rcj2009 replied to portland medic's topic in Oregon
I got in to PCC. I am actually on PCC campus right now and my wife called to tell me something came in the mail from PCC. I asked her if it is a big envelope or a small one. She said, "looks small." I was freaking out a bit and told her to go ahead a...
Didn't come in the mail today. Maybe tomorrow. I honestly don't know if I'll get in. I place my odds at 50/50. Realistically my odds are 30/450 or so. :)
Can someone explain to me what it means that VA nurse jobs are "Title 38"? Also, is there a resource online where you can calculate your potential salary? Say I was applying to be a Nurse II, Step 1? Also, what determines your starting grade?
I spoke with a Reserve Nurse Captain this weekend who told me they were able to use their GI Bill benefits twice. They said they were enlisted in the Reserves and used the MGIB-SR to get their BSN. They then commissioned, spent 16 months deployed ...
What is the service obligation for AECP? The Army website says it is open to the Reserve, but do you stay in the Reserve component once you have the BSN, or do you have to switch to active component?
I have talked to both AMEDD recruiters and officers in AMEDD who say this isn't so. They all say it is significantly easier for them to switch you over to being a commissioned officer on account that you are already in the Army system, you've alread...
What about the "Special Pay"? If you get $30k ($10k/yr) for a 3 year commitment, do you get this again for the next 3 years? Is Special Pay a one-time thing? I am trying to figure out what Special Pay and incentives are available after your initial ...
The Army site says that they will pay $50k through the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program for a 3 year commitment as nurse. If I had $100k in student loans, would I be able to get a second $50k in loan repayment for my second commitment of t...
"How diffucult is it to get in your ADN program?" Pretty hard. I live in Portland, OR and most of the ADN programs feed directly into OHSU (a top 10 Nursing school) for a final year to get your BSN. For PCC, there are 800+ applicants for 100 opening...
To clarify... I would be enlisted in the Army Reserve - not active duty. And after I got my ADN and started my BSN year under STRAP, I would still be in the Army Reserve, not active duty. The reason for going into the Army Reserve before nursing sch...
Hello, I really want to serve in the Army as a Nurse in the Reserves. I have been researching my options for how to go about achieving this goal and was hoping to solicit some advise from those with more experience than I that frequent this forum. I...