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ALARACT 058/2025
DTG: R 221820Z MAY 25
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 058/2025 – OVERPAYMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
OFFICERS
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF
HQDA, DCS, G–1.
1. (U) REFERENCES:
1.A. (U) SECTION 2114, TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, STUDENTS:
SELECTION; STATUS; OBLIGATION (AVAILABLE AT
HTTPS://USCODE.HOUSE.GOV/)
1.B. (U) SECTION 2126, TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, MEMBERS OF THE
PROGRAM: SERVICE CREDIT (AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://USCODE.HOUSE.GOV/)
1.C. (U) DODI 6000.13, ACCESSION AND RETENTION POLICIES, PROGRAMS,
AND INCENTIVES FOR MILITARY HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS (HPOS),
(AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.ESD.WHS.MIL/)
1.D. (U) DOD 7000.14-R, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
REGULATION (DOD FMR), VOLUME 7A, MILITARY PAY POLICY - ACTIVE DUTY
AND RESERVE PAY
1.E. (U) AR 15–185, ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
1.F. (U) AR 637–1, ARMY COMPENSATION AND ENTITLEMENTS POLICY
1.G. (U) AR 600–4, REMISSION OR CANCELLATION OF INDEBTEDNESS
1.H. (U) AR 601–141, U.S. ARMY HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP,
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND ACTIVE DUTY HEALTH PROFESSIONS LOAN
REPAYMENT PROGRAMS
1.I. (U) DA PAM 600–34, PROCEDURES: REMISSION OR CANCELLATION OF
INDEBTEDNESS
2. (U) PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE
FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF HPOS WHO MAY HAVE RECEIVED LONGEVITY
CREDIT FOR TIME AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE U.S. ARMY HEALTH PROFESSIONS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (HPSP) OR AS A MEDICAL STUDENT AT THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS) AND
TO OUTLINE REMISSION REQUEST PROCEDURES FOR OVERPAYMENTS.
3. (U) TIME SPENT IN HPSP OR AS A MEDICAL STUDENT AT USUHS IS
STATUTORILY EXCLUDED FROM CREDIT FOR PAY OR RETIREMENT
ELIGIBILITY. SERVICEMEMBERS WHO RECEIVED LONGEVITY CREDIT FOR PAY
PURPOSES FOR TIME SPENT IN ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS MAY BE
CONSIDERED FOR DEBT REMISSION ONCE THE PAY ERROR IS IDENTIFIED,
CORRECTED, AND A LETTER OF INDEBTEDNESS IS ISSUED BY THE ARMY
MILITARY PAY OFFICE (AMPO).
4. (U) ELIGIBILITY:
4.A. (U) THE SERVICEMEMBER MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN HPSP OR
ENROLLED AT USUHS AS A STUDENT PHYSICIAN ON OR AFTER 1 SEPTEMBER
1984.
4.B. (U) THE SERVICEMEMBER MUST HAVE A PAY ENTRY BASIC DATE (PEBD)
THAT REFLECTS CREDIT FOR SOME OR ALL OF THE TIME SPENT IN HPSP OR
AT USUHS.
4.B.1. (U) ONLY TIME INAPPROPRIATELY CREDITED FOR PROGRAM
PARTICIPATION CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
(AMEDD) GROUP REMISSION CONSIDERATION. PAY ERRORS MUST BE
ADJUDICATED USING NORMAL PROCESSES AS SPECIFIED IN REFERENCES
1.G. AND 1.I.
4.B.2. (U) EXCESS PAYMENTS MADE AFTER 31 MAY 2025 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
FOR GROUP REMISSION CONSIDERATION.
4.C. (U) THE SERVICEMEMBER MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE ACTIVE
COMPONENT, RESERVE (INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE)
COMPONENT, RETIRED RESERVE, OR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
4.D. (U) SERVICEMEMBERS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED WITH PEBD ERRORS DUE
TO HPSP/USUHS PARTICIPATION WHO ARE CURRENTLY REPAYING OR HAVE
PREVIOUSLY REPAID DEBT CAN APPLY FOR RECONSIDERATION AS SPECIFIED
IN REFERENCE 1.D.
5. (U) COMMANDERS OF HPOS WILL ENSURE THEIR PERSONNEL WHO
PARTICIPATED IN HPSP OR PHYSICIANS WHO GRADUATED FROM USUHS
REVIEW THEIR PEBD AND BASIC ACTIVE SERVICE DATE (BASD).
5.A. (U) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE 1.E. PARAGRAPH 1–4J THE DA
FORM 1506 (STATEMENT OF SERVICE), A PAY AFFECTING DOCUMENT, MUST
BE COMPLETED PROMPTLY, BUT NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS FROM THIS
ALARACT ISSUANCE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS WHO NEED TO CORRECT A PEBD
OR BASD ERROR AND FOR SERVICEMEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A DA
FORM1506 IN THEIR ARMY MILITARY HUMAN RESOURCE RECORD (AMHRR).
