air force recruiting truth/lies

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i feel like im getting mixed answers from my recruiters basically i want to know if i can...

become a CO if i have 4 years in ROTC in high school with a license vocational nursing certificate and if not, if i can appeal that with letters of recommendation.

also if anyone can tell me if it's a good idea to continue this route to get a BSN, then a FNP vs traditional schooling from any knowledge or personal experience

i feel like very recruiter i talk to gives me that used car salesman speech and arn't confident in their answers.

Any help is appreciated

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
become a CO if i have 4 years in ROTC in high school with a license vocational nursing certificate and if not, if i can appeal that with letters of recommendation.

No, and no. You must have a BSN to commission as an RN. I am not sure if the Air Force uses active duty LPNs, but in the Army they are enlisted.

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

I'm a current AF nurse.

The Air Force does not use LPNs. We use independent duty medical technicians (IDMTs), but there is no way to train to be an IDMT as a civilian. It's something you apply for once you enlist. Pretty much every other enlisted person who provides direct patient care is a medical technician (hybrid between an EMT-B and CNA II).

In any event, only a BSN (or higher) trained RN may commission in the Air Force. You'll enter as an E-3 with that LPN license.

I personally know many nurses who I work with that joined an an enlisted med tech and obtained a BSN through the enlisted nurse commissioning program. You might not like the timeline though. All the ones I know were at least SSgts (E-5s) when they applied. In other words, you won't be competitive enough to apply until you have at least 6 years under your belt. It would be faster for you to do a civilian BSN and get the military to pay for it retroactively (currently the AF will pay 40K for 4 years...but this may change).

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High school JROTC means nothing and would only count on the enlisted side giving you the E-3 rank/pay grade out of basic.

To be an officer you need university ROTC, DC, OCS, SA as well as a bachelors degree,

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