I am looking for any information from current Army Nurses (or anyone knowledgeable on this subject) who could shed some light on a couple of questions I have about joining the Army Nurse Corps.
My goal is to commission into the Army as a nurse and serve on active duty. However, when I talked to my local AMEDD recruiter, I was informed that the Army currently does not take in nurses for active duty unless they have a certain amount of hours in paid nursing experience (I am currently a BSN student with one semester left) or if they went through ROTC. He mentioned that I could join the Army Reserve as a 66H and transfer to active duty later on. This brings me to question, is this highly possible? Or would it be a pain in the rear end? I am currently enlisted in the Army Reserve and have previously served on active duty during my first contract. I am aware how recruiters usually say things to acquire numbers and also aware that not everything in the military is ever simple.
Also, I would like to change specialties to 66S (critical care). How would I go about doing this? Would it be beneficial to work as a critical care nurse at a civilian hospital while serving as a 66H in the reserve before transferring to active duty?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I would love any additional input/recommendations that you have as well!
