Hi All! Any practicing military CRNAs out there?I've been a practicing CRNA for 3 years. Joining the military has always been on my mind and I am revisiting the idea again. Which would you suggest, the Air Force or Navy? And why? Would love to hear the pros and cons specific to the job in each setting if you're willing to share...
allnurses Guide wtbcrna, MSN, DNP, CRNA 5,111 Posts Specializes in Anesthesia. Mar 17 beebers said: Hi All! Any practicing military CRNAs out there?I've been a practicing CRNA for 3 years. Joining the military has always been on my mind and I am revisiting the idea again. Which would you suggest, the Air Force or Navy? And why? Would love to hear the pros and cons specific to the job in each setting if you're willing to share... I retired from the USAF January 2022. I think the best way to describe the difference the USAF would be like working for a small to medium size community hospital and the Navy would be like working for a large hospital in a large city. That's purely anecdotal, but the Navy hospitals tend to be much larger as the Navy is much larger service. I did the majority of my anesthesia training at a Navy hospital.
floRNda 4 Posts Has 13 years experience. Friday wtbcrna said: I retired from the USAF January 2022. I think the best way to describe the difference the USAF would be like working for a small to medium size community hospital and the Navy would be like working for a large hospital in a large city. That's purely anecdotal, but the Navy hospitals tend to be much larger as the Navy is much larger service. I did the majority of my anesthesia training at a Navy hospital. How does CRNA schooling in AF or navy works. Do they have specific school that will send you? Is it highly competitive?
allnurses Guide wtbcrna, MSN, DNP, CRNA 5,111 Posts Specializes in Anesthesia. Friday floRNda said: How does CRNA schooling in AF or navy works. Do they have specific school that will send you? Is it highly competitive? The USN and USAF send their CRNA students to USUHS. It is competitive, but has a high acceptance rate as long as you meet all criteria. I'm not 100% sure if the AF still does, but the USAF did have direct entry program for civilian nurses to join the USAF and go directly to USUHS after basic training/COT. https://nursing.usuhs.edu/academics/DNP/CRNA
