laur97

Hi, I am a BSN student graduating in May 2019 (so very soon I will be a BSN RN after taking the NCLEX this summer). I am interested in joining the Army Reserve but I have a few questions. I go to school at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore and worked as a tech at UMMC for a few months. I have a contract to work at Shock Trauma for 2 years (post grad) in the Multi Trauma IMC unit. 1. How soon after graduating with a BSN can I apply to reserve? (basically, how much experience as an RN do I need before applying?) 2. I talked to a recruiter who said Army doesn't have Trauma selections, or anything IMC. I would be classified as Med/Surg. How does this translate into what I would be doing in the reserve? 3. How easy is it to voluntarily move and pick a reserve unit in a different state? My boyfriend is in med school (2nd year) and is a commissioned 2nd LT Army Officer (HPSP Scholarship). He will complete his residency through the army - so this most likely means moving out of Baltimore and to an Army hospital. If i join the reserves sometime in the next 2 years while we are still in Baltimore, but then we need to move for his residency - how easy is it to be stationed together? Or can someone in the reserve just voluntarily move? 4. What are the options for # of years to commit when joining?