hamburglar

hamburglar has 7 years experience and specializes in Peds.

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1. Single guy - What kind of life can I expect as a Navy Nurse?

   hamburglar replied to NewNavyRN's topic in Government

   Single... Head to the west coast, San Diego or Camp Pendleton! I feel O-clubs are a bit outdated, and many choose to not hang back on base for such reason. No, on base housing for bachelors. Being single has it's advantages, you can really push f...

2. Life as a Navy Nurse - Real Stuff Please

   hamburglar replied to futuretravelnurse's topic in Government

   Yes, NPs and Anesthetists annual bonus of $20k but $15k after taxes to keep them competitive with civilian sector. CCRNs do get an incentive specialty pay as well, not sure how much. There are additional pays depending on job location actually such a...

3. Navy Hospital Corpsman to RN ???

   hamburglar replied to vrfdd123's topic in Government

   Go after what you want. It is possible, I have fellow RNs that were Hospital Corpsman. Pros are they have a better handle on the information in nursing school. A lot of the curriculum taught at Corps School is basic Nursing 101 and anatomy and phy...

4. Life as a Navy Nurse - Real Stuff Please

   hamburglar replied to futuretravelnurse's topic in Government

   Just piggybacking off of what everyone else has said. Navy life is great. Great training and certifications more so than my civilian counterparts. Regarding bonuses, they do offer sign on bonuses, depends but it depends. They offer specialty ince...

5. Civilian ER Nurse wanted to join Navy Nurse Corp with Marine Officer husband

   hamburglar replied to darracott6's topic in Government

   Regarding the Navy paying for school check out: https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/nursingoption.cfm As far as the physical aspect of it take a look at:http://www.navy-prt.com/femalestandard.html That website lists the physical standards for females based on...