Army recruiter says I should join as LPN with BSN

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I spoke with a military recruiter and told him I wanted to be an army nurse and I have my BSN with a year critical cAre experience. He said its best for me to join as an LPN and then go to OCS and he wants me to start the paperwork tomorrow. I just do not understand why I would do this when I am not an LPN. PLEASE HELP !! IS THIS BEST FOR ME TO JOIN?

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Specializes in ICU Stepdown.

Can't you join as an officer? If you have a year experience you should be able to

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He told me I could go to OCS school after I got in.

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Specializes in Med/Surge, ED, Critical Care, Anesthesia.

If you want to be a nurse in the Army you NEED to be speaking to a healthcare recruiter. It sounds like you are speaking to a regular recruiter that is trying to get you to enlist to meet numbers. Look up the number to the closest healthcare recruiter for your region. With a BSN and experience in critical care you may have a shot at commissioning but the Army is pretty competitive even for critical care. Unless you are deadset on the Army I would also contact both the Navy and Air Force healthcare recruiters and speak with them. This way you will know all of your options. Don't let the Army recruiter pressure you into filling out that paperwork tomorrow

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You need to talk to a healthcare recruiter. If you want to me a army nurse commission do not enlist

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Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

Do not enlist; the recruiter is just trying to meet his quota. To prove this, point ask him to show you in writing and to have it writing & guaranteed in your contract. See how fast this changes. As a Major in the Army Nurse Corps I am advising you not to believe this recruiter. If you think he is lying to you ask for his supervisors name and contact information. As an earlier poster has said contact a healthcare recruiter. It might take some time before they get back to you but the wait will be worth it. If you have any questions send me a PM.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Complete and utter BS. Do not do that! Ugh, I am horrified. Definitely speak with a healthcare recruiter.

Nurses don't go to OCS, either. We do BOLC.

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

seems it would be illegal to say you're LPN when you're not

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Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

Because the Army could classify you as a LPN and work you as one even with your RN.

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DO NOT DO THIS. I know everyone else has said the same thing but this recruiter is using deception to get you into something you don't want. If you want to be a nurse, talk to a healthcare recruiter. Throw away this recruiter's number, don't talk to them again.

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Do not do it... With a BSN you should be able to join as a commissioned officer. I did army nurse corps but I was not a Nurse yet. They put me through school for nursing. That recruiter is full of crap!

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Specializes in ER, ICU/CCU, Open Heart OR Recovery, Etc.

That's very confusing to me. With a BSN? That's RN, not LPN. Definitely look around. Find a healthcare recruiter. Look into different branches of the service if that's what you want.

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