I am looking for some advice from some people that may be familiar with the Air Forces Nurse Transition program and being selected for OCS.
I am currently a BSN student graduating on August 7th. I have been interested in joining the military as a nurse right after college, and started the process to apply to the Air Force's nurse transition program. I almost meet all the requirements, except the GPA, which is super super close. I was told I need a 3.5, and my Major GPA is a 3.464 and my overall GPA is a 3.38. I'm pretty deep in the process, already went through MEPS and passed that, and my recruiter and I are waiting to submit the official application in May after this next round of grades goes through so I can hopefully pull my GPA up. My question about this is kind of two pronged...
First off, I have a better chance of pulling my Major in Nursing GPA up to a 3.5 than my overall GPA this semester, do you think my Major GPA will work to qualify me? To get both GPA's over 3.5 would require a perfect 4.0. I am working my tail off to get that 4.0 this semester but the classes are hard and a 94% or above in an A in my program, so I know even trying my hardest might not be enough.
If I am unable to pull that overall GPA up to a 3.5, is all the work I've put in to qualify for my program for nothing? Is there some sort of waiver for the GPA requirement?
I really, really want to be selected and I have some other factors that help me in my application, even my Dean of Nursing wrote me a letter of recommendation. If everything works out I would finish school in August, take the NCLEX, and be off to OCS in October. I am so, so badly hoping this works out, and would love some insight on what everyone thinks about my situation?
So I gotta know, did you make it bud??? I’m planning on applying for the program myself and was just wondering how you faired. I’m hoping you made it!
Hey! So actually I am still waiting to find... out the selection got pushed wayyy back. I already decided I couldn't really wait around this long to find out so even if I do get selected I already took a different job (managed to snag a hospital nursing job even with the pandemic!) in a different state and I'm moving there next week! My recruiters most likely not going to be happy if I've actually made it in, but I had job offers on the table that couldn't wait. Happy to answer any questions you have about the process though!
I too am curious to know! Did you end up commissioning after a year? I graduate from my ABSN program next August, and keep hearing that I need to start the process now. I'm prior enlisted and hoping that would help speed things along some.
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Hey! So actually I am still waiting to find... out the selection got pushed wayyy back. I already decided I couldn't really wait around this long to find out so even if I do get selected I already took a different job (managed to snag a hospital nursing job even with the pandemic!) in a different state and I'm moving there next week! My recruiters most likely not going to be happy if I've actually made it in, but I had job offers on the table that couldn't wait. Happy to answer any questions you have about the process though!