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Congratulations! That's awesome!! I'm putting my packet together now. Good luck and have fun!

Happy New Year! I am in the process of submitting my ODS packet for the Navy. I have my medical clearance next week and the credentialing process has already begun. My recruiter says I should have my interviews either next week or the following week. A little background: I have been a nurse for 5 years and have an MSN. My background includes med-surge, mother-baby, pre-post op & Interventional Radiology (current position). I am prior service Army (completed one deployment to Iraq and served for a little over 3 years active duty). I finished out my IRR time and was done. Now that I'm putting my packet together for the Navy, I was wondering what my potential rank would be coming in as a direct commission. Any and all advice is welcomed. Thank you for your time!

I am a current student at Jersey College - School of Nursing. I started the RN program in November, 2016 and have just completed my first term. Nursing school is everything everyone has said it would be: busy, strenuous, stressful and time consuming. You get what you put into it. I have seen a lot of people either drop out or get kicked out due to financial aid issues, personal issues or lack of motivation and attendance. I attend the campus in Jacksonville and I personally have not had any issues with this institution. If anyone is debating on whether or not to attend this school, this is my opinion: Everyone has their own unique experience. I can sit here and type a novel about the good, the bad and the ugly ... but at the end of the day, that is MY experience. There are unknown factors that you do not know that could have contributed to the good, the bad, and the ugly. If you're serious about looking into this school (or any for that matter), take it into your own hands and do the research. Do the research, tour the school, talk to students, instructors, etc. If you feel comfortable, make the decision to attend the school. If you don't have a warm and fuzzy feeling about it, save yourself the headache and go somewhere else. If anyone is curious or wanting to know, this is what I have experienced thus far: The staff at Jersey College - School of Nursing (JAX) have been extremely helpful! They all have open door policies and allow students of any program (LPN / RN) to ask questions, request help, etc. Seeing as I have been out of school for nearly 10 years, I had to adjust to the online exams that are taken for certain classes. There are a few instances where the institution was unorganized, but I take it with a grain of salt. There's always a better way of doing stuff. Jersey also includes tutoring sessions and a student success workshop to help first term students to get into the hang of things and to find their footing in nursing school. Like I said initially, I have no issues with this school. I actually enjoy it and have come to form a close knit group with my peers. Good luck to those of you who are looking! ~