Hi everyone, I am an ICU RN in a liver transplant unit at USC with 1.5 years of critical care experience and half a year on a neuro DOU floor. I reached out to an air force reserve recruiter asking about flight nursing opportunities and according to him there is a shortage of flight nurses in the Air Force.
I sent him my resume and I am waiting on him to let me know if the CNO at March Air Force Base in California would like to pick me up for commission.
Are there any current flight nurses in the air force reserves that can share their experiences? I'd like to know what to expect in terms of the timeline between contacting recruiter and commissioning. Also, how long is COT, flight school, survival training, and approximately how much time do you serve per month? Is it possible to keep a full time position at a hospital?
Vona86 I've been going through so many posts on here about recent accessions and you're seemingly the most recent. If it's not too much trouble can you break down your timeline from when you first contacted your recruiter to where you're currently to what you have left?
Wow it's been two years... glad it's finally all coming together now! I added you as a friend if you don't mind! In currently waiting for my recruiter for dates to interview with the chief nurse and I'm super excited! Any tips? Also, is there a way to break the training cycle if you can't do all of the training all at once? I'm in California and would be operating out of march Air Force base!
Being a flight nurse isn't like being a traditional reservist. There are a lot of training so you will be away from your family a lot. In the end it is worth it but you will have to make sacrifices.
I did because I don't have any student loan debt. It's not instantaneous after graduating AIEQ. There is a whole other checklist when you get to your unit before they give it to you.
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And the selection committee before that.