2nd degree to military nurses

Actually, third degree nurse here. I have a BBA in Finance and Insurance, and a MBA in Business Adminstration. Looking back over the past two years, I am very glad that I made this decision to become a nurse. Recent graduate of Thomas Jefferson University BSN 09. Will be attending OBLC in October. Prior AF experience as well. I think that joining the military during this period of the GREAT RECESSION, was the best decision for me. There are so many benefits that I see that will set you up for success. I mean, when I look at my cohort of nurses that I graduated with, how many of them could say that they practiced nursing in Germany their first year out? I am proud to be an officer and understand the challenges that come with that office. I believe that joining the military would be an added benefit to anyone's life, if you let it. FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS!

Hi,

I had strongly considered the Army Nurse Corps and actually processed through the medical / physical portion of the application process (and qualified). My boyfriend, who is in the Army and served in Iraq for a year, asked me to look into the Air Force. He felt it would offer a better lifestyle. After speaking with an AF recruiter, I learned that the nurse transition program for new grads is 10-11 weeks, rather than 1 year, as it is in the Army. This was appealing to me because it would allow me to concentrate and orient in the med surg field - rather than perform a year rotating through each clinical area (if that makes any sense). I just graduated from a 16 month accelerated BSN program and dread having to do another year of clinical rotations lol. Also, it seems that AF active duty nurses spend more consecutive years at their permanent duty locations than those who are in the Army. This may be untrue however, it was what I learned from my recruiter ;o) so I guess it's hard to say for sure. Because I have a horse - this would mean I would have to relocate her less often.

The AF offers less money with their incentives and and so forth but after doing a lot of contemplating, thinking and asking questions, I decided that it's the best branch for me to apply for at this time. I've got my fingers crossed.