mrsfennel

Hello all, I recently posted seeking some advice about joining the Navy active duty as a Navy Nurse Corps Officer by direct accession. As of now, my main concerns with that is how often I would actually have to deploy and the likely hood of getting to get stationed at Portsmouth Naval. The reason for so much concern is that my husband is active duty in the aviation community and is on a sea rotation right now. Also we have two young children. One comment was it would not be for me if I was concerned about that. So, I wanted to see if anyone had any positive experiences with the Navy reserves as an officer? My goal is to basically earn extra money. With signing up for active duty, they are offering $20,000 for 36 month commitment, which is amazing. Hopefully they would offer some bonuses with the reserves. I am an ED/trauma nurse and I want to stay in that entity. Not sure where reserve members would be working? Any feedback, pros and cons, and the steps to take would be awesome. Thank you for your time!

Hello everyone, I wanted to reach out to anyone with some words of advice concerning the Navy Nurse Corps. I am a prior enlisted Navy member of 8 years. I got out and went back to school for nursing. I got my ASN degree, followed by my BSN. I had one year experience on a med/surg floor, which I hated, and got a job right after in the ED. I have over 2 years experience in the ED/trauma setting. I have my ACLS, PALS and TNCC and working towards my CEN. I know that experience plays a role in commissioning, but what specifics would ensure that I would stay in the ED/trauma setting? The benefits of the Navy are very attractive, but I do worry about deployments and duty stations. I have 2 young children and a husband. My husband is an active duty member in the aviation community. He is stated in Virginia Beach, VA, so if I did enlist, my hope would to be at Portsmouth Naval. I know that the Navy can't guarantee co-locating families, but has anyone dealt with these unique situations. Lastly, can anyone tell me the pros and cons of military nursing vs civilian nursing? I was in the aviation community as an enlisted member so I know that the medical field is a whole different world. Also, I LOVE trauma. I work at a trauma center in Virginia Beach, and I just don't want to be bored. Its hard to picture myself out of that setting. Thanks in advance for any input or advice. Very Respectfully,