Re: Army Reserves
My packet for the Reserves was at board this week. I too will be starting my BSN program this Fall through McKendree University in Lebanon, IL. It is accredited by the NLN. However, I finished my ADN this past Spring in May, took my boards June 18th, and passed. I have been working as an RN now for about a month. My ADN school (Rend Lake College) was a great school, with excellent staff. But, it was not accredited by the NLN. The board now says i'm not able to do the Reserves because of this. My recruiter, who is great, is working this but it is just frustrating, as it is one thing after the other. I don't see why this should matter one bit as my BSN school is accredited and I will not be activated until I hold my BSN degree, which will be August of 2010. Anyone ran into this issue before? Thanks!
). I did also just receive my bonus exactly as promised. My recruiter never told me I will not be deployed - on the contrary, he made sure I was aware of the possibility. Personally, I think of that in terms of when and not if. It took me a long time to finally decide to actually do this. Think of the worst thing that could possibly happen and if you think you can deal with that then go ahead and sign up. I've talked to quite a few RN's and CRNA's who are or were in the Army Reserves and the ones whose opinion matters to me have positive things to say about it. Take your time with this decision! 
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