the long, drawn out, aggravating and frustrating wait for orders

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Hey All!!!! I got a question....:coollook:

How is everyone getting their set of orders? Are they getting to you via snail mail? email? ako? and just for average sake.... about how long are they taking for commissioning to you (no hearsays please)?

I am 61 days,or 5,270,400 secs or 87,840 minutes or 1464 hours post commissioning. I know I am hopping on this once again.... but my ako email is messed up (some one there in ako land put a 2 after my name and like there are two of us in the Army..... ahahahahahaha NO!):bugeyes: they got me listed as IRR (I just signed my life over to them how am I IRR) .... the list goes on (as in my MDR is listed as in 2014.... someone there can't do math):cry: .... I don't know what an impact this all has, maybe it has none but as drill weekend rolls around this weekend hmmm....... I am betting at this point I am putting all my earrings back in my ears that I took out for my I.D. and just gonna be trying to forget that I should be, by all means at drill and not being where I will be.:angryfire

thanks in advance!

Wow what an interesting thread....

It all boils down to a government bureaucracy which is sort of a socialist entity with communist overtones mildly camouflaged as being operated by a democracy of we the people (and thats just on Wednesdays)...

So back to the tread:

Any speculation to what percentage of people who are trying to get health care jobs in the services have to "take things into their own hands"?????

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JD - you have had a bad experience.. but in all honesty you also had several factors that did not contribute to being an ideal candidate.

I have no complaints on the health care recruiting by the army. They have done several things that are above and beyond their requirement to facilitate recruits. The process is not fun - or swift... I understand that... but if you are planning on working for VA or as a federal nurse - then I wouldn't raise my expectations to much on the expedition of things ;)

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JD - you have had a bad experience.. but in all honesty you also had several factors that did not contribute to being an ideal candidate.

I have no complaints on the health care recruiting by the army. They have done several things that are above and beyond their requirement to facilitate recruits. The process is not fun - or swift... I understand that... but if you are planning on working for VA or as a federal nurse - then I wouldn't raise my expectations to much on the expedition of things ;)

Come on now JOKE... Did you not see the part on just Wednesdays??? I work for the state and use the same description :-)

Plus it was a legit question (part of the thread) because the system is set up like no other job system... You gather papers/information from many sources mix that in with physical interviews, boards and all.

And from reading over multiple sites it's more than health problems that can lead to snags....

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... that being said it is a frustrating event/ordeal based on it being very important to most applicants as well as the 'systems' are somewhat invisible and then you feel like you are being shafted and doing things here and there w/o the full story.. - yeah I can agree w/ that ;)

I don't think we could ever do it ourselves fully and I don't think most have to skip the chain of command, but I do think most will have to do some sort of prodding to make sure their recruiter knows he/she is rearing to join up and to help with the process.

It is kind of funny to think that hey i'm fully qualified... you want me and I want to join.... but now lets just make it difficult - and a bit frustrating....

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... that being said it is a frustrating event/ordeal based on it being very important to most applicants as well as the 'systems' are somewhat invisible and then you feel like you are being shafted and doing things here and there w/o the full story.. - yeah I can agree w/ that ;)

I don't think we could ever do it ourselves fully and I don't think most have to skip the chain of command, but I do think most will have to do some sort of prodding to make sure their recruiter knows he/she is rearing to join up and to help with the process.

It is kind of funny to think that hey i'm fully qualified... you want me and I want to join.... but now lets just make it difficult - and a bit frustrating....

Now this deserves a Thank You....

No-way, no-how do I want to infer that I would discourage anyone from going active. Sure I had some crappy problems with a recruiter. During this process I did exchange emails with some pretty impressive folks (chief nurse, NP, etc.) who took time out of their schedules to answer lists of questions from someone they didn't know.

My contact with the Robins medical staff was 110% professional and courteous... Believe me it was not all about my physical that day I had questions for everyone I met.

If I thought it was all horrible I would not be looking into the civilian side of things..

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

runninmomof7,

I know the feeling. I've been commissioned for almost six months now and I just received my orders a few days ago. Granted I did change my oblc once but I didn't know that would've screwed everything up and I would've waited so long. But keep hanging in there :up:

PS~~it took me goggling most of the terms used in my order to figure out what was going on and I'm still confused. I wish they would use terms that those who are green to the whole military life can understand.

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Specializes in critical care: trauma/oncology/burns.

Hello All

For help with all those annoying Army terms and acronyms, check out

Zurick, Tim (MAJ, RET. USAR) Army DIctionary and Desk Reference, 3rd edition. 2004. Stackpole Books ISBN 0-8117-3154-5 www.stackpolebooks.com

athena

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Specializes in ER/Critical Care.

actually, as Stacee (lahleet), Kelly (armyrn2bsoon) and I were discussing yesterday while we were at West Point yesterday getting acu's etc, the notion was entertained that

1.) that civilians are handling our paperwork and therefore have no motivation to get our orders done in a timely manner (or seemingly so)

2.) with the agressive recruiting paying off and the ANC being to an almost full capacity, the need to have Orders done in a expedient fashion just isn't as needful as previous. HMMMMM...............

anyone else got any thoughts.....

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Specializes in ICU- adults, Flight RN peds/neo.
actually, as Stacee (lahleet), Kelly (armyrn2bsoon) and I were discussing yesterday while we were at West Point yesterday getting acu's etc, the notion was entertained that

1.) that civilians are handling our paperwork and therefore have no motivation to get our orders done in a timely manner (or seemingly so)

2.) with the agressive recruiting paying off and the ANC being to an almost full capacity, the need to have Orders done in a expedient fashion just isn't as needful as previous. HMMMMM...............

anyone else got any thoughts.....

My recruiter said "June" is more likely for the "slow-down" on recruitment........

Your "orders" are handled at HRC and HSD, some military & some civilian...........did you read the thread "boards to orders" it tells you the Exact sequence.......

Remember, not everyone has been F... like you were.

c.

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Specializes in ER/Critical Care.

News from my recruiter today.... results of his trace.......... damn even that takes time but got results....

SFC Merceri,

DCA system says that HSD forwarded the RFO (Request for Orders) to

HRC-ST.Louis on 9 Feb 09. After talking with Mr. Curtis: it takes

between 2-4 weeks for HRC St. Louis to generate Orders.

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the joke was the night of my commissioning "maybe I'll have my orders in time for my birthday":lol2:...... it's March 11.... maybe i shouldn't joke anymore:lol2:...... hmmmm............. kelly..... Joke......... :lol2:maybe we'll get OUR orders on or around MY birthday:lol2:........ (joking)......:lol2:

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Specializes in Cardiac Tele, Cath Lab, ICU, ICUSD.

After reading all of that, Im hoping to have mine by my birthday (April 15th). I was SOO hoping to get to drill in April, but looking at it now, I will be lucky if I get to go in May... I an really trying not to be pessimistic, but with my history in joining the Army, I really have nothing good to base getting my orders in a timely manner on. Im hoping Im wrong.

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Specializes in Emergency RN, CEN.

Today I received my orders. HOOAH! Its about damn time. Almost 9 months in waiting. I find it very peculiar that 10 days after I contacted my Senators and asked for their assistance, that voila... I have orders. I don't believe in coincidence.

At least the waiting.... well the hardest part.... is over. Now I can look forward to service... finally.

66HM5

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