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Army Reserves

Hey everyone. I'm talking with a recruiter right now about joining the Army Reserves. He is a Captain that specializes only with medical people.

Basically, they are offering me a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. I will be going to school for my BSN, be non-deployable for two years while I'm doing this, not have to do the "one weekend a month" drill (unless I want to for extra money) and I'll be getting $1,600 a month. The program this falls under is called the STRAP program. After I get my BSN, then I will have to drill and I will be eligible for deployment.

Has anyone else done something similar to this? What are your experiences with recruiters and the military? What questions should I ask him?

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Graduate 2010,

You might consider getting yourself accepted into a college that has ROTC and Nursing. This will get your tuition paid and get you a commission. I think this may ultimately be a quicker route to BSN than getting your ADN, getting a direct commission.

I am an ADN nurse who joined the reserves in the STRAP program and also have health care loan repayment. The ARMY will pay your previous loans as long as you keep them in good standing, keeping them deferred or never miss payments etc. They will pay up to 50,000. You most likely won't want to go in to the ARMY as an LPN because they don't recognize LPNs and you will end up a medic, which is OK if that is what you want, but it may get you deployed before you can consider going to school. Hope this helps.

Mark

The Army does recongnize LPN'S they carry the MOS of 68WM6, a medic is a 68W.

Hi MarkisRN,

I just have a few questions for you. Are you from Illinois? If you are, I was hoping you would be willing to share the info of the recruiter you used. I am also prior service-infantry. What is your experience so far with the reserves, STRAP, and the overall experience? How does your wife and kids handle the military life. Any advice would also be appreciated.

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