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navy nurse

Im a graduate of batch 2013 had my bsnursing in the Philippines recently passed my nclex under the board of illinois this may and i want to ask on how can i join the usnavy as an officer RN i have no work experience yet and im a us citizen i read from the past articles in this forum that you cant be a navy nurse if you graduated from a foreign country. Is there a wwy for me to get active duty though i have a foreign bsn and no work experience yet?

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    Yup so true...u cant..i myself cant coz i acquired bsn in pinas..u must have 1-2 yrs experience in acute care and have a u.s based bsn.... If u really want to join the military, apply as an enlisted and u will start from there

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    What do you mean by enlisted? So your working now as a nurse in a hospital in the us?

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    Nope...still jobless...so frustrated..they dont credit my 5 yrs experience in pinas...new grads from the west coast are all here in the east side...

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    Awww hope ill be able to find a job but your in the us right now and a citizen or a greencard holder?

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    DO NOT join enlisted.

    If you do, then accept that you may never work as a nurse in the military. The nurse corps is over strength right now in all branches. They are cutting active duty nurses by the hundreds. You'd be better off getting your BSN in the US, working here for a while and then applying to enter the service.

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    DO NOT join enlisted.

    If you do, then accept that you may never work as a nurse in the military. The nurse corps is over strength right now in all branches. They are cutting active duty nurses by the hundreds. You'd be better off getting your BSN in the US, working here for a while and then applying to enter the service.

    +1 with what SoldierNurse22 says, you could do the enlisted route and spend 6 years doing something OTHER than nursing but that's not a good way to do it. Im not sure how a U.S. based school would credit you for your bachelors from another country but there is the possibility of an accelerated BSN program if a school does credit you with your degree.

    You could finish up your BSN in the U.S. in about 2 years and by that time try you're luck at a direct commission.

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    Thanks for the ideas and clarification guys!

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    Latios95: yes im a us citizen...all of the recruiters (marine, navy, army, usaf) told me to take MSN if i really want to join as an officer..

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    Latios95: yes im a us citizen...all of the recruiters (marine, navy, army, usaf) told me to take MSN if i really want to join as an officer..

    That is entirely unnecessary. While continuing your education while in the service is important for your advancement, your MSN will not get you anything extra while applying. The military primarily utilizes PAs as their lower-level providers. NPs are sadly underutilized, and many of the civilian roles that NPs fill are not options in the Army.

    MSN, DNP, NP--all that does is look nice on your board profile when it comes time to promote.

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    Thats what they told me in order for me to join the military :/

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    They mean getting an MSN from a US regionally accredited school will allow you to apply. If you have to go back to school anyway, getting an MSN makes more sense than getting a duplicate BSN. MSNs aren't a waste. You have to have one if you want to become an O5 or higher. Now days, it might be defacto required to make O4 (even though it isn't written anywhere). I can't imagine an MSN not beating BSNs with similar experience for both commissioning and promotions.

    I would definitely get some clinical experience before starting an MSN,

    because you'll be behind all of your classmates without it. Plus many programs require it anyway.

    I disagree that becoming an NP is a waste too. You may not have a lot of the cool special forces assignments to pick from, but NPs promote a hell of a lot faster than PAs. In the airforce, PAs are in that massive biomedical corps with all the dieticians and physical therapists (many of whom have doctorates). Although many NPs eventually choose to enter management (only way to get to O6), I still see the Air Force use critical/acute care NPs to supplement hospitalists; they aren't just working clinics.

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