Re: paying for school questions Originally Posted by joshuaclay There are several Armed Forces programs that will help pay for your nursing education, with a commitment on your part. When you graduate you are commissioned as an officer, which is pretty good pay these days. It's worth looking into in any event. the Navy nurse candidate program will give you a 10k bonus and 1k/mo for up to 24 months for a 5 year commitment.
I have been an RN since 1998, and make a descent wage working fulltime. I've been in the USAR Army Nurse Corps since 2003 [w/prior service active duty time, too]. I will be transferring to the Active Component Army. I report for a 3 yr volunteer active duty assignment to Madigan Army Medical Center on April 3rd. By my
confirmed calculations I wll be making at least $1K more a month [1LT, married, w/10 yrs military service] on active duty compared to my fulltime civilian job.
Another tidbit... last I read Males are 7% of RNs in the US, whereas in the Army Nurse Corps about 33% are Male RNs. I'd venture to say the Male RN percentage is near the same in the Navy & AF Nurse Corps, too.
Plus, what better way to serve your country than as a military nurse.
*For any of you Texas Veterans... if you don't know about the Hazelwood Tuition Exemption Program, then run as fast as you can to your nearest College VA Rep. My RN-BSN program tuition was paid for 100% via the Hazelwood.
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i'm 30, and going through the same thing. i've already done 6 years in the navy though, so it's not as intimidating to me, and i agree....it's definately NOT for everyone. 
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