AMEDD. NLE, CCNA credential, foreign BSN degree

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I would like to inquire what are the requirements for Nursing Corp AMEDD?

I Had:

1. 8 years of critical care nursing exp (overseas)

2. Registered nurse in New york (BSN) on process , passed nclex last month

3. 31 years of age.

4. Lawfully permanent resident (green card holder)

5 Physically Fit.

Am i eligible even Im a foreign BSN graduate.?

If not, how can my credentialls be verified by the NLE or CCNE?

Hope for your reply.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

You need to be a US citizen and your degree requires ACEN or CCNE accreditation, so foreign education won't work. I am not sure that you would get credit for your overseas experience, either. I can tell you that the process to commission in a specialty in the Army requires pretty extensive "extra" verification, include a huge skills checklist that has to be verified by a clinical supervisor or someone similar. You also need so many hours of critical care time in the preceeding couple of years. If you plan on seeking citizenship and you obtain an MSN from a US school, you could potentially apply when those items are complete.

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

Yep, what Pixie was is true for all 3 branches of the U.S. armed forces. You are not currently eligible to apply. All nurses in the military are commissioned officers. Only U.S. citizens can be commissioned officers. Only U.S. nursing schools are verified by the NLE or CCNE.

You need an MSN from a U.S. nursing school and you need to become a U.S. citizen.

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Thank you Pixie and jfratian. I guess that Iwould try to enlist myself in army reserve, take the 68C MOS and a ccne nle accredited MSN course. Or have some exp and take the MSN course as a civilian , wait to be a citizen.Any suggestion guys which is the best path?

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Thank you Pixie and jfratian. I guess that Iwould try to enlist myself in army reserve, take the 68C MOS and a ccne nle accredited MSN course. Or have some exp and take the MSN course as a civilian , wait to be a citizen.Any suggestion guys which is the best path?

Enlisting is not likely to result in a commission as a nurse in the future. I would stay civilian until you would be able to seek a commission.

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

I think this person might be trying to help their U.S. citizenship application by enlisting, which I have heard of people doing. How quickly/easily and how far along you are on the U.S. citizenship path would help me guide you down a military path. That process can easily take years.

Even enlisting in the reserves will keep you from being able to apply for an active duty commission as a nurse until your time is done (4+ years) unless you are accepted into a special program. There are enlisted to officer programs that you can apply for after being enlisted for at least 2 years, but they are competitive and you do have to be a U.S. citizen already to apply for them. Just know that you may need to enlist for 4 years, get-out of the military, and then apply to commission again once you have the MSN and citizenship.

Just know that a civilian RN can make double what a junior enlisted person earns in salary.

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