2nd Lieutenant. Martha Morales - Dental Student
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Benefits
SCHOLARSHIPS
The U.S. Army has several different ways to help further your education. Whether you’re in the Army ROTC, in a health care field, or even studying to become a chaplain, the Army can help you achieve your scholastic goals.
ROTC Scholarships
Whether you’re a high school student gearing up for college or already attending a college or university, Army ROTC has a scholarship for you. ROTC scholarships are awarded based on a student’s merit and grades, not financial need.
And they’re offered in the following forms:
- Two-, three-, and four-year scholarship options based on the time remaining to complete your degree
- Full-tuition scholarships
- Options for room and board in place of tuition, if you qualify
- Additional allowances for books and fees
LIVING EXPENSES
Army ROTC scholarships provide monthly living allowances for each school year. You can earn different amounts depending on your level in the Army ROTC curriculum.
- 1st year, $300/month
- 2nd year, $350/month
- 3rd year, $450/month
- 4th year, $500/month
This allowance is also available to all nonscholarship cadets enrolled in the Army ROTC Advanced Course (3rd and 4th years).
CHAPLAIN CANDIDATES SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERSHIP
Partnering graduate schools and seminaries that are listed below are now offering generous scholarships or tuition waivers to qualified students who enter the Army’s Chaplain Candidate program.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The U.S. Army health-care team will pay 100 percent of your tuition for a graduate-level health-care degree at any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychology or optometry program in the United States or Puerto Rico. Qualifying medical and dental students are also eligible to receive a $20,000 sign-on bonus.
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2ND LIEUTENANT. MARTHA MORALES - DENTAL STUDENT
Since I was five
My name is Martha Morales. I'm a Second Lieutenant in the Army. I have an HPSP dental scholarship, and I'm currently a student at the University of Illinois, at the Chicago College of Dentistry. The Army is paying for three out of my four years of dental school.
I've always wanted to be a dentist ever since I was five years old, but I've also always had an appreciation for the military, and I respect people who give back to their country. With this scholarship, I'm able to do both, serve my country and practice the profession that I love so much.
Practicing dentistry in the Army is just like practicing dentistry on the outside, except for in the Army you work in a group practice with other doctors, so you can learn from them, and also if you need to leave, and take a vacation or something, you know your patients are going to be taken care of.
The Army has the most advanced dental technology out there. If it's new and it's good, then the Army's going to have it.
They do a lot of implants, which is a new thing in dentistry.
And I'm really excited about implants because it replaces the missing tooth, and it matches the missing natural tooth that was lost.
This machine right here is a panoramic machine that takes digital radiographs. And digital radiographs is another thing that is very current in dentistry.
When I visit Army facilities, especially their workout facilities, I notice that they're really well equipped, and it's really exciting to know that I have access to all the equipment they have to offer.
