Military nursing 2024

[EmergencyRN08]

Looking to join the AF as a RN. I have 2 years of ER experience.

1. What are the possible first duty locations after OTS?

2. Would the navy have better locations?

4. Likelihood of getting stationed overseas?

5. What are the shifts like?

 

[jfratian, DNP, RN, CRNA]

Id say the navy has the best base locations minus portsmouth.   In terms of overseas, most jobs are stateside so numerically it's less likely but not impossible.   

Military nursing is 80% similar to civilian nursing.  You take care of vets, active duty, and their families. You work about 14, 12 hr shifts a month.  Once every few years you might deploy for 6 is months to a hospital in a war zone; right now those are sparse.