Navy nurse corps- college program vs nurse candidate program??

[Hem0043, CNA]

Hello, I'm a rising freshman at Auburn University entering the pre-nursing program. I intend to graduate with a bachelor's degree in nursing, but I also want to serve in the Navy in the Nurse Corps immediately upon graduation. I have thought for a long time about participating in Navy ROTC; however, Auburn requires students in the program to take Calculus 1 and 2, as well as two semesters of calculus-based physics. This would significantly hurt my GPA, seeing that math (and calculus in particular) is not my strong suit. Aside from NROTC, there are two navy nursing options that I have read about. The first is the NCP- the Nurse Candidate Program, which I would apply to my sophomore year and become apart of my junior year. The other option, also called the NCP, is the "Navy College Program" at Auburn. This is similar to NROTC, except it does not have the calculus and physics requirements attached. Since I am a rising freshman, I would apply for this program during spring semester of freshman year and begin as a sophomore. These two programs have different requirements as far as training in college goes, but I was wondering if anyone knows which would be a better path to try and pursue? Thanks so much for the input!!! Anything helps!!!

[Callahan1021]

Hi there! Currently going into my Junior year as a nursing student at Worcester State University! I'm just about to finish up my package for the Nurse Candidate Program and honestly I would highly recommend it. I started working on my package January of this year, had to take a brief pause in June, due to financial situations (didn't know if I was attending school my Junior year, but I am!) and now I am about to have everything ready to be presented to the board in September! Some things I can tell you based on my experience applying for NCP are that it is a LOT of "hurry up and wait". I cant tell you how many times I've emailed my recruiter the same file because either I have done it wrong, or it was out of date, lol. The process is worth it though. If you get accepted for the NCP, its a $10,000 scholarship plus a $1000 monthly stipend for every month until you graduate (2 $500 deposits, twice a month, taxed as well, so not exactly $1000). Besides wanting to serve my country since I can remember, the money is definitely something that drew me to wanting to try for the Nurse Candidate Program. If you have any further questions about the process, please feel free to ask! I'm also available by email at [email protected] . Good luck in whatever you choose! Nursing school is very challenging, but also very rewarding.