Joshua Obenauf5529431<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know of people working towards their PhD full-time while serving and getting full-time salary in exchange of 6 years of service after they graduate.<br />- how does this program work?<br />- does this program only apply to medical PhD courses? I want to get a PhD in public health, would I qualify for this program?<br />- can I start working on my PhD through this program while I'm enlisted or do I have to be an officer?<br />- I'm a non-citizsn with MS. Can I start working on my PhD while I'm waiting to put in my direct commission (DC) packet?<br />- Alternatively, if I've put in DC packet and waiting on decision, can I enroll in this program?<br />- does this program only apply to certain schools? Say I want to get a PhD from Harvard's school of public health, can I do that through this program?<br />- anything dos/don'ts or other info I should know about these PhD programs?<br /><br />TL,DR I need to know if I can work on 5 years of PhD in STEM field of my choice, from a school of my choice, while drawing full time salary from the Army in exchange of 6 more years of service.Can I earn a (non-medical) PhD in STEM while serving in the military?2020-02-06T23:01:24-05:00Joshua Obenauf5529431<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know of people working towards their PhD full-time while serving and getting full-time salary in exchange of 6 years of service after they graduate.<br />- how does this program work?<br />- does this program only apply to medical PhD courses? I want to get a PhD in public health, would I qualify for this program?<br />- can I start working on my PhD through this program while I'm enlisted or do I have to be an officer?<br />- I'm a non-citizsn with MS. Can I start working on my PhD while I'm waiting to put in my direct commission (DC) packet?<br />- Alternatively, if I've put in DC packet and waiting on decision, can I enroll in this program?<br />- does this program only apply to certain schools? Say I want to get a PhD from Harvard's school of public health, can I do that through this program?<br />- anything dos/don'ts or other info I should know about these PhD programs?<br /><br />TL,DR I need to know if I can work on 5 years of PhD in STEM field of my choice, from a school of my choice, while drawing full time salary from the Army in exchange of 6 more years of service.Can I earn a (non-medical) PhD in STEM while serving in the military?2020-02-06T23:01:24-05:002020-02-06T23:01:24-05:00SFC Melvin Brandenburg5529517<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes, you need to find a blended program or an online program. I'm in a blended program.Response by SFC Melvin Brandenburg made Feb 6 at 2020 11:52 PM2020-02-06T23:52:27-05:002020-02-06T23:52:27-05:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member5529581<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maybe <br />Also you can look into an army SMART scholarship where they'll pay for school in exchange for you working as an Army Civilian Engineer afterwards.Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 7 at 2020 12:30 AM2020-02-07T00:30:46-05:002020-02-07T00:30:46-05:002020-02-06T23:01:24-05:00