Are there any Ph.D. producing programs avalaibe to Company Grade Officers through the military?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:19:05 -0500

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 25 at 2013 11:47 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:47:13 -0500

I've been looking for the answer to this for a year now. I haven't found one yet. I'm going to follow this one.

Response by SGT William B. made Nov 25 at 2013 3:06 PM

SGT William B. — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:06:39 -0500

Sir,

I remember reading something about an AMEDD scholarship program. From what little I remember, you basically became a full-time student responsible for drilling once a month, and owe the military one year of service per year of school paid for (much like the ROTC program). What was nifty about it was that if you dropped below a 70% average, military medical professionals would take the time to bring you in and have you study with them. I remember reading that the failure rate of the program was extremely low, but I doubt that it's a program that has a high volume of applicants.

Response by PO2 Alex M. made Nov 25 at 2013 3:40 PM

PO2 Alex M. — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:40:06 -0500

Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences has several but they are all health care related.

http://www.usuhs.mil/

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences- Your Federal Academic Health Center

Response by PO2 Alex M. made Nov 25 at 2013 3:49 PM

PO2 Alex M. — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:49:36 -0500

Ph.D.s are research based. You are not going to find a program like that unless there is a research component required for the position that is being filled. But, you never know with the degree inflation that seems to be going on lately, you may be able to find one in the future.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 1 at 2014 11:37 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 23:37:36 -0500

CPIP and HPSP. There is no need for an officer to have a PhD. Most Masters meet the needs of the Army and officer higher education. By the way, CPIP is the Clinical Psychology Internship program which follows a 4 year PhD program (AMEDD) and HPSP is for Medical Doctors (M.D. and D.O.), Vets (DVM), Dentists (DDS, DMD), Optometry (OD), DPT (Physical Therapy), etc. As you can tell most of these are medical jobs which require a high degree of education and specialization.....

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2014 12:24 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:24:20 -0500

For upper company grade officers, there are. If you would like a Ph.D. program, you can do Advanced Civil Schooling, which is where the Army will pay for you to pursue a graduate degree. I've known 2 or 3 O-5s who received a Master's and eventually a Ph.D. by doing this.

Another way would be to apply for FA 47, which is a professor at West Point. Once you apply to the FA and get in, I believe, you can then apply to schools for which you believe you'd be eligible. Someone from HRC may be more helpful with this though.

Finally, I know that the Army has a special program with the Harvard Kennedy School which would allow you to receive an MPP/MPA. It requires the GRE, and is usually for accessions into the FA 59. There's a MILPER that's put out every year about it.

Hope that helps!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2014 10:22 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:22:45 -0400

The most common way is to pursue a teaching job at USMA. Contact the department you're interested in and learn about their application process. The number of officers selected each year depends on the size of the department. Most require you to have been a successful company commander because you not only teach a particular subject to the cadets but you also mentor them in their development as future officers.

If selected, you head to fully funded grad school for 2 years with a follow-on teaching assignment at USMA. Most company grade officers earn a master's degree but I know several hard chargers that earned PhDs. There's a chance to teach again as a senior MAJ / junior LTC where they send you back to grad school for 3 years to earn a PhD.