Military pay? (Navy)

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I'm finishing up my ADN. I can be done with my BSN in one year due to previous college.

I'm wondering what my starting pay would be?

Suggestions, links to info?

Thanks!

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There are numerous links on the internet that give this info. Do an internet search for "Navy officer pay charts" or something similar.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Googled "Navy officer pay," found this: http://www.navy.com/joining/benefits/pay.html

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Thanks... had a brain fart in my internet searching!

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Specializes in Emergency.

Ohmg,

The US Navy will give you 1/2 credit for every one year of professional nursing (BSN not ADN). So say you've been an RN-BSN for 2 years, that would be 1 year credit toward your next rank. So instead of waiting 2 years for O-2, you'd wait one year.

When you look at the Navy Pay chart and find O-1E, that means someone had prior military experience. So for someone like me who served for 5 years as a corpsman, I would be an O-1E greater than 4 years pay bracket.

I've been a nurse for 3 years but 2.75 of those years was ADN. Getting O-2 or O-3 can be both a blessing and a curse. If you're an O-3 and get passed over 2 or 3 times, you'd get an involuntary separation or have to resign your commission.

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