but doesn't know anything about other benefits to which he may be entitled. The school where he will be going is very military friendly and offers special tuition rates to active duty, dependents of active duty (not him) and reservists. Can anyone provide insight as to what his likely status will be?
Army Regulation 601-25 <- Link It defines the various educational delay status' for ROTC Cadets. Likely no/few benefits. Though check the regulation, he might be able to get assigned to a reserve unit with eligibility for Tricare Reserve Select medical coverage. If the link doesn't work you can get there via armypubs.army.mil Have him search the Military Medicine forum on the Student Doctor Network there is likely a military DPT that posts and answers questions.
 
My son is a cadet on an ROTC Scholarship. He will graduate and commission in May 2022. He has an approved Education Delay and will begin his DPT program shortly after commissioning. We are trying to determine what his status with the Army will be, as he will be a 2LT. He will be going to school for three years straight, with nine semesters separated by two-week breaks. He is a military dependent (retired dependent) and covered by Tricare right now, but that will end when he turns 23. He has been told he won't be drawing a paycheck during this three-year period but doesn't know anything about other benefits to which he may be entitled. The school where he will be going is very military friendly and offers special tuition rates to active duty, dependents of active duty (not him) and reservists. Can anyone provide insight as to what his likely status will be?
does tricare not follow the regulations to age 26?
 
It does. The young adult has to pay a monthly premium if not a full-time student or after age 23, I believe.
You are partly correct. My son will come off our family Tricare plan as soon as he turns 23. We can get him a Tricare Young Adult policy, but the premiums are sky high, at approx $450 a month. He is fortunate that the DPT program he has provides insurance to all students, but we would prefer if he could qualify for his own Tricare policy as a 2LT. That part is still up in the air, as he doesn't know what his status will be.
 
Army Regulation 601-25 <- Link It defines the various educational delay status' for ROTC Cadets.
Likely no/few benefits. Though check the regulation, he might be able to get assigned to a reserve unit with eligibility for Tricare Reserve Select medical coverage.

If the link doesn't work you can get there via armypubs.army.mil

Have him search the Military Medicine forum on the Student Doctor Network there is likely a military DPT that posts and answers questions.


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