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

sandstormsdust · Dec 13, 2004, 09:47 PM

Better late then Never atall

I'm starting my RPN course soon and plan of joining the reserves to get me through college... after then I plan on being a military nurse...

LT Dave · Dec 17, 2004, 06:26 AM

Corpsman for the USCG 4 yrs active, 2 reserves.
Current Critical Care VA Nurse 11 yrs.
Current USNR Officer Nurse Core O3

I love the VA and the Navy, and am very lucky to be part of both.

matts_pats2 · Dec 19, 2004, 12:10 PM

Go Army

Hello all, nice to see such varied responses. I think joining the army is one of the best things an aggressive, new RN grad can do, and the pay is pretty good.
Thanks for the forum.
matt

RNPATL · Dec 19, 2004, 12:38 PM

Great Support

It has been a little while since I have checked on this thread, but it is nice to see so many military and VA nurses participating. Let's keep the role call going and get a few more people who we have not heard from on board here.

nrsnan_1 · Dec 19, 2004, 04:24 PM

Army Nurse

I am a 46 year old OB nurse who joined the Army 2.5 years ago after 9/11. It has been an interesting experience to say the least. It isn't a career for me but I am extending an extra year. I was deployed at the beginning of the war and worked asa med/surg nurse for the first time EVER. I had not taken care of men since nursing school so that was enlightening. Even though there are days that I don't think I can take it anymore, I wouldn't trade this experience for nothing.

nrsnan_1 · Dec 19, 2004, 04:30 PM

115th

Originally Posted by EFMBholder

91W3HM6, SSG in Iraq right now in the 115th Field Hosp. Doing good things I am an LPN who can teach it. In case you did not know what all the numbers and letters meant.

Hey, CPT Ison here, PROFIS to the 115th and deployed in the first round to Kuwait. Hope you all are being good over there. Did you go with us? I'm trying to place who you might be.

smilin_gp · Dec 20, 2004, 07:12 PM

I am a BSN student applying to the Navy Nurse Candidate program. Planning to go to San Diego to find out more

nikjustin · Jan 05, 2005, 04:20 AM

would like more info on CRNA and VA program

Originally Posted by vaRN

I have a unique situation. I am a VA RN originally out of VISN 7 and I am attending the AMEDD's CRNA program as a Civillian at Fort Sam Houston. I am getting the top of the line Army training at the #2 CRNA school in the country and when I am finished (30 months) I will return to my VA that is sponsoring me. This is the first year it has been done. I am getting a little view into the world that my patients have experienced. So I guess you could say that I am mostly VA with a little Military thrown into the mix. I enjoy working for the VA and I would not be in such a wonderful transition in my life if it was not for them!

This sounds really good there vaRN, do you know if they have anything like this in the northeast. Is it 30mths full-time or did you cont to work f/t? Do they offer a MSN program? I always wanted to learn from the military heard it was the best education you could have. So interested..let me know thanks by the way I live in NYC

JakeT · Jan 05, 2005, 09:19 AM

Hello to all in this forum, I just finished my paperwork for joining the Air Force Reserve as a critical care nurse. My AF Reserve recruiter says that the final part of the process should take between 30 to 60 days to complete. I have to say it has been a unique journey, reviewing the different branches, but I finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Stats are ICU nurse, ACLS, PALS, ENPC, TNCC , currently studying for my CCRN which I am hoping to take the test in the next 30 days or so with aspirations to become a CRNA next. Jake

mwbeah · Jan 05, 2005, 12:02 PM

Usagpan

The program is only at Fort Sam Houston, TX.

Info on the program can be found at www.dns.amedd.army.mil/crna/ it is a Master's degree program and you will not be able to work at all during the course.

Mike

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