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I believe the program you are looking for is the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program (ACASP). Has an AMEDD recruiter told you that you will be to old by the time you receive your BSN? I'm a California 68C and a RN civilian side. Feel free to ask me questions!

This is a highly sought out MOS, and the 6 year contract is correct since it is such a long training. AIT is approximately 52 weeks in length, and it starts after Basic Combat Training. Phase 1 is at Fort Sam Houston (about 3 months), and Phase 2 can be at different sites. Hard to say, but this is a highly sought out MOS. The recruiter can tell you if there are 68C slots available in both reserve and active component even before swearing in. She can tell the recruiter that she wants to wait for the MOS to open up. I did the reserve route as a 68C. I only applied to my first choice CSU, and I got in. Honestly, the MOS doesn't matter if her goal is to get in to a CSU BSN program. I believe that military service did help with my admission, but prerequisite GPA, interview, and healthcare experience is key for admission. A medical MOS slightly matters. Any of the 68 series is fine as far as CSU admissions is concerned. My LVN (68c) experience only helped in the first semester of my BSN program - everyone is at the same level in second semester and after. No, if you are in the reserves and draw educational benefits, you stay with the reserves even if you complete your BSN program until you complete the contract. You do not have to commission into Active Duty although you can. I completed my BSN, and I am still in the reserves. She is correct. She will not receive the same benefits or experience. I don't think I would've completed my BSN as quickly as I did if I went active duty. The benefit of the Reserves is that she has time to finish her BSN while using Tuition Assistance at CSU. TA covered my tuition at the CSU. Commissioning as a RN is definitely the smarter route. Have her take a look at Army ROTC with a nursing scholarship. An alternative route - she finishes her BSN then does a direct commission. Talk to an Nursing program that has a ROTC detachment before she enlists. Another option is to do AECP while on active duty, but that is extremely competitive. If she does Active Duty, she will get the Post 9-11 GI Bill - Tuition + Housing allowance. Reserves only offers TA and Montgomery GI Bill. She probably won't have to pull out any loans with either GI Bills, but there is a loan repayment program available. Locate and talk to an AMEDD recruiter (they are different from the high school recruiters) to see what future options she can look forward to. Also, talk to a ROTC unit at one of the universities and ask about the nursing scholarship. I believe the Air Force and Navy have a similar Nursing ROTC program. Enlistment bonus, I guess. BCT and AIT will be fun especially since she wants to be there. Can she get promoted based on any of her education? Yes, I believe it will just prolong her overall goal. It will help, but a 68W MOS will probably help just as much. If I could do it over again with becoming an RN as my primary goal, I would try these options in this order: Army ROTC, reserves+direct commission, and AECP+active duty.

68WM6 is no longer being awarded. It is now 68C. If your goal is to become a LVN, then enlist as a 68C. It is an entry level MOS, and you do not need credentials prior to enlisting.

You can commission into the Air Force once you complete your first enlistment. Your unit may release you before your contract ends. If you elect to receive any incentives (bonuses, kickers, etc.), you may have to repay them back for ending your contract early. There are some California schools that have a LVN to RN bridge program. The 68C course provides you with a transcript upon completion of the course; however, the transcript does not include grades. You will take the full 68C AIT even with a NREMT. NREMT is not part of the 68C curriculum. First, raise your GPA. I believe most CSUs BSN require a minimum of 3.0. I would try Army ROTC, direct commission then enlisting - in that order if your goal is to become an RN.

Enlist (join the military) first. Go to basic training(boot camp) then tech school(job training). Work full time for the military for a minimum of two years. Submit a packet for NECP. I believe you can contract into AFROTC and ROTC as long as you have two years remaining in a BSN program.

