Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

Hi there, I'm a student in college trying to get my BSN to nurse in the Navy. I chose to nurse in the Navy after September 11th (and part of it happened near my home) and seeing the deaths of so many men and women in the armed forces. I dated three guys from the Army and after dating them I knew military nursing was for me. Now that I've said my piece I'd just like to say hi to everyone else and good luck!

I was a Navy nurse for ten years, just recently got out. Overall, it was a great experience. I worked in alot of different areas (some areas by choice, some not), so feel well-rounded as a nurse. My favorite place was critical care, as only those requesting it (wanting it) went there. So, there was good teamwork, and a real interest in wanting to learn. I really loved training corpsmen, and have jokingly said when they are referred to as "doc" out in the field, it should actually be "nurse" as most learn their skills from military nurses. Being a single parent is what led me to have to leave, it was just getting too difficult being sent to remote locations, overseas, etc, and finding dependable childcare for any exercise, WAR, etc., that might have me gone from days to months. Plus, I felt I was just missing out on too much family time. I really miss the camaraderie of the military. It's been an adjustment becoming a civilian nurse.

LOL, you've dated three Soldiers, and decided you'd rather be a nurse in the Navy than the Army. :roll

I did think about Army nursing, but my dad told me I'd be up at the fronts getting shot at so I said no way to the Army. I got more interested in the Navy after watching Pearl Harbor, and I'm also related to a Patriot from the Revolutionary War, which is another reason I decided to join. In fact I have more reasons... interestingly enough, my second boyfriend was going into the Marines before he decided to go into the Army. And my granfather served in the small battle that occurred after the Battle of the Bulge and he was one of the few survivers of that battle, so I feel the military really runs in my family. My last boyfriend is in the Army in Iraq, too. My first boyfriend claimed he'd be out a couple months after we broke up but I still saw him around... but Navy wins hands down! lol thank you for your service in the Army!