Tanker

Tanker

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  1. Welcome to the Army Nurse Corps (ANC)! I can tell you exactly what you will be doing as a newly assigned RN. I am a Major on Active Duty and am the OIC of the medical floor at William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Ft Bliss, TX. I am currently at IL...
  2. Army/Military Nursing

    The Army is going to be very similar to the Navy. You give 3 choices for assignment and you will most likely get one of them. You have to be reasonable as well. If you are a new nurse and new to the military you will not go to a small clinic or base ...
  3. New Grads at VA Hospital

    You will do fine as a NG at the VA. Most likely you will be on a Med/Surg floor to start. When I graduated (about 2.5 yrs ago) I looked into the VA as well. there was no issue of being a new grad. If the VA is where you want to be you may as well jum...
  4. I'm finally in!

    Gen, It is an option and one I gladly take. OBLC would not benefit me. I looked at the COI and it is all stuff I have done before. I have been to the field many times over my 10 years as an officer and didn't get to sleep in hooches (slept in, on or ...
  5. ADN for Army

    That is a true statement. BSN required for active duty. You can have an ADN and be in the Army Reserve. There are threads about this on this site. Think about going reserve and continue to work on your BSN then transfer to active duty.
  6. I'm finally in!

    Well, it only took over a year but all of my waivers have come through and I have orders in hand to report for active duty next month. Will be going to Yuma Proving Ground. I am really looking forward to the career change and the opportunities the Ar...
  7. Military Nurse Pay and CRNA Question????

    Actually, for "E" pay you need 4 years and a day of enlisted active duty. Otherwise you fall in the regular pay catagory.
  8. Best track for retirement?

    The age limit is 46 for Army and retirement at 60 (at least on my contract it is stated such). I am still in the process of entering the ANC (have been waiting 9 months for a waiver). I am 49 but have 4yrs AD under my belt. You can apply for an age w...
  9. Deployments for RNs by Branch?

    The ATRRS course catalog does not list a course for Oct. Aug is the last one for 2007. Unless it hasn't been updated and they added it.
  10. Promotion timelines in the ANC

    I am able to apply because of waivers and Army needs. They need nurses and I have the skill set they need, BSN and breathing! . It only took filling out an application, getting a physical and getting ANC Board approval. It also helped that 16 years...
  11. CRNA and the military???

    I am kinda in the same boat. I will have 2yrs ER experience by the time I go active in Aug. I was wondering if the Army's CRNA programs accept ER experience (civilian) for the critical care requirement? Trying to plan my career if at all possible.
  12. Army CRNA program question

    I am in the process of going active (but still awaiting 1 more waiver) and have a slot in the Aug OBLC. I am considering my long term goals as well (I am prior service, 1LT AR ARNG). By the time I go in I will have 2 years ER experience at level II c...
  13. You won't be patrolling the streets of Baghdad. That is not a nurse function. You may be at a hospital in Iraq and have to treat the troops who do go outside the wire. Will you be out of danger in the hospital. No. But I have not heard of medical fac...
  14. Waiver for weight management?

    I am not a recruiter but am going through the process of going active. One of the things you will have to do is complete a physical at MEPPS. I would think that if you meet height/weight standards at that time then a waiver would not be necessary. If...
  15. Promotion timelines in the ANC

    I am in the process of applying to the Army Nurse Corps (been accepted by ANC and now awaiting the waiver process). I was talking with a friend who joined last year and she indicates that promotion from CPT to MAJ is now taking about 10 years. Can an...