Army nurse recruiting

[Castle bean]

Hello, I'm trying to work with a recruiter to join the army as a nurse but it's ridiculously difficult to get ahold of the recruiter or make any progress. The recruiter always has an excuse of why she never returns phone calls or emails. She always says she will do something or call back and never does. I have my packet in for weeks but with no results. Anyone experience this? Anyone one with suggestions on how to resolve? If I knew who the officer of that recruiting station is I would call them. Thanks

[jeckrn, BSN, RN]

The Army mainly uses NP' s at clinics and hospitals.

[newbsn]

You might be able to come in as a case manager, though. I think the Army has a need in that area. Don't give up!

Thanks again Lunah. I will check with my local AMEDD. I did see that the ISP will no longer be offered for M9 identifier...only 66c,e,8a,t, etc. This leads me to believe the other areas (CM, med-surg, etc) are definitely over strength. I'm curious, IF I were a new nurse with limited experience and wanted to become a CC nurse in the Army, how would one go about doing that? I see there is a CC cert course, those of us with experience would likely not need this...unless it could be offered as a refresher? So many questions...

[Dranger]

Thanks again Lunah. I will check with my local AMEDD. I did see that the ISP will no longer be offered for M9 identifier...only 66c,e,8a,t, etc. This leads me to believe the other areas (CM, med-surg, etc) are definitely over strength. I'm curious, IF I were a new nurse with limited experience and wanted to become a CC nurse in the Army, how would one go about doing that? I see there is a CC cert course, those of us with experience would likely not need this...unless it could be offered as a refresher? So many questions...

Well once you are in you can apply for the course after 1-2 years in the Army. The trouble is getting in. As someone else said there were 10 slots for DC about about 175 for ROTC. Thats for new grads

If you have over 2 years ICU experience and your CCRN you should just get the identifier but once again there are close to 0 slots for active

[newbsn]

Well once you are in you can apply for the course after 1-2 years in the Army. The trouble is getting in. As someone else said there were 10 slots for DC about about 175 for ROTC. Thats for new grads

If you have over 2 years ICU experience and your CCRN you should just get the identifier but once again there are close to 0 slots for active

Thanks Dranger

As I said in previous posts, I've been away from the bedside for a bit, with the exception of teaching. I'm now masters prepared and in CM. All of my certs with the exception of the CCM are expired. TNCC, I can renew, but the CCRN...I lack the clinical hours at the moment. I'm not opposed to AR and activating later if possible. I'd just prefer to be active from the beginning. It's been a passion for a long time. Unfortunately, I've just reached a point where my family life is stable, I'm physically prepared, and I now have a career in which I have something more than just a warm body to offer. I also speak Farsi, and plan to return for my post masters cert for NP in the fall. I'm driven, if there's a way, I'll find it! ;-)

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

If you have over 2 years ICU experience and your CCRN you should just get the identifier

For active duty (not sure about Reserves), there is a minimum requirement for RECENT experience. You have to have had so many hours in the last two years. They want to make sure someone is active in a specialty.

[Dranger]

For active duty (not sure about Reserves), there is a minimum requirement for RECENT experience. You have to have had so many hours in the last two years. They want to make sure someone is active in a specialty.

Yeah that's what I meant but I have seen it slide it to within 3-4 years but who knows now

[jfratian, DNP, RN, CRNA]

I thought I would just put this out there. The Air Force still has a pretty substantial need for nurses right now, although all branches are pretty tight. They are still doing 2 FQ (experienced) and 1 NTP (new grad) direct commission-type boards per year. If your goal is to be a military nurse, then I would look at other branches too. It isn't written anywhere that you can't apply to multiple branches at the same time. There are joint missions, and at a lot of bases you could conceivably be working side by side with Army nurses anyway.