My unit has been pretty awesome so far. I've seen other Soldiers make up drill on other weekends if they had something going on during a drill weekend. Schedules are given a year in advance, so I can adjust accordingly. However, all units are different. I believe your local unit or your recruiter can arrange for you to visit one of their drill weekends. Maybe that could help you decide. Don't quote me on this, but NG combat units don't maintain nurses within their roster. You might be assigned into a combat unit as enlisted, and commissioning to a nurse slot might require you to transfer to another unit. Do some research on the unit you would be joining. It might be less of a headache down the road if you enlist into a unit that has RN slots when you are ready to commission. Also, you might not be deployable since you would not be MOS qualified between the summers so that might help you out.

Forward surgical teams, flight nursing, ccat and pararescue are a few I can think of. Your friend probably supervised a combat support hospital or something like it.

In my opinion, if you have an itching to serve right now and can afford the time, then enlist. If you do enlist, there is always a possibility of deployments/mobilizations which can affect your goal of becoming a RN. Also, your enlistment contract will provide the conditions on commissioning from enlisted if any; there may or may not be a TIG/TIS requirements before you can apply for a commission. For example, "if you take a bonus, then you must complete x time as a 68W before you take a commission or you must repay bonus." Lastly, your commander will probably have to sign off on your release as a 68W, so your commander might not release you for commissioning if the unit needs whiskeys. Following this path, it should look something like this: Enlist NG→finish RN→obtain clinical experience→submit competitive direct commission packet→enter AD or RC Does your campus have a ROTC detachment? Do that if you can if your main goal is to go active duty.

I'm not in the National Guard, but I am in the reserves. I'm going to assuming you want to enlist as as a 68W. BCT and AIT adds up to about 26 weeks . Will your school hold your seat while you are gone for training? There are a lot of 68 series in my unit that goes to school while they drill, so it is doable. I am doing it as well. Sometimes I have to chance to study during a slow drill, but I usually front load my materials before drill in case it is a busy drill.

Oh right. If you decide enlist into active duty first, you can apply for AECP/NECP. The Air Force has a similar program as AECP called the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program. You will incur an additional active duty service obligation from both. You are required to secure a civilian nursing school seat, and your only "job" is to complete and obtain a license. You will receive full military pay and allowances without additional military duties while the military pays for the school. Thank you, Pixie.RN!

Recent Army 68C LVN/LPN graduate here. Army recruiters are able to tell you if there are 68C (LVN/LPN) available before you enlist or swear in unlike the other branches. If 68C isn't available, tell them you are willing to wait until a slot opens up. There are other medical jobs like PT, ENT, EMT, and more. The Army can pay for your school through the Post 9/11 GI Bill (tuition + housing allowance) after 36 months of ACTIVE DUTY. Reservists are eligible to receive the Montgomery GI Bill (~12k/year) and tuition assistance (4500/year) one year after graduating 68C school. Some of my peers received bonuses ranging from 15-20k at the time I went through 68C school. I chose 68C reserves so that I can continue taking my BSN prereqs at home. I serve 1 weekend a month 2 weeks a year at a reserve center near my home. I just got accepted into my first choice BSN program; I believe that being in the military helped my BSN application. If you decide to go active duty 68C, you can apply for the Army Enlisted Commissioning Program. Army ROTC is a great option if you want to work full time in the military as others have mentioned. They also have a reserve option. You have to compete for a nursing scholarship which pays for tuition or room and board. I personally experienced ROTC, but I opted out because it takes a lot of time. My ROTC battalion had PT at 0530 three times a week, volunteer requirements, quarterly field training exercises, and leadership labs.

First degree for me.

1.) I was offered a financial aid loan. 2.) I accepted my alternate major. As soon I accepted, I received a thank you message then it sent me an acceptance confirmation page. I did not receive an email confirmation. I do not see "ACCEPTED" or a green checkmark anywhere. SON said that they will change my major to Nursing at a later date.

Why did you guys pick SFSU Sequoia over others? I like the convenience. I live closer to main campus, but I do not want to deal with parking around State.

Congratulations to you too!!