When I decided to take this path, my first questions were 1) how long would it take to be QUALIFIED TO APPLY and 2) When could I start Dental School. Here is a moderately detailed timeline regarding key decisions, change in careers, prerequisite classes, networking, applications, interviews, acceptance and starting school.

2008-2015 

MAY 2008: Graduate USMA - Infantry Officer

APRIL 2009: Graduate Ranger School Class 09-04

JUNE 2010: Deploy Operation Iraqi Freedom - 25th ID- SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI

JUNE 2011: Re-deploy from Iraq

JANUARY-JULY 2012: Maneuver Captains Career Course

JULY 2012-MARCH 2014: Live Fire Team Senior JRTC- FT. POLK LA

MARCH 2015: Company Command 101st Airborne Division FT. CAMPBELL, KY

2016

JANUARY 2016: Decided To Depart Active Duty Army Following Command

FEBRUARY 2016: Submit UQR paperwork/Initiated networking with Dental Schools and mentors

MARCH 2016: Relinquish Company Command FT. CAMPBELL, KY

SEPTEMBER 2016: Exit Active duty, Transition into Reserves, Start Dental Prerequisite course

2017

JANUARY 2017: Date DAT (Dental Admissions Test) Prep Class

JUNE 2017: Take DAT

JULY 2017: 12 Dental School Applications complete/ Accept job Google/Alphabet inc.

SEPTEMBER 2017: Rejection Letters/ Interview Request

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017: Conducted Interviews- 3 Interviews offered, Attended 2

DECEMBER 2017: Acceptance Letters: 2 Dental Schools/Deposits Paid

2018

JUNE 2018: Depart Google/Start University of XXX School of Dentistry