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I have posted before about looking into the Army Reserves and am almost finished with my application. Today my recruiter told me that he would process me as a Med/Surg nurse. I explained to him that I have never set foot on a Med/Surg unit as an RN and have only worked in the ER my whole career. He stated he would find me a Critical Care Nurse position in the reserves but I would not be eligible for any loan repayment options. Has anyone heard of this before? I thought ER and other specialties were in demand and would be eligible for extra incentives to include loan repayment. If I was to go in as a Med/Surg nurse would I be able to transfer in to an ER role in the future? Would doing this negate my initial contract and cause me to incur a penalty of sorts? Thanks for any info.
Lunah, MSN, RN
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Last I heard from Branch during a visit, they were leaning toward keeping the M5 and 8A identifiers, so the AOCs would be 66TM5 and 66T8A, not just 66T (combined). However, that was in March, and they were still debating it. Had not heard of 66I. Interesting developments. :)