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  1. Going to ODS 9/1/08; what shall I take???

    Hey there, I went to OIS 3 years ago, I didn't know anything before going so I just used the list off the website and that seemed to cover everything. I took some civvies but never got to wear them until after I checked out...When you are given liber...
  2. Navy Nurse ?s

    I was wondering when should I start talking to a recruiter? I wouldn't start talking to an OFFICER recruiter (make sure you're talking to an officer recruiter!!!) until you've found out you have been accepted to nursing school. You have to have your...
  3. Navy or Air Force?

    As a Navy nurse, I would recommend that you really think about what you want for yourself, and don't let the recruiters pressure you into signing anything until you are absolutely SURE of what you want. Once you commit to either service, you ARE comm...
  4. nurses in combat areas

    C4 does include 9mm weapons qualification for Navy nurses, docs, and dentists, or at least it did when I went last year. It's just sort of a crash course in dealing with simulated trauma situations..it's only 9 days long. If you join the Navy, it wil...
  5. Navy Nursing

    Hi, I'm an new nurse and Ensign in the Navy Nurse Corps. If you have specific questions, feel free to write me as well. As LT said, there are advantages and disadvantages of Navy life, but overall, I feel that nursing in the Navy is much better than ...
  6. Scrubs!!

    It depends where you will be working. I work on a med/surg floor and we have to wear our Khaki uniforms to work. If you do work on a floor that allows scrubs, like Labor and delivery, you can wear more colorful scrubs, at least in our hospital. I'm s...
  7. How long will I have to commit?

    I forgot to add that you will, in no case, be the "oldest" ensign if you are in your 30s. There are many prior service nurses who are ensigns because they were enlisted for many years before becoming nurses. I am new to the Navy, but I am in my early...
  8. How long will I have to commit?

    Hi there, I'm a Navy nurse. My committment is 5 years active duty service, with 3 years Inactive Ready Reserve. So they can still call me after my five years are up if they need me. In the Navy we move every 2-3 years. My orders to my current duty st...
  9. boot camp

    Hi, I just went to OIS in January...what questions do you have? I can tell you that it's not easy and it has been through a lot of changes...those who went through in years past had a very different experience than what I had..so PM me and I'll fill ...
  10. Hello, I'm leaving for OIS this weekend. I'm a bit nervous, as I have no prior military experience and don't know quite what to expect. Any tips to make the next 5 weeks easier would be appreciated! Thanks to all who respond.
  11. Odds of passing/failing with 75 questions

    This was posted by another person on this forum, and this is also the same information I was told by every instructor and my Kaplan course instructor about number of questions taken on NCLEX: "Hope you all do not mind- I teach a NCLEX coaching course...
  12. The Princeton Review CD

    Oh, and by the way, I passed w/75 questions on the first try, so I really think Kaplan works!
  13. The Princeton Review CD

    I had the Princeton Review but didn't like it at all. I know that some of the answers they said were correct were not...there was a question that asked what type of toy should be given to an infant...and the correct response (according to them) was m...
  14. took my nclex today

    I took my NCLEX Jan 10 and got my results today, I live in Kansas... I actually found the state board of nursing web site early this morning and searched for a license under my name, it was only $1.00 and I got the results before PearsonVue made my r...
  15. took my nclex today

    I took my NCLEX Jan 10 and got my results today, I live in Kansas... I actually found the state board of nursing web site early this morning and searched for a license under my name, it was only $1.00 and I got the results before PearsonVue made my r...