so i have several questions and am hoping to get a good thread going. i am looking into the rotp for the canadian forces, so anybody who has been in the program for nursing would be soo helpful!! also if you are a nurse with the canadian forces you can help me out too!
i am wondering if someone could give me a quick rundown of how their rotp experience was, your schedule you had during your summers off, the kinds of courses you took, what your work schedule was like during your school months.
i'm also wondering about basic training, and how long that was, and what it was like. i spoke with a recruiting officer but of course forgot half of my questions i wanted to ask haha.
also, once you were done school and working on post, did you wear combats or did you wear scrubs?
thank you sooo much for any answers i might get!!
**also, i am new to this site and if there is a way to search the forums with a keyword, could you please let me know how?? thanks!!**
I'm kind of directing this question to AirforceRN -- you seem to know a lot about this topic, your post for very helpful.
My goal is to complete my practical nursing degree by the end of May 2012 and become a Registered Practical Nurse by the summer of this coming year. In civilian schools I must complete a bridging programs to go from a RPN to a RN university. Have you heard of the CF entering a RPN into the third year of university schooling or will I have to start for first year?
I'm kind of directing this question to AirforceRN -- you seem to know a lot about this topic, your post for very helpful.
My goal is to complete my practical nursing degree by the end of May 2012 and become a Registered Practical Nurse by the summer of this coming year. In civilian schools I must complete a bridging programs to go from a RPN to a RN university. Have you heard of the CF entering a RPN into the third year of university schooling or will I have to start for first year?
Uhm, AirforceRN is IN the RCAF.
Locally, the Medics are required to obtain their PN designation to be able to enroll for advanced LPN courses. I've been in classes with them. The Medics are then sent on to ORTech and Ortho Tech courses. I've never heard of one being seconded off to uni.
You've got to remember that RN == Officer, LPN == Enlisted.
You've also got to factor in how much service in return is required for your education.
Hey V3ron.", sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I just left Kandahar where my internet connection was less than stellar to say the least. Personally I think the CF would be interested IF you were to complete 3rd or 4th year at a university. Is that the plan? Let me ask around my contacts here and I'll try and get you a more firm answer from a higher up. Let me know too if I understand correctly that you will attend uni to "bridge" to a degree.
I also took the civil service exam and passed. Approximately 200,000 of us took it and only 15,000 passed.
Do you think they'll pay for premed courses and then med school?
Either way I'll be living my dream as a canadian armed force personnel.
Have you obtained citizenship?
The government is curtailing military spending and cutting the size of the military.
You need to talk to a recruiter. Just remember, every year that the government/taxpayer pays for your education, you are required to serve multiple years.
OK, just checked your posting history. You are asking about migrating to PQ. So you aren't even in Canada yet. So it's highly unlikely that the CF would be interested in you until citizenship has been obtained. What civil service exam are you talking about? That isn't how the Canadian military works. You might want to look into your own nations military for funding for medical school
Specializes in Surgical/Trauma/Neuroscience/Cardiac ICU.
Becoming a Canadian Military Nurse is a dream for me. A lot of things need to be done. This is just an option aside from working in the hospital etc. To start, I'll get my RN degree first. (I'm doing my RPN Bridging to University Nursing at Centennial on Sept. 2014). I'll complete my degree in 3 years which makes me 27 y/o when I'm done. My Canadian citizenship application is on process too.
Becoming a Canadian Military Nurse is a dream for me. A lot of things need to be done. This is just an option aside from working in the hospital etc. To start, I'll get my RN degree first. (I'm doing my RPN Bridging to University Nursing at Centennial on Sept. 2014). I'll complete my degree in 3 years which makes me 27 y/o when I'm done. My Canadian citizenship application is on process too.
Hi clayford90
Somebody from another forum told me that you'd need 5 years of permanent residency in order to get a citizenship waiver to join the military as a Nurse Officer.
Do watch Basic Up in youtube to see the life of a recruit because even as a nurse, you'll be joining privates in training.
Specializes in Surgical/Trauma/Neuroscience/Cardiac ICU.
Thank you for the insight. Yes, I have been in Canada as a PR for 5 years now. Hopefully if my application for citizenship will push through, I will be Canadian citizen later this year or by next year 2015. My goal is to finish my BScN first, get comfortable with my nursing skills, then apply for the Canadian military.
I am applying for Direct Entry Officer Plan as a Nursing Officer, and read that they will require me to bring my birth certificate so if I cannot find it and I was born outside of Canada is there any equivalent document I can submit instead? Have anyone had to deal with missing documents etc and what can be done?
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Thank you for your reply. Its good to know that I can study further while enrolled in CF.
I cant appreciate enough of your help!