TraumaNurse88

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1. Army Active Duty FY 2018

   TraumaNurse88 replied to burnetmw's topic in Government

   Thank you for the heads up! I will be sure to clarify once I am selected (fingers crossed!) . Hopefully will get my identifier approved in the coming weeks - recruiter is submitting CV and all documentation to nurse corps this week. :)

2. Army Active Duty FY 2018

   TraumaNurse88 replied to burnetmw's topic in Government

   I'm applying for 66T. My recruiter said the numbers are usually released in August/September for this next fiscal year. My recruiter says she thinks the slots and bonuses will be more than the last few years. We shall see!

3. FY2018 Army Nurse Corps Direct Commission Active Duty

   TraumaNurse88 replied to TraumaNurse88's topic in Government

   I definitely will! Haha the black hole.. ahhhh. It already feels that way just trying to get a hold of a recruiter. My patience will be tested I'm sure, but I've been wanting to do this forever. I finally feel like I have the experience and knowledge...

4. FY2018 Army Nurse Corps Direct Commission Active Duty

   TraumaNurse88 replied to TraumaNurse88's topic in Government

   Great advice. Thank you again!

5. FY2018 Army Nurse Corps Direct Commission Active Duty

   TraumaNurse88 replied to TraumaNurse88's topic in Government

   Would taking CCRN improve my application without actual ICU experience? My level 1 is a high volume and high acuity county hospital - I take care of a lot of ICU patients and train new staff in trauma/critical care. I have the study material because ...

6. FY2018 Army Nurse Corps Direct Commission Active Duty

   TraumaNurse88 replied to TraumaNurse88's topic in Government

   Thanks for your input! What you are saying makes a lot of sense - and that is kind of what I was reading online about enlistments being increased but nothing about officers/medical. Wow, that is some crazy competition. I have 5.5 years total RN expe...

7. FY2018 Army Nurse Corps Direct Commission Active Duty

   TraumaNurse88 posted a topic in Government

   Hi all, I'm really interested in joining the army as an officer/nurse. I an ER RN at a level 1 trauma center. I haven't started a packet or anything yet, but I'm planning to talk to a recruiter and get started soon. I've read a ton online about the p...