AFR Flight Nurse

Thank you Suds1228 for all the info - im kind of pressing myself onto this thread as well. Talked to me new recruiter today and said he is going to try to get my packet up to his boss by the end of next week to get this next part handled so Im excited and nervous all at the same time.

Do you know anything or have any opinions on Maxwell or Dobbins ARB's?
Any advice or words of wisdom would be much appreciated at this point. I am open to hearing the good, bad, and sometimes ugly in order to be prepared. Although I have done a lot of research up to this point and know what I am getting into I just feel BLIND AS A BAT when it comes to the actual process and 'military way' as I have no prior service.

Thanks again for your previous threads!

Britt

You're welcome. I wish I could give you concrete good/bad between Dobbins /Maxwell. I have been to Maxwell for OTS (you will go as well) but I have never been to Dobbins. I have found though it is usually best to hitch up to reserve units co-located on an AD base like Maxwell because important flights like the MPE, Flt Med as well as the normal base perks are open M-F 9-5. On a reserve base your access and availablity could be minimized because many of those elements are only open on the UTA weekend and are wicked busy. This is good in the event that you have paperwork to do you can accomplish it during the week rather than on your UTA weekend. Now Dobbins may run full on w/ all the services of an AD base. I don't know. But I would ask. This also depends on your commute to the base. For me, the commute would be issue #1. Good luck.

is the 5 weeks in spokane all in the woods sleeping in tents the whole time?

Survival school for flight nurses is currently only 19 days in WA and there are no plans to change this.
No, more than half of the time you are staying in shared rooms on base.

i went to the base commander yesterday and she gave me a sheet of paper outlining the training days. Water and combat survival stated 38 days. she said that this had recently changed. is that not correct? or is there 19 days of other stuff you are training for? please help this is one of my biggest concerns as i have heard the worst horror stories.
Thanks soooo much!

what do you know about the 315th charleston?

Sorry I;ve been off for a bit.
Re Sere, unless this changed in, literally, the last week or so, the 19 days is still accurate. It could have changed I suppose. Things always do!
Sorry, I know nothing about the 315th.
Good luck!

Just FYI anyone else reading this: Maxwell is in Montgomery AL, and it''s HOT there most of the year. Just so you know summer starts in April and goes till Oct. The cooler weather makes for an easier officer's training time. San Antoino in the summer is the pits, but I made it thru flight school iin July and Aug., so it Can be done. LOL