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The Service concerned must consider an officer eligible to sign a Selected Reserve Health Care Professional (SRHCP) in Critically Short Wartime Specialty Special Pay agreement if each of the following is true:
- The officer agrees to serve in the Selected Reserve of an armed force, for a period of not less than one year or more than three years, beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of special pay.
- The officer is currently in a Reserve Component.
- The officer is a graduate of an accredited school of medicine, dentistry, or nursing or a physician assistant program.
- The officer has no current military contractual obligations to receive any other incentive or educational assistance, or any other contractual agreement to serve in the Selected Reserve.
- One of the following is true:
- The officer is a commissioned medical officer, dental officer, nurse, or physician assistant in the Selected Reserve or affiliating with a unit or position in the Selected Reserve and has fulfilled any Active Duty service obligations.
- The officer is qualified and applying for an appointment as a commissioned officer, with a designation as a medical officer, dental officer, nurse, or physician assistant in the Selected Reserve.
- The officer possesses a current valid and unrestricted health professional license(s)/certification and such additional credentials and privileges as required to perform duties in the critical specialty for which special pay is authorized.
- The officer is not affiliating to qualify for a military technician or an Active Guard and Reserve position where membership in a Reserve Component is a condition of employment (temporary assignments as a military technician for six months or less are excluded).
- The officer will not reach the mandatory removal date or retirement eligibility date in the Ready Reserve during any service obligation period incurred under this agreement.
- The officer has not previously received SRHCP in Critically Short Wartime Specialty Special Pay. |