Sparticus391

Sparticus391 has 2+ years experience and specializes in Surgical.

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1. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

   Sparticus391 replied to jdubu22's topic in Government

   She was out of JB Lewis-McCord I believe. Some people here in Ft Sam knew her.

2. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

   Sparticus391 replied to jdubu22's topic in Government

   Preaching to the choir

3. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

   Sparticus391 replied to jdubu22's topic in Government

   I agree with you. At some of these MEDCEN's I hear about brass who make a GS position just so they can take it once they retire. I understand the whole "take car of our own" mentalitiy. Police and firefighters have that mentality too. But there sh...

4. Northern Illinois University Admission to Fall 2014 Program

   Sparticus391 replied to zivinice's topic in School Programs

   Hey guys, NIU nursing Alum class of 2011 here. Hope you guys get in. So here's an insider tip if you're interested. Army ROTC there gets 2 slots in each nursing class they can use to bypass the application process as long as you meet the minimum requ...

5. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

   Sparticus391 replied to jdubu22's topic in Government

   Just a heads up to all the new army nurses coming in. I believe Lunah brought up that fact that the Army Nurse Corps is downsizing (they're saying we are at 150% strength), with that, they are increasing the time to promote. Before hand it took 18 mo...

6. Army Med-Surg to civilian work

   Sparticus391 replied to Sparticus391's topic in Government

   Hey thanks for the quick responses. And yes I am currently a RN. As for my experience and what I want to do. So far I have about 2 years of surgical experience (post op not OR) and right now I'm looking to be a WTU case manager. Just seeing if the c...

7. Army Med-Surg to civilian work

   Sparticus391 posted a topic in Government

   Hi, I'm currently at a level one trauma surgical unit. I'm near the point of my army career when I need to start thinking about what to do when I near my ETS date if I want to stay or get out. I was curious how civilian hospitals rate military experi...

8. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   Sparticus391 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1. TX for the Army 2. MED/SURG 3. 1.5 years (Rank: 1LT) 4. $35.50/h including housing money for TX (assuming I work only 40 hours a week and no other army stuff are needed) 5. No bonuses. 6. Unions? Thats definately NOT allowed in the military!

9. New Army Nurse!

   Sparticus391 replied to teddy4987's topic in Government

   You can be a RN with a 2 year program. 4 year nurses sometimes call themselves BSN, they get more nursing leadership training. The Army doesn't accept 2 year nurses any more.

10. New Army Nurse!

    Sparticus391 replied to teddy4987's topic in Government

    Ahh I got ya. I'm prior service and did ROTC while in nursing school, so if you have any questions feel free to ask or email me at [email protected] Lunah- I just read your 50 things to know while at BOLC, and it was AWESOME. I knew alot from be...

11. New Army Nurse!

    Sparticus391 replied to teddy4987's topic in Government

    whats the pre bolc course? And how come I haven't heard of this?

12. New Army Nurse!

    Sparticus391 replied to teddy4987's topic in Government

    Waiting for orders is rough. It was almost as bad as waiting for my Nclex results. I'm currently recruiting nurse cadets for ROTC. I'll be down there on 4Jan.

13. New Army Nurse!

    Sparticus391 replied to teddy4987's topic in Government

    Hey Teddie. I'm actually going to e at the Jan OBC as well!! I'm getting stationed at Ft Sam also so I'm online aprtment shopping right now. I'm sure I'll see you around. Look for Lesko. :)

14. ROTC vs ANCP

    Sparticus391 replied to hello sammi's topic in Government

    Since I just graduated and commissioned as an Army nurse after 4 years of ROTC I can shed some light on that program since I'm not seeing much on here. ROTC helped me alot and gave me plenty of leeway when it came to my studies in nursing school. Oth...

15. Medic looking to be a nurse.

    Sparticus391 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well i guess this is my first post on this site. I have been reading alot of the posts lately. But recently i've decided to pursure being a RN. I currently have 2 years left in the army. And i am a medic and also in Iraq. My issue would be what kind ...