Any Military Spouse nursing students out there?

sproeber89 · Jul 20, 2009

Well with any move you'll probably have to go back to the waiting list, but you might get a push ahead because of your status as a semester in. However, if you know that you'll be moving, you might want to just hold off. Get some experience in as a CNA, because each program is a little different.

kgorndt · Jul 20, 2009

yeah, I was thinking about that too, but I am already so invested into this program here. I do have alot of experience though. I was a surgical assist/tech for many years in a trauma1 O.R and then I transfered to L&D and was a surgical tech/CNA there too. I know that being an RN is what I want to do, and I can't put my fate in the hands of the government!!lol Seriously though, I really don't want to wait because of the off-chance we won't get orders.

bekindtokittens · Jul 20, 2009

I don't think there's any way to tell if you'll get back in. I mean, at my school, most of the students who need to retake a semester get right in, but I don't know any transfer students here. But it would make sense that they would get right in as well. Then again, with nursing school, there are no guarantees!

I would go ahead and start school, and if your husband gets transferred, stay where you are and finish school and then join him. That was my plan, and it almost happened when my husband came down with orders the summer between my two years in an ADN program. However, things changed, and the orders did too. :)

determined 2succeed · Jul 20, 2009

Hi I have a question for those of you that would know. I am a military spouse that is getting ready to start my first semester of nursing school at AVC college in Lancaster, Ca. My husband is possibly going to get orders to go to Vandenburg(SP*) AFB which is also in Southern California. The orders, if he gets them, won't probably go happen until spring 2010. My question is, if this happens, am I going to be able to get right into another nursing program and pick up where I left off or am I going to have to start all over. I would appreciate any insight that anyone has on this situation I am in!! Thanks so much!

I agree with "bekindtokittens", I would say you should stay in your program and move when you are finished. If you are both in Southern CA, I'm sure you'd still be able to see each other occasionally. When my parents were first married and my Dad was stationed in San Diego, my Mom still lived in Phoenix so he would hitch a ride from Cali to AZ anytime he could get a weekend pass. (Okay, so it was safe to hitchhike back in 1968 :nuke:)

Anyway, as you probably know by now the military is fairly unpredictable (I'm a former military wife) so just stick to your plan of finishing school. I'd hate for you to move and not get right back into a program. Maybe call some of the schools near his potential new duty station and ask some questions. Worth a shot I guess. If for some reason my husband had to move away due to work or wound up commissioning with the military again, I would definitely stay in school where I live and join him when I'm finished. He completely understands that I've been waiting almost 2 years to get into a program and if I had to get on another waiting list I would be pretty heartbroken.

Good luck to you and I'm sure whatever decision you make will turn out fine.

kgorndt · Jul 20, 2009

Thank you all so much!