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Windsurfer8 Thank you for your service. I spoke with an AMEDD recruiter and they said a BSN is the minimum. So you are correct. I need to work on getting that at least. I am halfway through an RN-BSN program. I have also just applied to an MSN NP Program.

Hello everyone, I am interested in joining the US Air Force as a Commissioned Officer. I have experience in psych/mental health nursing, but would also be willing to work in med surge or ED. I am working as a psych/mental health RN and have an MPH and an associate's degree in nursing. Additionally, I have a bachelor's degree in another field, and I am currently halfway through a BSN program. Here are my questions: 1) I would like to be on active duty. What is the rate of pay for an RN with 16 months of experience? 2) Officer training school is 8 weeks in Alabama. Can my family come with me? 3) Will military benefits cover my family members? 4) My end goal is psych NP. Will there be time for me to pursue this while fulfilling my active duty responsibilities as an RN, or is it better to join the Air Force once I get my psych NP as a civilian? 5) What is the best way to help me prepare for physical fitness testing?

Congrats to your friend Nature_walker. That's great news!

Thank you m4howie for your response. I'm interested in research and becoming a nurse would enable me to access the target population of my research interests and provide care as well as advance research. As mentioned my interests are chronic and infectious disease focused. I've been a clinical research study participant severally, and the clinicians always advised to be more effective with clinical research that I should become a clinician, in addition to the PhD, as that would enable the research angle. I want the flexibility of being an RN to provide patient care, but also a PhD to enable me to be effectively involved with research also. I am also currently a CNA and have a considerable amount of patient care experience.

Hello allnurses.com community, I am currently an MPH student and have plans for nursing school afterwards. I have an interest in global health, chronic and infectious disease as well as health disparities and clinical research. I'm considering the following schools and would love to hear from current or past students, or anyone willing to provide advice and guidance: 1) University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, BSN program 2) Virginia Commonwealth University - (VCU), Trad BSN (2.5 years) or ASBN (19 months) 3) Bon Secours School of Nursing - BSN I'm aware that there accelerated MSN programs, but my preference is to do the BSN and then do a PhD bridge program. UNC has a BSN-PhD program so that's definitely a strong contender for me to consider. Look forward t hearing from you all. ?