Chance of getting into the military with a bsn from an online school like Excelsior?

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Does it matter as long as you have your license?

Any branch that would automatically DQ me for a school of choice like this?

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Specializes in ER, ICU.

No problem. I'm an Excelsior grad (twice), an officer, and teach at two universities.

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No problem. I'm an Excelsior grad (twice) an officer, and teach at two universities.[/quote']

Thanks. Can you get a scholarship while going to a school like excelsior (must do adn program then go into bsn program), since its not a regular 4 year? Do you enjoy it enough to plan on staying for 20?

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As long as your BSN is from a ccne or nlnac accredited school. Make sure your GPA is high though. Army Nursing is becoming a great deal more selective and competitive. We had a Nurse Corps recruiter come talk to our graduating class a few months ago. She told us that they had several hundred applicants last year with only a few being selected, all with above a 3.7.

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Edit below...lol

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Nurse2033, what branch are you in?

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BOSS Man, I went to Excelsior's website and noticed they are not CCNE accredited which means the Navy won't accept the degree. The Navy website doesn't say anything about NLNAC accreditation, and I don't know about other branches.

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Specializes in ER, ICU.
Nurse2033, what branch are you in?

Air National Guard, flight nurse

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Specializes in ER, ICU.
Thanks. Can you get a scholarship while going to a school like excelsior (must do adn program then go into bsn program), since its not a regular 4 year? Do you enjoy it enough to plan on staying for 20?

I would expect you could get scholarships. Excelsior has military rates. I do plan on staying as long as it works for my family.

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Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.
As long as your BSN is from a ccne or nlnac accredited school. Make sure your GPA is high though. Army Nursing is becoming a great deal more selective and competitive. We had a Nurse Corps recruiter come talk to our graduating class a few months ago. She told us that they had several hundred applicants last year with only a few being selected, all with above a 3.7.

The quota for direct commissions for the Army in FY 14 is even less then FY 13 which was posted on this site as around 40.

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