Air Force Nurse Rank????

pyxeduhst5282 · Sep 17, 2005, 11:13 AM

Every AF nurse straight out of college(Bachelors) starts out as a 2Lt....If a nurse comes in with yrs of experience as a nurse/higher education...then she will come in with higher rank depending on the experience/educational level....AF officer rank from bottom to top is 2Lt, 1Lt, Capt, Maj, Lt Col, Col, Brig gen, Maj Gen, Lt Gen, and Gen.

Originally Posted by pyxeduhst5282

Hello Everyone.. I'm an AF nurse...came in straight out of nursing school. I'm a 2nd lieutenant (0-1).....every AF nurse starts out there...To be honest..I've never seen physicians come in as Lieutenants....all the dr's I've seen have been Capt and up...not sure if that is just at my base (since this is my first duty station) or not...Hope this helps....anymore questions...let me know!

sunnyjohn · Sep 17, 2005, 02:47 PM

What about the NAVY? If you have a BSN, MPH and 3 years experience? Can you enter higher than an ensign? Lt. maybe?

I'm more than willing to do my part and my time, but it would feel wierd being lumped in with folks ten years younger than me (I'm 32).

I've actually been told that military nurses do okay financially, with a lot less hassle than you deal with in civilian facilities.

pyxeduhst5282 · Sep 17, 2005, 03:05 PM

Very true..and the staffing is GREAT...because there's no sick leave....so nurses aren't calling in all of the time.

Originally Posted by sunnyjohn

What about the NAVY? If you have a BSN, MPH and 3 years experience? Can you enter higher than an ensign? Lt. maybe?

I'm more than willing to do my part and my time, but it would feel wierd being lumped in with folks ten years younger than me (I'm 32).

I've actually been told that military nurses do okay financially, with a lot less hassle than you deal with in civilian facilities.

sunnyjohn · Sep 17, 2005, 03:14 PM

Another question? Can a military nurses moonlight? Say you are stationed in a big city with a lot of hospitals? Can you work a few shifts a month PRN?

nurseabc123 · Sep 17, 2005, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by meaganc13

Can anyone tell me what rank nurses start off as in the Air Force. www.airforce.com mentions "Nurses in the Air Force enter as officers with the same rank as physicians, leading to a more team-oriented environment." That's great, but what is that rank? I am up for an AFROTC Nursing Scholarship and am trying to consider salary - military v. civilian. I am aware that military will be considerably less, but am trying to find out exactly just how much. Thanks.

My good friend is AFROTC on scholarship as well and she just found out she will commission as Captain. Her starting salary will be considerably MORE than civilian - for our area anyway.

sandman1914 · Sep 17, 2005, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by sunnyjohn

What about the NAVY? If you have a BSN, MPH and 3 years experience? Can you enter higher than an ensign? Lt. maybe?

I'm more than willing to do my part and my time, but it would feel wierd being lumped in with folks ten years younger than me (I'm 32).

I've actually been told that military nurses do okay financially, with a lot less hassle than you deal with in civilian facilities.

Constructive credit is given in the Navy. If you don't come in as an O-2(LTJG), you would come in as an O-1(ENS) but get promoted to O-2 in a shorter time span.

And yes, we do fine financially, with annual pay raises

. I cannot compare the hassle in civilian facilities because I have never worked in one as an RN.

grannynurse FNP student · Sep 17, 2005, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by pyxeduhst5282

Hello Everyone.. I'm an AF nurse...came in straight out of nursing school. I'm a 2nd lieutenant (0-1).....every AF nurse starts out there...To be honest..I've never seen physicians come in as Lieutenants....all the dr's I've seen have been Capt and up...not sure if that is just at my base (since this is my first duty station) or not...Hope this helps....anymore questions...let me know!

I was in the Air National Guard and came in as a 2nd lieutenant and that was with several years experience and an MS in Hospital Administration. I resigned my commission as a captain. And every doctor I ever knew came in as a captain.

Grannynurse

sandman1914 · Sep 17, 2005, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by sunnyjohn

Another question? Can a military nurses moonlight? Say you are stationed in a big city with a lot of hospitals? Can you work a few shifts a month PRN?

Military nurses are allowed to moonlight at local medical facilities. Just ensure your second job does not interfere or prevent you from performing your military duties.

pyxeduhst5282 · Sep 18, 2005, 12:07 AM

Yep...but you have to get it approved first....A bunch of nurses I know are moonlighting these days....

Originally Posted by sunnyjohn

Another question? Can a military nurses moonlight? Say you are stationed in a big city with a lot of hospitals? Can you work a few shifts a month PRN?

sunnyjohn · Sep 18, 2005, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by sandman1914

Military nurses are allowed to moonlight at local medical facilities. Just ensure your second job does not interfere or prevent you from performing your military duties.

Thanks, guys.

I am really thinking hard about the service.

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