Can I become an army nurse?

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Question for those who may know. I am a 40 year old man. I will finish my BSN in May. I have spoken to members of Army, Navy, and Air Force. I was strongly considering the Navy, but when I spoke to the recruiter she really seems to be looking for an excuse to exclude me. Eventually she noticed my elbow and asked about it. I have a mild case of psoriasis. She sent me an email a few days later saying that disqualifies me from Navy nursing and that there was no waiver . A couple days after that she sent another email asking for documentation from my doctor about it.

After evaluating everything in my life, etc, the Army reserve looks to be the best fit for me. My concerns:

1. I suck at running. I get bad shin splints. I've been working on it and am slowly getting better. Slowly!

2. I have two very minor arrest from 20 years ago. I was 18 and 19. Drunk and disorderly.

Any advice. I'm putting in the work to make this happen.

I have a phone appointment Tuesday with the Air Force recruiter. And I'm not a new grad, I'm an ADN. I'm just finishing a RN-BSN program in May.

Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

Okay, so your experience is considered based on your full-time RN experience. You need the BSN to commission, but your experience will start from your first RN job.

Part-time experience doesn't count. Figure out how much full time ICU experience and ER experience you have prior to your meeting. If you have a least a year of each, you'll have to choose between them.

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