Nursing review board

I was told by my recruiter (Air Force) the board meets Nov 6th with release date of November 20th. I didn't meet the paper work "cut off" so I have to wait til the next board which is January 19th with release date of February 6th(I think), the cut off is December 22nd for the paperwork. What is everybody elses recruiter telling them? Im tired of waiting. Is it wrong to get a civilian nursing job for 3 mos then quit to go back into the Air Force?

I heard from my recruiter that the Board (Air Force) meets Nov. 2nd with results released around Nov. 20th. It's torture waiting! I hope I have the correct dates! I also thought we received a letter in the mail - rather than a phone call??

I got a job in the mean time and if accepted into the Air Force will be leaving that job sometime in December. I will have only worked there for 4 months or so by then. If you need the money or the experience, I would say go ahead and get a job. When you get into the Air Force and you tell them you will be leaving - I don't think they will be too upset. I let one of my supervisors know (in confidence) that I was waiting to hear from the Air Force - she was not angry but supportive. Anyway good luck!!

i spoke with my recruiter yesterday for about an hour. he said the board meets the nov. 3rd and your fate is decided by the 6th. you're either selected or non-selected. if you're non-selected he'll hear pretty quick and might call by the 8th or 10th, but he also said they could have finished everything early so hearing back that soon isn't necessarily bad. in his words "if i call you on the 8th don't freak out until i tell you to freak out. just call me back when you can." anyway, if you're selected they find a place for you to do NTP and a permanent duty station for you to go to. once all that is straightened out is when you'll hear back. my recruiter said he's gotten results a week before the estimated release date (which is nov. 20 in this case) but he's also heard back two weeks after, so it all just depends.

so in conclusion, yes, the waiting is torture and there's no definite time you'll know by for sure. and SOMEONE will know by friday if you're selected or not but the 6th-20th is added torture time!

on a side note- i haven't told a single person at my job that i'll be leaving- and i have a contract which may make things messy. i dislike my job so very much that it's hard to get out of bed and go every week but the fact that i'll hear back soon is helping me make it through it. only a few more weeks!!

Thanks for the info!! I'm freaking out already - so nervous lol. Hmm... I hear ya about the job - I hate mine too!! Anyway good luck - hang in there and all my best to all of you waiting for that phone call!!

hello to all USAF NTP program hopefuls. i was told by my recruiter that the first week of november is when boards meet and that decisions should be made by november 20th. but depending on the reviewers, we may not actually get a call from them until the first week of december. i'm hoping that what others have posted here is true. i'm also very anxious waiting for that call.

i'm looking forward to beginning my career... no question about it that this is what i want...i just feel the desire running in me. and i signed up for 6 years because i do want to make a career out of it.

I was at the recruiters last week finishing up the last couple docs we needed. She showed me the bulletin with board deadlines and I saw Nov. 3 deadline for Nov 17 boards and Nov. 17 deadline for Dec. 1 boards. My recruiter said she was gonna put mine thru for the Nov. 17 deadline to go before boards on Dec. 1. It looks like its a max 4 day process. She said the only hold up is if they discover a missing document or something and they assured me they thought I wasnt missing anything so im excited to.

I also signed up for the 6 year option, in the reserves. I wanted to do the active duty but my hospital also gave me a scholarship in exchange for 2 years and made me sign a contract saying I would have to pay back my training pay during preceptorship if I didnt complete my 2 years. So I am pretty much stuck doing my 2 years if I dont want to have them on my back.

question- is the anxiety from the weight of the decision to join increasing with each passing day or is that just me? i'm excited but then i think "whoa, what am i doing- we're talking four years here! maybe i won't be as happy as i think i'll be..." just curious if that's a common thought process or if i'm freaking out too much. COT is becoming a much scarier prospect...

I'm completely in the same boat!! I'm relieved I'm not the only one who feels this way lol.

Hell, I am still waiting for all of my evaluation/reference forms to be sent to my recruiter(s) so I can do the interview with the Chief Nursing Officer!! Very frustrating! I hope they will all get there soon so I can make it for the Nov. 17/Dec. 1 board review.

They have had all of my paperwork for quite some time now (I am also prior service: Army MP). My situation is ever so complicated! And somehow, I still manage to be hopeful!!

Is anyone worried about the 4 year committment? Is anyone worried about the kind of nursing support we will receive day to day working in the hospitals? I just gave my two week notice at work. I work at a nursing home where I care for 20 residents. There is very little nursing support and as a new grad, it's very difficult. I don't want to feel left on my own in a military med-surg setting as a new grad. I am worried also that I will get eaten alive by other staff as I will be a newbie. Additionally is anyone worried that our supervisors / Commander will be mean? Lol these are very childish silly questions however I would not look foward to going to work everyday if the work environment is hostile and there is no kind of support from others. Does this sound ridiculous? Does anyone else worry about this? It's four years and once you're in you're in - what if it's not what you had planned it would be? As Nov. 20th draws near weighing out the pros and cons of this decision (if accepted) is on my mind constantly!!! I would value any feedback:eek:

Is anyone worried about the 4 year committment? Is anyone worried about the kind of nursing support we will receive day to day working in the hospitals? I just gave my two week notice at work. I work at a nursing home where I care for 20 residents. There is very little nursing support and as a new grad, it's very difficult. I don't want to feel left on my own in a military med-surg setting as a new grad. I am worried also that I will get eaten alive by other staff as I will be a newbie.

Additionally is anyone worried that our supervisors / Commander will be mean? Lol these are very childish silly questions however I would not look foward to going to work everyday if the work environment is hostile and there is no kind of support from others. Does this sound ridiculous? Does anyone else worry about this? It's four years and once you're in you're in - what if it's not what you had planned it would be? As Nov. 20th draws near weighing out the pros and cons of this decision (if accepted) is on my mind constantly!!! I would value any feedback:eek:

Speaking as a Army Nurse you should not get eatten by other staff as a new grad. In the military there are lots of younger nurses who recently where in your shoes. As far as supervisors/commanders it is like the civilian world you have some good ones and some bad ones. The 4 year committment will go by fast and during that time you will recieve more education oppuritinues then you would if you where working for a civilian hospital. The military has courses for different areas of nursing that you will not find anywhere else ie. critical care nursing, perioperative nursing etc. Civilian hospitals might have programs which teach the same but most will not give you the same level. Also on the 4 year committment, if you take a sign on bonus at alot of places it is for 2 years which is only 2 years less then the military committment. Good luck with the board.