Active duty navy fy 2016

abautista88, BSN · Aug 11, 2015

Thanks vinstafa for the input. I've been in constant contact with my recruiter and vice versa. He has constantly been asking me if I am still interested in being commissioned.

vinstafa · Aug 11, 2015

Being persistent is key to making sure your package makes it to that first board. With the numbers being as small as they are for each speciality, one board is all they need to meet the quotas for the year.

I was in your spot last year, so I know what it feels like to be in limbo waiting for an answer

j.jones4174, BSN, RN · Aug 11, 2015

That is exactly what my recruiter said. He is anticipating roughly 20 spots total for direct accession. That's not very many considering its across the country. This is my one and only chance at it since I will be 42 by April. Best I can say is that I will do all that I can so that my first and only attempt at being commissioned leaves me with no regrets that I could have done more.

jeckrn, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2015

That is exactly what my recruiter said. He is anticipating roughly 20 spots total for direct accession. That's not very many considering its across the country. This is my one and only chance at it since I will be 42 by April. Best I can say is that I will do all that I can so that my first and only attempt at being commissioned leaves me with no regrets that I could have done more.

This will not be your only chance since you have 4 years of active already. Those 4 years will increase your age to 46 since you would be able to complete 20 years for retirement before the MRD age of 62. With that being g said your age will be a factor because of the nature of the military and it being a young man's game.

navywifeRN · Aug 12, 2015

I was an alternate for FY15. I was told last month that I have been selected for commission. There was a plan to have me comissioned by August and to ODS however, that did not go through. I was recently told that I will be comissioned for FY16. I am waiting to find out when I will be attending ODS. Hopefully, there will be more spots open this year than last year! Best of luck to everyone!

j.jones4174, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2015

I was an alternate for FY15. I was told last month that I have been selected for commission. There was a plan to have me comissioned by August and to ODS however, that did not go through. I was recently told that I will be comissioned for FY16. I am waiting to find out when I will be attending ODS. Hopefully, there will be more spots open this year than last year! Best of luck to everyone!

Morning navywifeRN. I contacted my recruiter b/c i had no idea what an alternate meant in the commissioning process. He left me with the feeling but not necessarly correct that many of the alternates are for medsurg. Is that correct? Btw let me know how things are moving along for you.

Secondly, i am waiting for a response on the age criteria. My recruiter knew i had 4 years of active duty so i am a little surprised i am hearing this for the first time from my friends on this forum. I believe what you said but of course i need confirmation. Tyvm for bringing this to my attention!

j.jones4174, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2015

Interes5ing news for you guys! So i had to have a ECG because of my age. Apparently anyone over age 40 needs lipid panel and ECG. I found that i have resting hr of 46. Peaked t waves. Sinus arrythmia with posssible left ventricle hypertrophy. Now i am a critical care nurse trained to read 12 lead ecg's and all the objective data on the 12 lead demonstrates athletes heart. Lol. Seems that anyone regardless of past medical hx with hr of 46 is deemed a risk.

For the sake of argument i agreeded to a Echocardiogram thursday at 0800.

abautista88, BSN · Aug 12, 2015

I hope everything works out for the best j.jones4174. It would be awesome to meet you and navywifern at ODS in the prospective future.

j.jones4174, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2015

Jeck, I talked to my recruiter today and he says that I must be able to have 20 years of commissioned service before 62. With that being said, this is my only attempt at being commisioned.

j.jones4174, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2015

Thanks, ab88. I am not worried. I am absolutely positive that my abnormal ECG is related to athletes heart and I am absolutely in zero danger. HOWEVER, I will share with the group the results when the ECHO is read.

I look forward to meeting the both of you at ODS (shot of Optimism)

navywifeRN · Aug 13, 2015

J.Jones

My specialty is ER/Trauma. I'm pretty sure alternates were selected for all specialties for the most recent boards. I don't think the specialty matters.The only thing I am waiting for right now is getting in touch with the detailer (as that is not the easiest task). I've been told he is the one that will determine which ODS start date I attend. It's a bit of a waiting game for now. I'll be sure to keep you all updated. Best of luck to you with your ECHO!

j.jones4174, BSN, RN · Aug 13, 2015

The alternates seems like a pain and one hell of a waiting game. Ty for your concern. Ill let ya know tomorrow