Army Nurse best CNTP location?

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Hello Army nurses. I have been enlisted 13 years but have just completed nursing school and I will soon attend one of the CNTP after BOLC. This will be my first assignment as an Army nurse. I've spent most of my career at Ft Bragg and some time at Carson. My current options are Trippler, Madigan, and SAMMC (BAMC). From a career standpoint, is there one you would recommend over another? Trippler is a logistical nightmare for my family because I have a lot of kids and we also have pets that we'd hate to get rid of. I'm interested in Trauma or ICU if that makes any difference at all. I know the initial transition is primarily Med-surg. Any insight you have from your experience would help me a lot. Thank you.

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Either BAMC or Madigan would be good choices. Unless things have changed in the past few years, the ICU course is offered at BAMC (I know it was previously done at Madigan, though I'm not sure if this is still the case). You might consider looking into where the ICU course is located and see if you can get stationed at that base to further decrease logistics for you and your family.

Both hospitals are medcens, so they are going to be fairly similar in terms of experience available to you. Consider weather if you have a preference of hot and dry vs. foggy and wet or if you/your family has specific interests that pertain to either location (closer to a summertime beach in TX, lots of great hiking and scenery in WA).

Best of luck!

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Can you go directly into ICU from nursing school in army?

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