Primary Care Nurse Parctitoners in the Military?

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I'm currently a student in a Primary Care NP program with a graduation date of December 2021. I wanted to know if any branch of the military uses PCNP. The Air Force states that they have APRN's but not specifically PCNP. My end goal is to enter the world of military nursing, hopefully as an APRN. I wonder if it is more beneficial for me to switch over to an FNP program at this point since I'm mainly completing my core classes. Has anyone successfully been able to commission into the military as either a primary care or acute care NP? If so, did they have to "create" a job for you?

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If it isn't listed as a specific specialty in their recruiting info, they likely won't take you. They get specific about job titles.

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

I've not heard of a primary care NP in the Air Force; primary care in the Air Force is handled either a family medicine clinic (most patients), an internal medicine clinic (sicker patients), or a flight medicine clinic (fliers/pilots). The Air Force does use acute care NPs in ICUs, inpatient med-surg, and internal medicine clinics. The Air Force uses FNPs in the family health clinics.

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