Anyone a Pediatric NP in the AF or Navy?

[ChicagoPeds]

Hi. I am currently in the Acute & Chronic Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program and have been seriously considering going into the Navy or AF. My question is, once I have this degree, would I be working witgh kids or would they send me off somewhere else...I have heard that everyone is a nurse & they will send you to work in places that may not be your specialty. Is there any truth to that? Also, are there many NP positions in Pediatrics?

Any help would be greatly appreciated (I have actually been batting around the idea of military nursing for about 4 yrs now...perhaps I should make the decision already :-) ).

Thanks for your help!

[carolinapooh, BSN, RN]

Just noticed that PNP (AF specialty code 46NXB) is listed in a prospectus my recruiter gave me. Here's the bases it lists with that specialty code available:

HOSPITALS:

Andrews, MD

Eglin, FL

Keesler, MS

Kirtland, NM

Lackland, TX

Langley, VA

Luke, AZ

MacDill, FL

Nellis, NV

Offutt, NE

Scott, IL

Sheppard, TX

Travis, CA

AMBULATORY SURG CLINICS:

Barksdale, LA

Davis-Monthan, AZ

Hill, UT

Malmstrom, MT

Maxwell, AL

Shaw, SC

Tinker, OK

US CLINICS:

Bolling, MD

Cannon, NM

Ellsworth, SD

Edwards, CA

F E Warren, WY

Holloman, NM

Hurlburt Field, FL

Little Rock, AR

Moody, GA

Patrick, FL

Randolph, TX

Robins, GA

Seymour Johnson, NC

Tyndall, FL

Whiteman, MO

OVERSEAS HOSPITALS:

Elmendorf, AL

OVERSEAS CLINICS:

Kadena (Okinawa), Japan

This list may not be completely accurate anymore, but it should give you a really good start. Be sure to find a health professions recruiter to get the latest and greatest.

Good luck and hope to see you with the rest of us in blue soon!

[ChicagoPeds]

Thanks, I didn't realize that there was a position in IL... & that there are so many positions!!! That is really great to see!

Are you currently in the Navy or did you just join?

Thanks

[carolinapooh, BSN, RN]

Prior service AF and just commissioned back into the AF last Friday.

Those are AF slots but I'm sure a Navy recruiter could find similar info for you.