Air Force April 2018 boards

kperryrn · Apr 3, 2018

I have applied also! For a FQ clinical transition to OR slot, this is my first application cycle and the endless waiting with no ability to control the outcome is driving me nuts! what are you applying for and what makes you say there are only a few spots open? Glad to hear I am not the only one out there wishing the days of April away! :)

Free2live · Apr 3, 2018

Yay!!Awesome! I've watched these application threads for a few years now as I have worked my way to time for myself to apply. It's so great to meet other people applying for this board! I am applying for the OR transition too, coming from critical care.

I heard there was only one of the OR transition positions open for April boards. Have you heard the same? Have you had your CN interview yet? Mine was last week and I'm still waiting to hear the results.

kperryrn · Apr 3, 2018

OMG no! my recruiter definitely said nothing about there being only one slot open, that is terribly depressing. I have had all my stuff completed since February just ticking the days away trying to to stress about it. CN interview went great, not nearly as scary as I expected it to be. I will be contacting my recruiter tomorrow morning to harass him about this lol. Good luck to you!!! My contact tells me the board is set to be meeting for the MECP selection the second week of April, so assuming they do FQ near that time, hopefully we will hear in the beginning of May versus the middle or end.

Free2live · Apr 3, 2018

Let me know what your recruiter says about the positions open! Maybe mine was wrong (I'm in TN). Hopefully the numbers change to allow room for all the FQ applicants! :up:

Best of luck to you too! I will post if I hear any updates. Last the recruiter told me the expected date for the boards to meet is April 24 (let me know if you hear differently about this as well lol!)

I'm telling myself I will know by the end of May. This may be the longest 8 weeks of my life lol!

Free2live · Apr 4, 2018

Any updates? I have learned I will need to do an interview with the perioperative nurse consultant. Yay for surprises!!! :)

Also, received information there is no HPLRP funding for 2018.

kperryrn · Apr 18, 2018

Any updates? I have learned I will need to do an interview with the perioperative nurse consultant. Yay for surprises!!! :)
Also, received information there is no HPLRP funding for 2018.

Hey!! :) So I did confirm with my recruiter only ONE spot open for FQ OR, so disappointed in this, wish I would have known sooner, to not get my hopes up. I also had a phone interview with the nurse consultant, he was great, very easy to talk to. I hadn't heard any exact date, just that results should go out beginning of or middle of May.

AND YES THE WAITING IS KILLING ME!!!!

The Nurse consultant was very positive during the interview, all of the information he gave sounded fantastic and made me want this SO BAD!!! He did say there have been times where they took more than the originally planned amount of applicants, so FINGERS CROSSED :)

Free2live · Apr 18, 2018

Hey!! :) So I did confirm with my recruiter only ONE spot open for FQ OR, so disappointed in this, wish I would have known sooner, to not get my hopes up. I also had a phone interview with the nurse consultant, he was great, very easy to talk to. I hadn't heard any exact date, just that results should go out beginning of or middle of May.
AND YES THE WAITING IS KILLING ME!!!!
The Nurse consultant was very positive during the interview, all of the information he gave sounded fantastic and made me want this SO BAD!!! He did say there have been times where they took more than the originally planned amount of applicants, so FINGERS CROSSED :)

YES! I was a bit hesitant to apply since I heard there weren't many positions but I REALLY REALLY would like to be in the OR so I thought I would give it a try. I'm really glad they have opened up the training opportunity, otherwise I was planning to apply to critical care. I am hopeful that if I am not selected at least I will be an alternate so I can apply again in the summer instead of waiting 6 months.

Personally, I don't have much OR experience so I know that doesn't help me. Do you have much OR experience?

I thought the perioperative consultant was very informative and helpful as well! So far everyone I have encountered has been awesome (even the people at MEPS).

Yes fingers crossed! I hope they make room for all that are qualified!

I am so super hopeful! I have been working towards this for a while....I can't think of anything else I'd rather do than serve our country!

Oh... also, the latest I have about boards is they plan to meet 13 May(odd to me since it's a Sunday) and results to be released 18 May. I am counting on 1 June to know :)

kperryrn · May 7, 2018

HEEEEEEEEYYY :) Have you heard anything yet? I have been trying SUPER hard not to bug my recruiter to death, asking each day for updates, but it. is. a. STRUGGLE!

Have not heard a peep on this end. One of my contacts said as far as the enlisted applicants go they know the decisions have been made, but results have not been given out yet. Time just keeps ticking on by, lol.

I hope you are doing great and let's both keep our fingers crossed!

Free2live · May 7, 2018

HEEEEEEEEYYY :) Have you heard anything yet? I have been trying SUPER hard not to bug my recruiter to death, asking each day for updates, but it. is. a. STRUGGLE!
Have not heard a peep on this end. One of my contacts said as far as the enlisted applicants go they know the decisions have been made, but results have not been given out yet. Time just keeps ticking on by, lol.
I hope you are doing great and let's both keep our fingers crossed!

Hey!!!! :)

Last I have heard they are still planning to meet the week of 13 May.

I was asked to complete my background check packet in case I am selected so that can be ready to submit.

My recruiter also double checked with me to make sure I didn't want to apply for a secondary area.

Other than that I am patiently waiting and working on getting high scores for the PT test!

Fingers crossed! It is a long process but getting soooo close!

kperryrn · May 18, 2018

Still have heard nothing, how about you? I am very close to going nuts at this point í ½í¸‚

Free2live · May 18, 2018

Still have heard nothing, how about you? I am very close to going nuts at this point ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½

The recruiter texted me Monday to say the boards are still suppose to meet this week as far as he was aware. No updates at all today.

I've told myself I'll know by June 1.... and will be pleasantly surprised if I find out sooner lol