I am 31, and just passed boards. I am applying for RN to BSN school, and accepted a position at a magnet hospital.
I was in contact at the beginning of my nursing school with a Navy recruiter looking to hopefully join when I was done. During school there have been 3 different recruiters, and the last time I attempted to seek information (where to work to gain experience, if schools look better then others), I have not received a response. It has only been a week, and I'm not sure if they are not interested in me as a candidate, or if I'm still too far out for them to really talk to, but I figured I may want to explore other branches.
Background information: Starting nursing school I had around 70 credits. My GPA was not strong from when I first went to college out of high school. When I finished Nursing school my GPA was not strong, around 2-2.5 (our grading scale was 95-100=A, 87-94=B, 79-86=C, below 79 failing). I read a post stating the military takes into consideration unconventional grading scales (not sure if there is any truth?). My plan to make myself more valuable of a candidate was to work in a critical care unit, as I finished my RN to BSN. It looks like it'll take me 1-2 years since I will be working during this time.
My husband was in the service for almost 10 years (medical discharge on the enlisted side), so I am aware the information you get from recruiters and what actually happens may not match up, so I was hoping to hear from some of you about your experience, what to actually expect? Advice? Specialities? Or if I'm waisting my time since I haven't got a responses and it seems I'm only reaching out to recruiters instead of them reaching out to me.
Thank you in advance for reading my really long post, and any information/advice. I really appreciate your time.
