First hand information on the Army Reserve STRAP program

thanks for the info! Does anyone know if u can also get some student loans paid off in addition to the STRAP?

When you complete your RN-BSN program, the government will then repay your outstanding loans off. $20,000 for 1 year of service, another $20,000 for 2 years of service, and an additional $10,000 if you sign to serve for 3 years.

When I spoke with the lady in charge of incentives at HRC she told me that I will get 1 payment after I have been in for a year of $20,000. My program is only 18 months long and ends 12/2010. They pay the stipend on your anniversary date. Then I will not get another payment until I finish my STRAP obligation of 3 years, since I received the stipend for 18 months. My obligation begins immediately after I graduate. She told me that I cannot get the loan repayment during those 3 years that I am paying back my obligation for STRAP. During that time she said I would have to make my own payment on my loans. After that, they would continue to make the final 2 payments.

I am in STRAP now, but does anyone know if I have to stay a full time student. Can I go half time?