Air force nursing 2018

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As an applicant for the Air Force Nurse Corp 2018 I thought I would open a public thread for people to talk and ask questions. I was non-select in 2017 due to lack of time in a trauma center, but reapplying again for this FY2018 as ER/Trauma RN. This time I got some more certifications and experience under my belt and ready to move forward.

Luckily he does. I do know that the OR has limited bases, my recruiter sent me a list. Almost all the bases has his job. And if we get separated for a bit it's okay. That's the Air Force life.

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I'm hoping for Kessler or Destin, to be near my daughter who is in college. Have you had your interviews or MEPS yet?

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I am all submitted to the April boards and am in the waiting phase. I have applied to the OR residency.

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I am applying again for July, I applied last year for OR nurse and had one year experience and have no idea why I was not accepted. I was told I had an excellent packet and interviews went great. Recruiter told me it was lack of experience. It was my understanding they needed OR nurses bad so my heart was broken when I found out I was not accepted. If anyone has any insight into this it would be greatly appreciated. Until then, heres to hoping for selection at the July boards!

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

Unfortunately, as I've said for years now, 80% manned is the new 100% manned. One chief nurse recently told me that our "10/12 man roster" was "right in line with where everybody else was" and was "adequate." The last numbers I saw on AF OR staffing was in the low 70s% (so really about 10%ish undermanned). That's not really that bad.

In the last few years, they've made a strong effort to move people around internally from other specialties (especially 'clinical nurse') to OR. You must have gotten unlucky and been competing against more experienced OR nurses.

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Same here! But for OR! But now my recruiter says the new board schedule is up and the next board to apply to is not until September now. Was supposed to apply in July. Ugh

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I wish this was the case for me. Excellent package and interviews. One year OR experience and they didn't accept me last year. So bummed. Trying again this year, I was this SO bad.

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Same here! But for OR! But now my recruiter says the new board schedule is up and the next board to apply to is not until September now. Was supposed to apply in July. Ugh

"New board schedule is up" ? You are referring to July?

I'm not sure what that means but it sounds disappointing.

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Hello all,

I recently scheduled a meeting with an Air Force recruiter. Is there anything that you wished you asked or wish you knew before enlisting?

Thank you

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I am applying and will hear back in August as well! I hear its very selective.

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Hi,

I am a foreign graduate BSN, RN and interested to apply in the military, US Air Force. I was advised to take Masters Degree in Nursing CCNE accredited school here in US to be accepted.

1.) Is Aspen University (Masters Degree) Accepted by US Air Force (Medical Recruiter)?

2.) What is the process of applying as an RN in US Airforce?

3.) I have 15 Years Operating Room Experience in Foreign Country, will that be counted as experience upon application in USAF

Thank You.

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Yes, I was told same thing.

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