Out of curiosity, how many male RNs are former military veterans?

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I have sifted through this site and have found A LOT of good information for getting me started in my new path through nursing (Thank you all for that). I have read things about men possibly being better suited for nursing than women due to size and strength amongst other possibilities. I have read articles stating that now if you are a male from a minority, THAT could possibly also help you. I have read details of first interviews, what to wear (and so on and so forth... you get the picture). But, one question that stuck out to me after reading one post about getting a job as a RN at a military venue is.... How many male nurses (since they make up a whopping 10%+/- of nurses overall) are prior service members of any of the armed forces? As previously stated, I am just starting out in my quest to become an RN and am a former US Marine myself. 27 years of age and a huge portion of my life ahead of me. So I was only curious and would love to hear your thoughts and or whether or not you are a former service member yourself!? Thank you and have a good day :)

Veteran Army 91B & 91C here.

To my fellow veterans thank you for your service!

I absolutely hate and cringe when I hear the words "male nurse" -my license says "Registered Professioessional Nurse'.

I hate the media stereotypes of not only men in the nursing profession but the stereotypes of women as well; no I am not into all the politically correct stuff but I take offense to anything that demeans my profession.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.

-my license says "Registered Professioessional Nurse'.

It does? Well you did say you were licensed in West Virginia.

Sorry, couldn't resist:)

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Yes, and I have West Virginia key board. :laugh:

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Veteran Army 91B & 91C here.

To my fellow veterans thank you for your service!

I absolutely hate and cringe when I hear the words "male nurse" -my license says "Registered Professioessional Nurse'.

I hate the media stereotypes of not only men in the nursing profession but the stereotypes of women as well; no I am not into all the politically correct stuff but I take offense to anything that demeans my profession.

Was the word 'professional' actually misspelled on the license.... or was that a typo on your part?

It would be sooo ironically funny if it's actually misspelled that way on the license.

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Male RN. Veteran. Be careful w the "better suited than women.". We might be stronger but sometimes they're smarter and more intuitive. Saved my @$$ more than once. I enjoy the ladies but at times the drama gets overwhelming. When that happens I just find an isolated computer somewhere and chart till the drama shower passes through :-)

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I'm currently in the AF Reserves and am enrolling in Nursing this fall. You do have a point with many males falling into that category.

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.
Veteran Army 91B & 91C here.

To my fellow veterans thank you for your service!

I absolutely hate and cringe when I hear the words "male nurse" -my license says "Registered Professioessional Nurse'.

I hate the media stereotypes of not only men in the nursing profession but the stereotypes of women as well; no I am not into all the politically correct stuff but I take offense to anything that demeans my profession.

91B & 91C here also

that's been a while, i believe it's field 68 now

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What do you fly on?

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