Navy Nursing

[ab2680]

I am currently employed as an RN in the PCU and have been working since Sept 2015 (I graduated nursing school May 2015). I am currently under contract for two years and if I break this contract I am expected to pay a $10,000 fee. Does anyone know if joining the navy as an Active Duty nurse will over ride this contract or will I be forced to pay the fee if I do not stay the full two years?

Also has anyone been in contact with a healthcare recruiter for the navy recently? I am wondering if they are looking to recruit nurses from my specialty area. I know when I tried to apply as a new grad there were no openings available.

Thank you

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Welcome! Your thread has been moved to the Military Nursing forum for more replies from people who could actually answer your questions. Good luck to you.

[anchorRN, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN]

I'm currently a navy nurse, going on 5 years now. I got a 30,000 sign on bonus with a 4 year commitment. But I also had 8 years of ICU experience before I joined and my CCRN. Talk to a recruiter, the officer recruiters aren't nearly as pushy as enlisted.

Oh - do you have your BSN? You cannot join the navy (as a nurse) unless you have a BSN.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

Does anyone know if joining the navy as an Active Duty nurse will over ride this contract or will I be forced to pay the fee if I do not stay the full two years?

What does your contract say? We can't possibly know the answer.

[jfratian, DNP, RN, CRNA]

Honestly, even if you started applying right now it's unlikely you'd start training much before the fall of 2017 (when your contract is up). The process literally takes almost a year from start to finish.

[deftonez188]

The military won't pay for you to break a civilian contract you have that isn't education-related. Student loans? Maybe - even then they'll 'help' not clear.