mlockwood358

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1. Navy Direct Accession Competitiveness

   mlockwood358 replied to mlockwood358's topic in Government

   Thank you! I have my two interviews next week so wish me luck! :)

2. Navy Direct Accession Competitiveness

   mlockwood358 replied to mlockwood358's topic in Government

   What is a navy shower?

3. Navy Direct Accession Competitiveness

   mlockwood358 replied to mlockwood358's topic in Government

   I am talking to a Medical Programs Officer Recruiter, and she is the one who I've been working with to get the application done. I didn't qualify for the NCP because I'll be graduating too soon, so that's why I'm going for the direct accession. I fin...

4. Navy Direct Accession Competitiveness

   mlockwood358 posted a topic in Government

   Hello, everyone. I am in the process of applying for the Navy's Direct Accession to be part of the Navy Nurse Corps. I am in a BSN program and graduate June 2014! I have heard that the direct accession is very competitive, so I'm wondering how much ...

5. Navy Nursing while engaged/married

   mlockwood358 replied to mlockwood358's topic in Government

   I'm not sure what "student loan payback" is. All I know is that, if accepted, I would get a $20,000 sign on bonus, which I would use to pay off my school loans. In regard to spousal aid from the Navy, I did some research, and although the Navy does n...

6. Air Force/Navy Nursing

   mlockwood358 replied to polarbearnursing's topic in Career Support

   Hi, Sw88tpea. Thanks for your post. It was very informative. I was reading it wishing I was in your shoes! I also want to work at one of the Navy's major hospitals and ultimately get sent out on the Comfort or Mercy. I'm in the application process f...

7. Navy Nursing while engaged/married

   mlockwood358 replied to mlockwood358's topic in Government

   Thanks Meriwhen. Does the navy pay for your school and your husbands if he were to go back to school or is it just the person who's in the military who get help with school?

8. Navy Nursing while engaged/married

   mlockwood358 replied to mlockwood358's topic in Government

   Do spouses have to move with you if you get deployed/stationed elsewhere, or can they stay at home?

9. Navy Nursing while engaged/married

   mlockwood358 replied to mlockwood358's topic in Government

   Thanks for your advice.

10. Navy Nursing while engaged/married

    mlockwood358 replied to mlockwood358's topic in Government

    Thank you, Meriwhen. I spoke to my recruiter and she told me that new navy nurses usually do not get deployed within the first couple of years, but I am aware that it is a possibility. She also told me that I have to be married for the Navy to pay fo...

11. Navy Nursing while engaged/married

    mlockwood358 posted a topic in Government

    Hello, everyone. This is my first time posting anything on allnurses.com! :) Here's my question: I am a third-year (senior) nursing student in a BSN program, and I graduate June 2014. I am in the application process to become a Navy Nurse, and if acc...