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1. AMEDD Direct Commission Course and BOLC - Army Stuff

   HopeThisHelps replied to ladmire87's topic in Government

   You could purchase uniforms where you are. JBSA and the surrounding shops had everything we needed. We didn't go out to the field until later on in the training so most people had money coming in to buy things. Some people had one uniform since we ju...

2. AMEDD Direct Commission Course and BOLC - Army Stuff

   HopeThisHelps replied to ladmire87's topic in Government

   1. People did have family visit during the weekend. Your family is technically not supposed to stay overnight in your hotel room according to the rules, unless they've changed that. Use your best judgement here. You do need a 90 in each APFT category...

3. *New 2018* Things I Wish I Knew Before BOLC

   HopeThisHelps replied to HopeThisHelps's topic in Government

   I hope Texasbronco1210 can see your message. My commissioning source was ROTC so the process was a little different.

4. *New 2018* Things I Wish I Knew Before BOLC

   HopeThisHelps replied to HopeThisHelps's topic in Government

   The two week track phase was when we did BLS. We learned about TeamSTEPPS, the Patient Caring Touch System, and other important Army Nurse Corps specific information. It's pretty much death by powerpoint sorry. There isn't any PT during this time un...

5. Can I pick my specialty out of ROTC?

   HopeThisHelps replied to ydnac13's topic in Government

   If you are selected or competing for Active Duty, you will not choose a specialty until after the CNTP (clinical nurse transition program) and after 1 1/2 to 2 years of med surg experience. This could be longer or shorter depending on when the course...

6. *New 2018* Things I Wish I Knew Before BOLC

   HopeThisHelps posted a topic in Government

   This is in response to some confusion about AMEDD BOLC and Pixie RN's article written in 2011. I hope to carry the torch and help some future Army Nurses. I'm not going to repeat the great information she provided. See her article here. Please keep i...

7. *New 2018* Things I Wish I'd Known Before BOLC

   HopeThisHelps posted a topic in Government

   This is in response to continued confusion about AMEDD BOLC and Pixie RN's article written in 2011. I hope carry the torch and help some future Army Nurses. I'm not going to repeat the great information she provided. See her article here. Please keep...