HELP ENSURE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Are you looking for something greater from of your career? Join the U.S. Army Reserve’s advanced, collaborative health care team. As a Clinical Psychologist in the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Service Corps, you’ll have the opportunity to work with Soldiers and their Families in a wide variety of settings.

There has never been a better time for you to expand your career and provide much-needed service to our country. Your familiarity with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other stress-related conditions will make you a valuable asset to the Army medical team.

REQUIREMENTS

Key requirements include:

Doctorate (Ph.D or Psy.D) in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology from an accredited program approved by the Surgeon General (no online degrees accepted).
Completion of a one-year, APA-approved pre-doctoral internship.
Up-to-date license and accreditation from the APA.
Must be under 43 years old (exceptions can be made through age 52).
Must be a U.S. Citizen or hold a current green card.

BENEFITS

Key benefits include:

Health Professionals Special Pay, up to $75,000
For every year you receive Special Pay, one year of service is required.
Health Professionals Loan Repayment, up to $250,000:
Payments are made on your behalf to the U.S. school or financial institution that provided your loan, in yearly increments of $40,000. Your loans cannot be in default and must be more than one year old. One year of service is required for every year of loan repayment received.
Paid Training and Continuing Education.
Retirement Benefits.
Educational Benefits: The new Post-9/11 G.I. Bill provides valuable educational benefits to Army Reserve members with at least 90 days of active service since Sept. 10, 2001. These benefits may be transferable to dependents. Click here to learn more about the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill.
Comprehensive health insurance under TRICARE.

OFFICERSHIP AND SERVICE

As a Clinical Psychologist, you bring valuable knowledge and experience to the Army Medical Service Corps, so your experience brings tremendous prestige, respect and long-term rewards.

If you are entering the service out of school, you will be commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant.

You may also earn Constructive Credit, which includes the equivalent of 4 years of Army credit for your PhD and a half year of Army credit for each year of work experience.

If you have seven or more years of practical work experience in your field, you will come in as a Captain.

As part of the Medical Service Corps, you will usually serve with a unit throughout the duration of its deployment. You may serve in TPU (Troop Program Unit), IMA (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), IRR (Individual Ready Reserve) or in a Combat Stress Control Unit.