Posted on Jul 9, 2020
My goal is to do physical therapy in the army. What is my best course of action in finding an active duty position PT in Florida?
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I am currently finishing my first year of my doctorate of physical therapy program. I am also part of the ROTC program on campus. I have not contracted as of yet but i will in September.
I would also ideally prefer to stay in Florida because my wife is a lawyer in Florida, so she really cant practice outside of Florida but I don't mind looking elsewhere depending.
I would also ideally prefer to stay in Florida because my wife is a lawyer in Florida, so she really cant practice outside of Florida but I don't mind looking elsewhere depending.
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If you end up on Active Duty as a PT, you will end up going where they send you. You can request for Florida, but there is no guarantee you will get it.
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Consider talking to an AMEDD recruiter. ROTC is typically meant for commissioning undergraduate or graduate students into regular Army branches after completing degrees. Since you are pursuing a doctorate in a medical field, you may qualify for potential direct commission (Again, ask Army medical recruiter to see if you qualify)
https://recruiting.army.mil/MRB_MedicalSpecialists/
https://recruiting.army.mil/MRB_MedicalSpecialists/
This page includes resources for professionals how would join the Medical Specialists Corps.
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You have a few options.
You need to speak with an AMEDD recruiter though to explore them.
You could get the health scholarship program to finish PT and then you’d owe so many years of active duty as a direct commissioned PT in the army. You would go where the army wants to send you though. While in the program you won’t drill and won’t be deployed. So you’d be in Florida unti you graduate and then the army would send you where they want. In this day an age of telework your wife could possibly telework or find a job elsewhere.
You could finish your schooling and then direct commission into the guard or reserves and live in Florida and possibly be attached to a Florida unit if they had one available.
You need to speak with an amedd recruiter though.
You need to speak with an AMEDD recruiter though to explore them.
You could get the health scholarship program to finish PT and then you’d owe so many years of active duty as a direct commissioned PT in the army. You would go where the army wants to send you though. While in the program you won’t drill and won’t be deployed. So you’d be in Florida unti you graduate and then the army would send you where they want. In this day an age of telework your wife could possibly telework or find a job elsewhere.
You could finish your schooling and then direct commission into the guard or reserves and live in Florida and possibly be attached to a Florida unit if they had one available.
You need to speak with an amedd recruiter though.
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And the major is correct you can get the same benefits of ROTC in the health scholarship or STRAP program and it be oriented towards a medical officer whereas your ROTC is for line officers. Two totally different career paths in the army.
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