Commissioning, Rank, and Board

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Specializes in ICU, MGT,.

I submitted my package to the board two weeks ago (08/05/2024) for 66S. 
Background: BSN in 2014, MSN in 2023, and MBA in 2024. I am currently doing my DNP. I have the following board certifications; CCRN, CVRN, CMSRN, Pain specialist, TNCC.

Experience: 2 years in management (manager, supervisor, director), 2 yr in IMCU/Tele, 4 ICU, 2 years in ER and Med/Surg. Most recent is ICU. 
I also have prior military experience of 5 years in the army reserves as enlistee. 
Questions:

1. What will be my potential rank?

2. How does the schedule work in military hospitals?

3. I know I will be doing a pay cut (doing it out of passion), how much of difference will I be seeing? Note I am married with 1 child. 
4. What is the time frame from packet submission to receiving orders?

5. Will I go to BOLC straight or I will have to do DCC?

thank you all. 

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Specializes in Prior military RN/current ICU RN..

Probably a 1LT.  Also it is the Army Reserve. Not plural. Make sure you get that right on paperwork. 

If you had your DNP already you might come in at CPT.  I retired recently after 20 years. active Army.  Been a long time since BOLC, but I think people with Masters came in at 1LT.   No clue how much of a pay cut you will take as you don't say what you make now.  You can look up the military pay scale anywhere.  With your E time you will probably be an O2E, but not sure.  

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

Pending degrees don't count.  Either way, I think your 10 years of experience and MSN will equate to an O-3.  

You only get the O-3E with the equivalent of 4 years plus 1 day of active duty time.  That's 1441 points, which I doubt you have with 5 years of reserves.

Look up pay for O-3 with 'over 4 years' of service online to figure out your pay.  You then add the BAS (subsistence monthly allowance) and BAH (housing monthly allowance). for your area which you can also lookup online.

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