Navy Nurse Corps Direct Accession FY 2013

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Just looking for other FY2013 DA hopefuls! My paperwork was submitted to be considered at the first board... Anyone else in the same boat? Also, I am a new grad but am working at a large university hospital. Does anyone know what the chances for a new grad are? Perhaps people from other years can weigh in. From what I've read, being a new grad is basically an automatic no :(TIA!

240zRN,

I went to MEPS end of June, it took until last week for it to get approved. They had problems electronically filing for final approval. I'm hoping my kit get turned in for boards within the next week or 2. My recruiter has told me in the past the soonest we can submit the better. Have you heard from reading the treads here the chances of getting accepted if it's submitted to board in early September? I'm thinking of switching to ICU just to be on safe side.

Kim

If you can get credentialed as an ICU nurse, I would do that because you wont be restricted to an annual board because ICU RN Navy boards meet year round and are way less competitive (pretty much, if you can get credentialed as an ICU nurse, arent overweight, and have all your limbs--you're in! lol). I was told the board was meeting on the first or second week of october and they are taking applications until they meet. Typically what happens is that they will keep the window open until they meet; but anything can happen. I'm just glad I have mine submitted by now--it was such a pain in butt to get everything squared away. Good Luck!

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Specializes in Cardiovascular.

240zRN,

My kit was submitted yesterday to boards. Do you have an idea of how they do the selection? Is it more first come picked? My recruiter was kinda vague on it.

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Specializes in Cardiovascular.
Hey staugnurse,

I'm 38 and this is second time applying due to it filling up so quick last year and packet didn't make it in in time. What extra stuff did you have done since you are 40. Have you recently started nursing or have been doing for a long time? What specialty are you applying to? How has your experience been with recruitment? Did you apply to any other branch? Apologies up front for all the questions? Trying to figure all this out as well. Thanks in advance.

Sorry for the delay response, I missed the post. I had to get a Mammography, Pap smear, EKG, cholesterol level and I think that's all. I've been a RN since 2004 BSN for 1 year. I work in cardiovascular unit, navy considers it med/surg. My recruiter has been slow at times it took 2 months. She is at times hard to contact but I think most are just like her.

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I was told the first and second week of october they meet and make decisions and you can hear back within a week to 2-3 after that.

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Specializes in cardiac.

Talked to my recruiter yesterday she told me board is one week from today October 26. So she is hoping to know who is selected 1-2 weeks after that...

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Specializes in Cardiovascular.
Talked to my recruiter yesterday she told me board is one week from today October 26. So she is hoping to know who is selected 1-2 weeks after that...

Did you find out if your kit was selected for the 1st board?

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Specializes in cardiac.

Yes but it took credentialing 2.5 months so my packet was submitted the first week of September.

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Specializes in Cardiovascular.

It took 2.5 months for MEPs to be approved. My recruiter hasn't told me if my kit was or wasn't selected. I spoke to her Tuesday she said she wasn't informed either way. My kit was submitted mid September.

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The list came out today and I'm not on it for this board they do not know when the next board will be. My recruiter seems to think it will be about 2 weeks after this one. I'm getting so discouraged. :(

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Navywifeim I am sorry to hear that you are discouraged! If there is another board in 2 weeks, stay hopeful!! They wouldn't have a board if they weren't looking to pick up more people! I have a question though... Did your recruiter tell you about this "list"? I have had communication issues with mine and as far as she told me, everything was sent to NRC (I don't even know what that is) on 8/17. She told me I would be considered for the first board, but it seems like people who also thought they were are finding out differently. Is the only way for me to find this out from my recruiter?

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The list came out today and I'm not on it for this board they do not know when the next board will be. My recruiter seems to think it will be about 2 weeks after this one. I'm getting so discouraged. :(

I don't understand if the list came out today (which my recruiter said too) how come some ppl knew or thought they were in first group? :-/

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She said my packet was with the program manager still and that it would go to the next board. This has been a long road and I just hate rejection so I guess that is why I'm getting so frustrated.

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