504 medic replied to sbush86's topic in Government
Command will issue you a reallllllly tiny gun to shoot enemy viruses. The troops will consist of some medical personnel to train local providers so they can increase their standard of care. Some logistical unit personnel to equip the trainers and pr...
504 medic replied to Zii2013's topic in Government
While Deployments are rapidly dwindling, there are plenty of Mobilization missions...some stateside, some overseas, and some in really remote locations. Those humanitarian missions are not without risk or excitement, but if you want to serve, and rec...
504 medic replied to 504 medic's topic in Government
Thanks. 99% of PA programs require a bachelors for entry, so a GRE makes sense. IPAP just requires enough college credit to meet the prereqs...so you're effectively applying to U of Nebraska as a freshman, with their SAT entrance requirements. I'm pr...
Since National Guard/Air Guard units are state oriented, they can have higher age cutoffs than the federally based Reserves/AD. It varies state to state, job to job...they won't take a 50 y/o fuel handler, but they will take a 50 y/o cardiac surgeon ...
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I found this site a few months ago while doing comparison research on NPs v. PAs. I've been quite impressed with the helpfulness and level of discourse here. I continued to post while I awaited the Board results: now that I know I'll begin IPAP next ...
504 medic replied to Navykids's topic in Government
The join after the fact option includes gaining experience for a few years in the civilian world as a nurse before they will consider her application to become a military nurse. That means fighting with every other newly minted nurse for a job upon g...
Google "Army Service Uniform"...the blues can be worn with a bow tie for formal occasions. There are also Mess Uniforms which are really fancy, but unless you are in an active unit, holding lots of dining outs...and you have a bunch of rank, you'll n...
504 medic replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Government
I've wanted Congress to receive standard civil service salary and benefits for years. They'd sooner turn their families over to somali pirates than lose a dime of their platinum parachute. And we reward them every year at the polls for their behavior...
504 medic replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Government
Speaking of "entitlement".... I blew my top last week when GOP Senator Jeff Sessions referred to Veteran's Healthcare as an Entitlement...as in they couldn't afford it. If you can afford to ask 900,000 (the tally as of 2012, when the VA stopped relea...
504 medic replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Government
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the bonuses people like me are upset about, went to civilians: middle and upper management, the very people who actively deceived the government, and the nation, about how well care was being dispensed. Those individuals ...