Army Nursing

just_cause, BSN, RN · Sep 19, 2008

What does "Oconus missions" stand for.

CONUS - continental US / OCONUS - outside continental US (ie korea, germany....)

Mary C, MSN, RN, APRN, CNM · Sep 19, 2008

What a wealth of information, I am so happy with everything you have all shared with me. :nurse:I want to thank you so much for your service and know how lucky we are to have such dedicated nurses in our service.

My fiance :redbeatheis a patient admin officer for the reserves and i was just wondering how that would work since it's the health reserves unit around us. would we be a part of the same unit and thus deployed together?

ArmyNursing4Me · Dec 1, 2008

me and my husband are both active duty. my husband was in and then i joined and we were dual military for 6 years and then i got out. came back in over a year ago and dont regret it at all. so now we are back to being dual military. we have 4 kids. it works for us, but we both love the army and our jobs. we work hard at keeping our marriage strong along with our kids in a stable home. im not so sure it would work if we both didnt want it. in fact i would say that my husband prefers me being in the army rather than being a stay at home mom. I think I felt like something was missing when i was a stay at home mom and my hubby could tell that i was happier when i could be a soldier too. i love being a mom, and even loved being a stay at home mom and would not change what i did. my career got put on hold for about 10 years while i was out, but i missed it.
so, most people do not understand. they do not understand the pull to be in the service or why a woman, especially a mother would want to join the military at a time of war when you could be deployed, killed or wounded. my husband just happens to understand my desire and has the same desire. so it works for us but it does not work for a lot of people.

I know what it's like to feel that "missing piece"....I am prior service Navy...I got out in '91 to take of my children as well...I don't regret a moment of that decision...but as my children have begun to sprout their wings and take flight...I am now in a better position to give in that fulfillment...coodles to all those men and women out there...God bless you.. :yeah: :bowingpur :nurse: ....you're the best...

futrarmyCRNA · Dec 2, 2008

Army Nursing is something I've always considered until I became engaged to a future Army Reserves Officer. He graduates and commissions in May of this year. He said we would never get to see each other, and if we're deployed it would be separately and blah blah blah.
I am a new RN and have been doing bedside nursing for the past three months... I like it but there's something missing for me.
Are any of you lovely military nurses married/dating/engaged to any Army men? (Or nursing men engaged to any Army women?)
Also, would you reccommend it? :heartbeat
:yeah:Thanks for all you do.

I have been in the army and married since 1987, currently as an RN in the reserves getting ready for active duty next year. My wife is an RN but not in the military. One of my closest friends has been in several years and his wife just joined as a nurse, both of them active duty. There can be separate assignments and possible separate deployments to Iraq/Afgha. If both are nurses, your chances of going to same assignment is very good. The Army tries to keep you together if at all possible when active. Now in the reserves is a different story. If you are in the same unit you can deploy together, if in different units, you will probably be apart.