which branch to join for flight nursing.

[ayonuss]

Hi. my name is aziz yonuss, and i am currently a student with a nursing major. My goal is to get my BSN and become a flight nurse. But to be a flight nurse in civilian life, i would probably need a couple years CCU experience and ER experience before i can get in. What i want to do instead is join a branch of the military. Which leads to my question of which branch would be best to join for flight nurse? My goal, to narrow this broad question down, is to see a lot of trauma and to do work in the field. I want to specifically help take care of wounded soldiers in the field, and transport them to a hospital, then go back. Does anyone know a job of this type in the military can anyone give me advice on what to do? And i beg forgiveness if i come off ignorant in any way.

[keegs13]

Speaking as a future military nurse (Army ROTC cadet/ Nursing major), each branch has their own flight detachment, if you will. The Army, for instance, has Army Airborne. The Air Force, obviously has flight nursing as its most popular form of nursing, simply because the Air Force clearly is flight-based. The Navy, too, has options for nursing with special training, as with the Army, for nursing specialties.

If intensity is what you're after as far as flight nursing goes, speaking completely unbiased towards my own branch (Army). I still would have to say the Army. Factually, because of the numbers of ground troops constantly fighting - I believe that there is a lot of room there for intensity in the field.

The Navy, too has a pretty intense nursing program, however, there would be long stretches of time spent on an aircraft carrier at times...which may not be the route you are looking for.

I cannot speak from first-hand experience with the Air Force, however I do believe that ANC (Army Nurse Corps) would be more of an intense endeavor.

Hope this helps!!

[79Tango]

At Ease Cadet Keegs!

Im sure you are trying to help but pretty much all of your factual information is dead wrong. I have no idea whats being instructed in today's ROTC but much of everything you posted is bogus.

FYI-- Army Airborne is light infantry. Army Aviation is Army Aviation.. Guess what? Niether of them use Flight Nurses either.. There is such a thing as Flight Medics and Flight Surgeons though.

[keegs13]

79Tango, Thanks!

***Correction to Army Airborne, I was thinking Airborne school when I said Army Airborne and Flight nursing!