troy14

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1. Air Force COT August 2016

   troy14 replied to NICURNnerd's topic in Government

   I hope you all are working on your physical fitness. If you haven't looked @ your requirements for your age/gender bracket, I suggest you do that NOW and work on it TODAY. Whether your recruiter told you or not, you will be tested to these standards ...

2. Joining the military in pursuit of CRNA

   troy14 replied to Hanelines's topic in Government

   Your best bet is going to try and find a SICU or CVICU job right out of nursing school, get 1-3 years of experience, get into CRNA school.. and then worry about applying to the Navy/Air Force. As a new grad with no experience (I can only speak for th...

3. ROTC or Direct Comission? Help please!

   troy14 replied to Robj103's topic in Government

   I'm going to offer you my advice, and take that with a grain of salt. I have my BSN and was accepted as Fully Qualified Med-Surg, I leave for COT May '16. I'm not 100% sure how ROTC works, but, I would whole heartedly recommend getting your BSN first...

4. New grad PACU

   troy14 replied to lvcrn's topic in PACU

   Not sure how much my reply will help but here goes nothing, I am a relatively new grad with 1.5 yrs of experience in a Level 2 trauma hospital.. except my floor is strictly a surgical / step down unit. That being said, I receive almost all of my pati...

5. Interested in the Nurse Candidate Program after hospitalization + therapy?

   troy14 replied to Guest949352's topic in Government

   I am happy to hear you are doing better, stay on that track! I hope our answers don't deter you from applying, you'll never know until you do. That being said, I do think with as competitive as the programs are now and that kind of history...the chan...

6. Military average application time

   troy14 replied to gilversplace's topic in Government

   Mine was pretty lengthy due to having wires in my elbow from a previous broken elbow injury. However, I would say application process was about ~4 months to get things together, then interview with chief nurse, MEPS, and waiting for my wavier took an...

7. Air Force COT May 2016

   troy14 replied to linds28's topic in Government

   While I can't recall the other board selection date for fully qualified nurses (there are 2 per year), mine was in October so I would imagine ~6 months from then. How long it takes to submit your paperwork to getting an acceptance is a very, very co...

8. Air Force COT May 2016

   troy14 replied to linds28's topic in Government

   Thanks for the kind replies. Darn, was totally not what I was hoping for. I am selected to go to COT in May of this year. It's not that I can't tolerate Med-Surg, I am just ready to move to ED/ICU and learn more, see more, do more, etc. If I have to ...

9. Air Force COT May 2016

   troy14 replied to linds28's topic in Government

   Thank you for such an honest reply. I am going in as Med-Surg with 1.5yrs of experience with my first assignment at Nellis. I am getting pretty tired of Med Surg (although my unit is strictly surgical) and want to progress to ED or ICU (ICU mainly).....

10. Air Force FY2016

    troy14 replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government

    If I recall right, pretty high. Also sure they are the ones who kept most of the bonuses etc.

11. Air Force COT May 2016

    troy14 replied to linds28's topic in Government

    Not going overseas but being stationed at Nellis AFB in Vegas and I'd happily switch!

12. Air Force COT May 2016

    troy14 replied to linds28's topic in Government

    Do you care to elaborate? I am not afraid of anyone "eating their young" since I strive for greatness and am the type of person to do whatever needs to be done.

13. Air Force COT May 2016

    troy14 replied to linds28's topic in Government

    Ahhh!!! Travis was my #1 and what I was begging to get. Ended up in Nellis, NV. COT in May. I don't have a facebook but I think I would make one if we had a May COT specific group for us?

14. Any Air Force new grad applicants FY2016?

    troy14 replied to Ashdx21's topic in Government

    Seems like you applied for the NTP program, and were selected for the NTP program. You will be going to the NTP program...I'm not your recruiter so I can't tell you for 100% but really it seems simple. The fully qualified position is a whole differen...

15. Air Force COT May 2016

    troy14 replied to linds28's topic in Government

    You found out? I was selected as Med-Surg and still am waiting to find out my COT, PSC etc....