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Hello,

I am currently in a BSN program and I am strongly considering the Army Nursing Corp. My question is I really want to be a critical care nurse and I want to have the best chance at getting the Critical Care Generic course. Which 3 bases would be my best chance for this? Secondly, (future thinking) I have a desire to possibly get into a CRNA program. Are there cetain bases that would give me a better chance at that as well? I really like Texas and understand that only certain bases have ICU's. Also, How competitive is it to get into an army grad program and what is the typical wait to get in?

Thank you in advance for any input.

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hello,

i am currently in a bsn program and i am strongly considering the army nursing corp. my question is i really want to be a critical care nurse and i want to have the best chance at getting the critical care generic course. which 3 bases would be my best chance for this? there is not best "chance base" to get in to the course. you have to apply for it no matter where you are stationed.

secondly, (future thinking) i have a desire to possibly get into a crna program. are there cetain bases that would give me a better chance at that as well? same as for the cc course, you have to apply for it. for the 2009 crna program there was not enough "qualified" applicants for the number of slots. this was stated by one of the instructors. this does not mean that more people applied then slots, just not candidates who meet all the requirements.

i really like texas and understand that only certain bases have icu's. if the base has a army hospital of some sort there should be a icu. with that being said not all icu's are the same because of their small size will transfer out the very sick. this is because they do not have the staff to properly care for the patient.

also, how competitive is it to get into an army grad program and what is the typical wait to get in? how competitive it is is based on the number of applicants each year.

thank you in advance for any input.[/qu

hopes this helps some.

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as a new nurse you can sign up for a critical care course guarantee... a few years into service you'll get sent to the course and earn that skill identifier... as Jeck stated where you first duty station is wont' matter.. there are 7 primary med centers and they all have ICUs...

If your primary goal is getting to be a CRNA the other option is stay civ, gain icu exp, and then apply to army crna school and/or other crna schools and then go to the army.. could be more direct and sure thing route if you have that option and being an army nurse is secondary to crna.

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Thank you for the help. Army would not be second. I just want to ensure I will not hit a road block. I am very unfamiliar with how the arm operates, but am very interested and wanted to ask some questions before speaking with a recruiter. I feel that the army has the best training and that is what I want.

Also, what are the army qualifications for the crna grad program or other grad programs. I could not find them anywhere, before my origional post.

Thank you again

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