5.B. (U) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE 1.F, PARAGRAPH 1–4J, THE DA
FORM 1506 WILL BE COMPLETED BY AND REVIEWED AND AUTHENTICATED BY
CAREER COUNSELORS AT THE SERVICEMEMBER’S INSTALLATION. ALL DATES
MUST BE SUPPORTED BY DOCUMENTS AUTHORIZED TO BE PLACED IN THE
AMHRR.
5.B.1. (U) PROGRAM START DATES:
5.B.1.1. (U) USUHS START DATE FOR DA FORM 1506 PURPOSES IS THE DATE
OF ENTRY ON ACTIVE DUTY OR TRANSFER TO USUHS CONTROL FOR THOSE
ENTERING USUHS DIRECTLY FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITHOUT A BREAK IN
SERVICE.
5.B.1.2. (U) HPSP START DATE IS THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING FOR THE
HPSP PROGRAM (DA-71 DATE) OR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE HPSP
CONTRACT (UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING COMMAND FORM 601–37.28),
WHICHEVER IS MORE FAVORABLE TO THE SERVICEMEMBER.
5.B.2. (U) PROGRAM END DATE:
5.B.2.1. (U) USUHS END DATE IS 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF GRADUATION
FROM USUHS.
5.B.2.2. (U) HPSP END DATE IS 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE RELEVANT
GRADUATE DEGREE IS CONFERRED OR THE DATE OF ENTRY ON ACTIVE
DUTY, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
5.B.2.3. (U) FOR HPSP GRADUATES, TIME SERVED FOLLOWING GRADUATION
BEFORE ENTRY ON ACTIVE DUTY IS CREDITABLE FOR PAY (PEBD) PURPOSES,
BUT IT IS NOT CREDITABLE FOR RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY (BASD) PURPOSES.
5.B.3. (U) DURING PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT RECEIVE
CREDIT FOR PAY OR RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES. THIS INCLUDES
PERIODS SPENT ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING. SERVICEMEMBERS MAY
NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE UNIT, INCLUDING DRILLS
FOR RETIREMENT POINT PURPOSES.
5.C. (U) THE SERVICEMEMBER MUST PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
TO VERIFY ANY PRIOR SERVICE THAT MIGHT AFFECT PEBD OR BASD
CALCULATIONS.
5.D. (U) COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE––
5.D.1. (U) THEIR SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE UPDATES THE PAY
INFORMATION IN THE INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY.
5.D.2. (U) THEIR SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE WILL COORDINATE WITH THE
LOCAL AMPO TO UPDATE THE PAY SYSTEM.
5.D.3. (U) THE SERVING CAREER COUNSELOR UPLOADS THE CORRECTED DA
FORM 1506 TO THE SERVICEMEMBER’S AMHRR.
6. (U) AMEDD GROUP REMISSION CONSIDERATIONS:
6.A. (U) ERRORS IN PEBD THAT WERE NOT CAUSED BY AN ACTION TAKEN BY
THE SERVICEMEMBER IS A MITIGATING FACTOR.
6.B. (U) OVERPAYMENTS DUE TO PEBD ERRORS IN EXCESS OF THE DURATION
OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION WILL BE PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REFERENCES 1.H. AND 1.I.
6.C. (U) SERVICEMEMBERS MAY APPLY FOR AMEDD GROUP REMISSION
CONSIDERATION FOR HPSP/USUHS RELATED PEBD ERRORS ONCE A LETTER
OF INDEBTEDNESS IS RECEIVED FROM AMPO IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REFERENCES 1.G. AND 1.H.
6.D. (U) INDEBTEDNESS WILL BE HELD IN SUSPENSE UNTIL FINAL
ADJUDICATION FOR SERVICEMEMBERS REQUESTING REMISSION.
7. (U) INSTRUCTIONS TO DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE
(DFAS):
7.A. (U) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE 1.D, DFAS MUST ENSURE ALL
TRANSACTIONS TO ADJUST PEBD AS A RESULT OF ERRONEOUSLY CREDITED
HPSP OR USUHS SERVICE ARE PROCESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND
ENSURE ACCURACY IN CALCULATIONS ON DA FORM 1506.
7.B. (U) ALL TRANSACTIONS WILL BE PROCESSED IN THE DEFENSE JOINT
MILITARY PAY SYSTEM BY DFAS.
8. (U) FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT USARMY.PENTAGON.HQDA-DCS-G-
1.MBX.DAPE-PRC-SPECIAL-PAY@ARMY.MIL.
9. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 20 MAY 2026.