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Does anyone have an idea of the process for a current activer duty AF nurse to move to position of flight nurse? Application? Additional training/school? Thanks,

Specializes in ED. ICU, PICU, infection prevention, aeromedical e.

I’m at Travis, active duty.  I know nothing of reserves.  
I do know you’ll have to go through: SERE, water survival, initial flight nurse qual (1 month) and flight training unit (1 month).  Then a couple months on mqt in your unit.  Other reserve nurses in training that I’ve known are basically on orders for months to get through the process.  

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.
22 hours ago, RobdRN said:

Hello Midinphx,

Are you still an AE as Flight Nurse?   what unit are you attached?  I am currently at Travis AFB as 46S3 (Surgical Nurse). Fairly new in AF reserve Captain (June 2022) coming from Army Reserve (13 years).  My plan to change my AFSC and become a Flight Nurse.  Just trying to figure out the process.  Do you have any insight?  

 

Rob

In the reserves, the transfer to another unit and AFSC changing processes are run by your local reserves unit's chief nurse and squadron commander.   The 2 key hurtles to getting them to sign off are: 1. flight physical, 2. getting 1 year of full time ICU or ER civilian RN experience.   OR experience will not cut it. The flight physical can take a year or more if you need medical waivers.  Once you have both of those things, the transfer process should be very easy.  

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