Military Nursing advice PLZ! =D

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Hello, I'm very open to the idea of joining a military branch after i complete my BSN. Serving my country would be a great honor.

I just have a couple of questions. When applying to be commissioned as a nursing officer, how competitive is it? What is the rate of applicants applying and applicants being accepted? When should i apply to be commissioned? And how long does the process take?

These are the only questions that I can think of at the top of my head. If there is anything else that you guys would like to add, please go on ahead. I would love to have all the information I can get.

Thank you!

Corey

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Oh yeah, and I was also wondering what are the requirements for new grad nurses for these military branches? Thank you!!

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and I would like information on all the branches but I would prefer more information for Navy and Airforce. Thank you!

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Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

The best thing you can do to get upto date information and what each service requires is to speak with a Health Care Recruiter (HCR). Make sure it is a HCR and not an enlisted recruiter. To find a HCR go to each service web site and there should be a link for the HCR. The Army's site is goarmy.com. Also, do not expect a quick response back from them, as others have posted here it can take a couple of months for a response.

Once you get started it can take anywhere from 6 months to 1 year depending on how fast the paperwork gets done, when the accession board meets etc. As of right now the Army requires 2 years of experience as a RN but because of the time it takes for the process it does not hurt to contact them way before the 2 years.

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Specializes in Emergency.

Jeckrn is absolutely correct. Start as soon as you possibly can. I've been at it for two years as of this month and I finally got my COMDOCS today. This is a very grueling process, if you want it bad enough you'll tough it out.

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thank you so much! do you happen to also know if air force and navy also require two years or some type of experience? @jeckrn

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