ADN experience count while pursuing BSN re: Air Force?

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I will have about 2 years experience as an ADN while going to college to obtain my BSN. Will those ADN years count so I don't have to go to NTP or do they strictly only count BSN experience?

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It should if I remember right when I looked into the AF, but I was a Captain in the Army Reserves so I would have transfered with same time in grade so I didn't pay much attention to it. If it does count it will count 2:1 for time in grade. I know that the Navy only counts BSN for time in grade.

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Yes, your two years of experience as an ADN will count as 1 year towards pay, retirement, promotion, etc.

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Thanks for the reply. I was active duty for only a year but then had the 7 year commitment of being in the Inactive Ready Reserves. Someone posted that this time would go towards my retirement. 1 year active plus 1/2 of the 7...so...4.5 years total and then hopefully whatever years I have as an ADN. Does this sound right and if so, does this affect retirement only or pay and rank going in as well?

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Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

If you did not get 50 points each year that you were in the reserves they will not count as good years for retirement. The years will count for pay purposes only but not retirement.

A rough way to figure for retirement is for every 365 points is 1 year towards retirement. If you have 50 points for the 7 years that would equal to just less then 1 year. That would give you 2 years for retirement with your 1 year active duty. This is if you are going active.

If you are joining the reserves each good year will count towards retirement and if all 7 years are good years you will have 8 years towards a "reserve retirement" which is different then a active duty retirement. If you end up joining your retirement years will be figured out for you at that time.

ADN time, if it is counted, would only count for constructive credit which would determine your rank and time in grade but not retirement. Not all areas are counted for constructive credit from what I understand, ie long term care.

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Thanks jeckrn. I thought it sounded too good to be true. I still want to go back in so that won't affect my decision, but it would've been a lot sweeter if what I thought was true. Oh well.

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