Commissioned Officer Student Training & Externship Program (SRCOSTEP) for Students
Are you a student graduating in 2020? Would you like to be paid a salary and receive full benefits while in your last year of school without having to work?
Begin your career as a Commissioned Officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)You are GUARANTEED a career in your field after graduation…
Pursue the Senior Commissioned Officer Student Training & Externship Program (SRCOSTEP) through the US Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps with Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sponsorship.
Benefits include:
Ø Become a Commissioned Corps Officer
Ø Full salary, is based on current year US Military Pay Chart averaging between $3400 - $8000 /mo. to start - includes non-taxable Basic Allowances for Housing (BAH) depending on school zip code.
Ø No Cost Health Care - Tricare
Ø 30 days paid leave per year
Ø Malpractice coverage
Ø Mobility – maintain a valid license in one state or territory, and work at any of our facilities
Ø Continuing Education allowances
Opportunities for those pursuing degrees as:
Ø Registered Nurses (BSN)
Ø Nurse Practitioners
Ø Physician Assistants
Ø Pharmacists
Ø Medical Lab Techs
Ø Therapists
For more information on the USPHS, Commissioned Officer’s, Qualifications, and how to apply, please visit www.usphs.gov. For more information on the BOP, please visit www.bop.gov.
Contact:
Commander Sonjia Howard
SRCOSTEP Coordinator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Application window: 1 September 2018 – 15 November 2018. Apply at https://www.usphs.gov/apply/srcostep.aspx
This highly competitive program is available to full-time students about to begin their final year of academic study or professional training. Those selected for the program will become Commissioned officers in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) and receive full pay and benefits of an active duty officer for up to 12 months just for finishing their education and training. In return for financial assistance, SRCOSTEP participants agree to work for the USPHS sponsoring agency as a Commissioned Corps officer immediately after graduation. The service obligation is equal to twice the time sponsored. For example, for nine months of financial support a SRCOSTEP participant commits to 18 months of employment with the division or organization that provided the support as a Commissioned Corps officer. To continue in a career as a USPHS Commissioned officer, SRCOSTEP participants must concurrently complete a 24-month obligation upon graduation.