Army Reserve Nursing

it's interesting to learn of the different educational levels [and max ages] acceptable to the various branches. now, to research the pros and cons of the ANC vs the NG.

Army has one boss, National guard has two (gov and prez). NG has more funding (sometimes-or severely less) but Army units will all get the same funding. National guard commissioned aren't always honored in regular (our ARNG Col was only a Maj when on Fed property so his rank would be displayed differently depending on where we went).

One note I've noticed; the nurse corps reserves can be very very very political. I've seen bad things happen where I believed it was only because they weren't in the "in" group. Some screwed up things will happen only for polticial reasons. You'll see.

My full time duty, we didn't have enough time to plot and scheme so that was tons easier and everything worked great. Too much down time and things would get dysfunctional, people would be fighting, going to jail (yes) and all kinds of mess when we were idle.

Parfum:

Check out my previous thread : http://allnurses.com/government-mili...al-416561.html .

I received some great feedback - hope you find it useful.

Hello Athena,
You seem to be a wealth of information re: army reserve nurse corp. So i was just wondering if you could tell me: have you ever heard of an RN not being chosen by the board for not having a civilian RN job??? My Reserve nursing application is like 99% complete but it seems every week my recruiter has a new problem. I am getting very frustrated because I am sooo excited about the USANC and my recruiter just doesn't seem to know what he is doing! Is it possible to go with a different recruiter?

aanwyn, you and i are in the same boat my recruiter doesn't seem to know what he is doing either. I was wondering if it is possible to get another recruiter.

I looked online to see what recruiters are designated for specific areas. My area only has the one healthcare recruiting station but you can check to see what is available in yours: http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/find_a_recruiter.jsp. Usually there is more than one recruiter in the office/station so you can check it out I suppose. Good luck!

Hello aanwyn:
One is given TIG=Time in Grade for the amount of time one has worked as a professional RN. This TIG will reflect if one comes in as a 2LT, 1LT, or CPT
As you know one must have their ADN to become a Commissioned Officer in the ARNC, and a BSN in regular Army (AD)
How long have you been out of school? (Just curious) As long as you have graduated from an accrediated college you would most likely come in as a 2LT.
What about your health care recruiter has you frustrated? Most of the Branches of the Armed Forces have met their quota or continue to fill their monthly slots, so the urgency is gone. Also your Recruiter might be handling many applications. I would keep on her/him. Give a weekly or bi monthly call. I did because I didn't hear anything for like 4 months....The whole process took me, let me think....I want to say 9,10 months from the time I received my age waiver (to apply to the ARNC) to the day I raised my right hand. My only regret is that I didn't go AD sooner!
Don't give up your goal. Hey, keep us posted, okay?
athena Camp Victory, Iraq