navy nurse

[latios95]

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?

Thankyou all for your replies ?

[jfratian, DNP, RN, CRNA]

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.