Army Nurse Corps FY2013

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Hey everybody, I'm starting a thread here for those applying to the Army Nurse Corps in FY2013. I figure this might be a good place to get to know other future nurse corps officers and a place for the veterans of the ANC to pass on some advice.

Share your story and hopefully we will meet down in San Antonio this Winter/spring of 2013

Ill start with my story,

I am a 28 y/o critical care nurse with 2 years experience in a level 2 trauma center in Virignia. I passed MEPS at Ft. Eustis and have submitted security packet, letters of reference and letter of intent.

I am applying to the October review board for Active Duty Army Nurse Corps for the 66H8A(critical care) and 66T(trauma) programs( I am not sure if they are still running this one, but you don't get what you don't ask for).

I am happily married with a baby on the way, my wife is 100% behind a move the Army and I feel blessed to have her love and support.

The road to the Army has been a long one with a degree in Biology, stint as a drug rep and return for an accelerated BSN.

I love being a nurse and love working in critical care. I hope to serve my country in uniform treating service members & their families at home and in forward deployed units.

I want to be an critical care nurse and officer in the U.S. Army and I hope that I will get to meet all of you in uniform at BOLC, at MEDDAC, CSH or FST in CONUS or OCONUS.

Here's to all us achieving our dreams of becoming Army Nurses!

HOOOOOOAH!

Nursespouse, my recruiter told me the RNISP is the same as the course guarantee. I'm sending him an email tomorrow and will double check about the ISP/course guarantee. I'll let you know what I hear. FYI...i know y'all are moving from FL to OK. I feel your pain as I am moving from Colorado (hiking, snowboarding, fishing, rafting, hunting, snowmobiling) to Georgia. No Rocky Mountains in GA :( Looking forward to different adventures in a new part of the country!

Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

Nor the RN ISP is not the same as a course guarantee. The ISP is a bonus for having your certification in your speciality area and signing a commentment for 1-4 years. The bonus runs from 5K/year for a 1 year commentment to 20K/yr for a 4 year commentment. There are rules about the RN ISP when you are in your 1st ADSO (active duty service obligation) and can not recall off the top of my head. The course guarantee is just that, it is a guarantee that you will go to one of the courses which give you a speciality. Once you complete your course you will have a ADSO of 1 year. This can be served concurent with other ADSO 's. I think the 80K LuaRiN is talking about is the total bonus. The bonus is paid out yearly not one lump payment. For most certification exam's you have to work in the area for 2 years and so many hours. Your time for the 2 year period starts on the 1st day of the course.

From what I understand there are changes coming on the ISP, just dont when or what yet. They AMEDD was talking about it last year, but still no changes last I heard.

Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

Just went and looked up the RN ISP from the HRC website here are some details.

Speciality areas eligible for the ISP

-Perioperative (66E)

-Critical Care (66H8A)

-Emergency (66HM5)

-OB/GYN (66G)

-Med/Surg (66H)

-Psych (66C)

-Community/ public health (66B)

-Midwife (66G8D)

-Nurse Practitioner (66P)

Also a obligated specialty RN who is still under their initial ADSO can sign a 1 year ISP for 5 K. This is RN's who have training or accession incentives obligation ie ROTC, ANCP, etc. If they have less then 1 year on your initial ADSO as stated before or are an unobligated or direct commission (without training/accession incentives) RN you can sign a 1 thru 4 year contract. If I remember right student loan repayment falls under accession incentive since I could not sign my contract for 4 years until after I completed 2 years since my student loan repayment had a 3 year ADSO.

Hopes this helps some.

Just went and looked up the RN ISP from the HRC website here are some details.

Speciality areas eligible for the ISP

-Perioperative (66E)

-Critical Care (66H8A)

-Emergency (66HM5)

-OB/GYN (66G)

-Med/Surg (66H)

-Psych (66C)

-Community/ public health (66B)

-Midwife (66G8D)

-Nurse Practitioner (66P)

Also a obligated specialty RN who is still under their initial ADSO can sign a 1 year ISP for 5 K. This is RN's who have training or accession incentives obligation ie ROTC, ANCP, etc. If they have less then 1 year on your initial ADSO as stated before or are an unobligated or direct commission (without training/accession incentives) RN you can sign a 1 thru 4 year contract. If I remember right student loan repayment falls under accession incentive since I could not sign my contract for 4 years until after I completed 2 years since my student loan repayment had a 3 year ADSO.

Hopes this helps some.

Thank you Jeck, so how I understand it, though it is not in her contract, she can still take advantage of it later as long as she has 1 more year on her original ADSO? Thanks for all that info.

Specializes in Burns/Trauma.

Has everybody else received their written orders, packing lists, and BOLC info? I haven't yet. I did get a verbal call with my BOLC date and a welcome letter with my future duty post, but nothing else yet. The welcome letter asked me to confirm my email which I did, but I still haven't gotten anything else. I am getting antsey to start buying stuff on the packing list and I need my orders for housing. Do these come via email. Should I call someone? My recruiter or the person who sent me the welcome letter. As usual I feel like a blind woman walking through this as I know not sheer to go so please lead me brothers and sisters! Getting so excited! Only a few days left at my job and just weeks leave before I leave my babies!

Specializes in SICU.
AMEDD BOLC
Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

From what others have posted who went to BOLC in the last couple of years you should get your orders 2-3 weeks out.

So time is flying by and it seems like I have nothing done. Anyone know the exact date BOLC starts if you dont have to attend pre BOLC? Is it MARCH 16?

How are you guys getting your CAC cards, packing list, etc??

Last question is does anyone on here know how the "E" pay works? I was told by my recruiter that when I get to Ft. Sam I have to go to finance and they will set that portion up so I get my "E" pay. I know it's not much but every little bit helps.

Thanks in advance guys.

Specializes in Burns/Trauma.

LauRin Isee we can pick our roommates if we are both present together at check in! I think it would be cool if we could room together! Perhaps we could look at our travel plans once it gets closer and arrange it! Let the countdown begin!

Specializes in Burns/Trauma.

Thanks Chudder! Sorry if I seem helpless!

Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
So time is flying by and it seems like I have nothing done. Anyone know the exact date BOLC starts if you dont have to attend pre BOLC? Is it MARCH 16?

How are you guys getting your CAC cards, packing list, etc??

Last question is does anyone on here know how the "E" pay works? I was told by my recruiter that when I get to Ft. Sam I have to go to finance and they will set that portion up so I get my "E" pay. I know it's not much but every little bit helps.

brandon, did you see the link chudder posted? U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School Portal -- pretty much all the info you need there. :)

As far as your "E" pay, the finance folks will work with you during your finance briefing to ensure that you get the appropriate pay. If there are forms you need to have that establish prior service, etc., they will tell you what they are. My roommate had some "E" pay issues, and they got them worked out for her.

I did not have a CAC until Ft. Sam. Until that point, I just carried my orders and my drivers license, that got me into where I needed to go. Our cadre folks just rounded us up early one morning and took us over to the ID card place and got them done. There were a lot of us that didn't have a CAC yet.

Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Thanks Chudder! Sorry if I seem helpless!

How are you supposed to know stuff if you don't ask?? That BOLC website is a lot better than it was a couple of years ago, LOL.

I am excited for you all. :)

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