From the From the military back to school back to the military?

[Bene]

Good evening all I just got out of the military a year ago and currently a sophomore for my BSN. I have just been approached by both Air force and Army ROTC instructors and both are offering a full scholarship. Currently my GI Bill is covering everything but I've kind of been interested in becoming an officer since I joined straight out of high school and as insane as it sounds I kind of miss active duty (Thou my wife doesn't). I know about the Army's FAST units and Air forces flight nurses. I pretty much know everything that I could find out from brochures and word of mouth. I was wondering if anyone here has any insider knowledge that could help with my choice. (One of my big questions is) I know I won't be considered a combatant but is their any way I could try out for special operations as a nurse? Thanks for your time and I appreciate any feedback.

:tku:

v/r

Bene :thnkg:

"Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered, and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds." -Charles Lindbergh.

[Tony1790, BSN, MSN, NP]

Nice seeing that you are in school.

I'm not sure, but my first guess of "action" type assignments are not going to be happening as a military nurse, now it's about taking care of people after the special ops goes bad that you'll be doing.

As far as the military thing goes, as a military retiree, I definitely consider taking the scholarship, you'll be expected to go into the military, and I would stay until retirement. Retirement as an officer is much, much better than as an enlisted.

As for Army vs Air Force, I'd say quality of life in the AF will be much better, but you should be exposed to a whole lot more trauma in an Army facility.....of course this could be way off since some of the facilities help take care of everyone.

I started in the Army, retired from the Coast Guard and now I'm starting LPN school after retirement, I wish I'd went into nursing earlier and retired as an officer.

Good luck

Tony

[ArmyCombatMedic]

Once you hit O-3 you can apply for special forces, which has its own healthcare teams, but being a Army medic I don't know about the AF. Be careful though, ROTC was not compatable with nursing school for me, nursing class same time as ROTC so see about that as well.