Question About Air Force Summer 2012 NTP Board

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Hello Everyone,

So I'm currently nearing the end of my second semester of nursing school with three more semesters to go. I will be graduating in May 2013. I've talked to my local Air Force health professions recruiter and he informed me that the next NTP board will be late summer 2012. I was under the impression that you can apply if you are within 365 days of graduation, but the recruiter told me that I would only be able to submit my packet if the NTP board was in fall 2012 or spring 2013 and that I would not be able to apply for the one in summer 2012. Is he right that I won't be able to apply for the one in summer 2012 even though I will be within 365 days of graduation? Are there any recruiters on here that can clear this up for me? Or maybe an Air Force NTP applicant? Thanks!

UCAFblue, CV stands for Curriculum Vitae. It is like a resume filled with your experience and personal nursing goals. Do either of you know how many years you are thinking of committing? I'm not quite sure if I want to do 3 years or 6. I have been reading anything I can find about COT online, and it is making me really excited to go! It is also making me more nervous about getting selected in July! :)

CVA311, is the CV something that your recruiter gives you to fill out? I haven't had my recruiter mention anything about it...

As for the number of years I'm thinking of committing, I'm still undecided. From what LN75 mentioned, it sounds like it might be a good idea to go for the shorter committment, but then again if you are looking for something like college loan repayment I think you might have to go for the 6 year committment.

I'm also very excited at the prospect of going to COT! The more I read about it, the more I want to be there. I've been trying to get in the AF for four years now, and find myself growing a little impatient with the wait, so I'm definitely extra nervous about getting selected in July!

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UCAFblue, the CV was part of my workbook. It was one of the last pages. Also, with loan repayment, for signing up for three years you get up to $40,000 to pay off loans. With four years you get 30 to do what you want with, and with six you get 40 for your loans and 20 to do what you want with.

I'm probably doing 3 as well. My husband enlisted for six, and he doesn't regret it because he got promoted faster, but he wishes he wasn't so "stuck". I also figure If I decide to commit more after 3 years there will probably be a bonus for doing more time.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, PACU.

CVA311,

I'm applying for the July 2012 NTP board as well. I live in SLC and noticed you said you're recruiter is in Utah. I'm just curious if you're recruiter is the same one I'm working with? TSgt Menchaca? It sure is a lot of work getting the application packet together but hopefully it is all worth it in the end. By the looks of this discussion alone, there are already 3 of us going for the NTP this year in Idaho/Utah alone! I was told at one point that they are only taking 25 spots nationwide in the NTP this July.

At LN75, looks like you had your interview. I'm hoping that comes my way in the next month or two. Wish you all the best of luck!

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CVA311,

I'm applying for the July 2012 NTP board as well. I live in SLC and noticed you said you're recruiter is in Utah. I'm just curious if you're recruiter is the same one I'm working with? TSgt Menchaca? It sure is a lot of work getting the application packet together but hopefully it is all worth it in the end. By the looks of this discussion alone, there are already 3 of us going for the NTP this year in Idaho/Utah alone! I was told at one point that they are only taking 25 spots nationwide in the NTP this July.

At LN75, looks like you had your interview. I'm hoping that comes my way in the next month or two. Wish you all the best of luck!

slc2012…nope, haven't had my interview yet. my recruiter is setting it up for March or April…I'll let you know how it goes if you'll do the same! :)

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slc2012…nope, haven't had my interview yet. my recruiter is setting it up for March or April…I'll let you know how it goes if you'll do the same! :)

My bad. It will be nice to have that step marked off the list. From what I hear, the interview with the nursing higher up is weighted pretty heavily. I will definitely let you know how it goes! It is quite the process but reading through COT training and thinking about where you could be a year from now, I get excited about the possibilities!

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My bad. It will be nice to have that step marked off the list. From what I hear, the interview with the nursing higher up is weighted pretty heavily. I will definitely let you know how it goes! It is quite the process but reading through COT training and thinking about where you could be a year from now, I get excited about the possibilities!

ha ha yeah i like your style! i get excited too! :) and i hear all the same about the chief nurse interview…that it carries a lot of weight in your application, so yeah…i'm really hoping to shine...

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SLC2012, we have the same recruiter :). I like how three of us are from around the same area!

They are only taking 25 spots? Yikes! I guess that is just motivation to make sure our packets are perfect. :) I remember reading that last year they took 290 applicants for NTP, but I guess that was for the entire year.

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SLC2012, we have the same recruiter :). I like how three of us are from around the same area!

They are only taking 25 spots? Yikes! I guess that is just motivation to make sure our packets are perfect. :) I remember reading that last year they took 290 applicants for NTP, but I guess that was for the entire year.

What a small world it can be sometimes. They told me the 25 number when I first met with them in September. It definitely provides some motivation to make sure our packets our top notch! I'm not sure on this, but some spots may also already be unofficially taken by the enlistment to commissioning nurse program (don't remember the official name but saw people positing on AF facebook groups saying they were in that program and accepted into the NTP for that timeframe).

Have you already gone to MEPS? If not, it was pretty laid back down here in SLC. Mainly a lot of hurry up and wait with filling out a lot of forms. I wish you all the best of luck and I imagine we'll see each others posts on here every now and then!

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Have you already gone to MEPS? If not, it was pretty laid back down here in SLC. Mainly a lot of hurry up and wait with filling out a lot of forms. I wish you all the best of luck and I imagine we'll see each others posts on here every now and then!

I haven't been to MEPS yet, but will be going some time this month. There is a MEPS in Boise, so that's the one I'm going to (I'm sure it is a lot smaller than the one in SLC). I'm looking forward to the hurry up and wait experience. lol

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Hey SLC2012 and CVA311,

I was just curious if your recruiters told you when you would find out results if you were accepted for commissioning. I, too, have sent in my packet for application to the NTP for this July meeting. My recruiter said I'd hear back sometime around late August...but I didn't know if any of you had a specific date of when we find out?

Thanks!

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Hey SLC2012 and CVA311,

I was just curious if your recruiters told you when you would find out results if you were accepted for commissioning. I, too, have sent in my packet for application to the NTP for this July meeting. My recruiter said I'd hear back sometime around late August...but I didn't know if any of you had a specific date of when we find out?

Thanks!

Hi HBaum, welcome to the boards!! I also applied for the NTP this July and was told by my recruiter that August 10th is supposed to be the release date for the results of the board...although I've heard that it is common not to hear anything for a couple of weeks after the "release date." So, it could really be the end of August or beginning of September before we hear anything.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

How many of you applied for Med/Surg and how many for OB? I talked to my recruiter and she said there are going to be about 40 chosen for Med/Surg and only 10 or so for OB for next year's NTP program! Eeeek!

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