I was surprised by some things when I came in.
Things I wish I'd known - you are expected to work 3 12hr then 4 12hr shifts every other week. They rotate every 3 months from nights to days. Meetings...
I'm an active duty flight nurse. We interact quite a lot with the reserves and guard units. It is very competitive to commission, yes. Directly into reserves or guard as a flight nurse, most do want...
I was army AD and now AF nurse. I have to say AF has been difficult to learn how to manage my army tone! I’m to abrupt. I want to assign the job and get into it - talk later. In the AF there is a...
After OTC (no longer COT), there is Nirse Transition Program (NTP) for nurses with under 1 year experience. It’s an excellent program and sets you up for success in the AF! It’s TDY before your...
I’m at Travis, active duty. I know nothing of reserves.
I do know you’ll have to go through: SERE, water survival, initial flight nurse qual (1 month) and flight training unit (1 month)....
Waivers take a bit of work - I suspect it was easier to reroute you rather than work the waiver.
I’m active duty on my second AE flying assignment. Generally, one should expect to serve 2 AE...
I’m active duty and came in with 14 years ER and ICU. In active duty, it is basically calculated as a nurse gets half the time credit to rank. So I cam in like I’d been a nurse 7 years and was a...
You can totally do this! I was prior service army - 20 yr break in service - came in at 42 as RN with 14 years experience. I will serve at least until 59 yrs old with no trouble. I came in ICU, now...
Not sure this will help - but when I came in AD I expected results in November by thanksgiving. No word came. ... until March! None. In March I found out I was going to COT in May. So no news is...
I’m AF. I was prior in army. I chose AF because it always seemed nicer than army. It’s not. Quality of life is a vague term. So we have nicer bases and dining facilities and gyms. That does not...
I’m an active duty flight nurse. The process probably hasn’t changed much from when I did it. The process is on the AF knowledge exchange. You should speak to your chief nurse as you’ll need...
Pixie, your IP now? From ER to IP. Awesome. I started as ER, went ICU, then AF. 2 ICU deployments. Now flight nurse. Was the IP at Lakenheath AFB and really got a lot out of it! Never asked for...
You really need to consider NOT enlisting now! If you can ensure 2 things - can you become US citizen? And is your BSN from accredited school? Once you enlist - you will be held to serve the position...