MikeAaron_21

Thanks for the response. The Navy vets in my ER were aerospace medical PAs. but they did say they flew with nurses. To my understanding, the majority of flights for the AF are done in the reserve or ANG units. I am not too worried about drips and vents as I see those fairly often in our ED. We are a level 2 trauma, but we see the most level 1s out of all the levels 2s in our area do to our location and pt population. more often than not we are boarding ICU and tele pts. Are CCATT and TCCET teams usually on deployments? so for the most part nurses will be at a medical facility?

First post so go easy... Graduated with a BSN in May 2017. Coming up on 1 year in the ER in January 2019. Current certs BLS, ACLS, PALS and working on TNCC and ECRN. 2 years of Army ROTC in college. I loved the experience and is the reason why the military is still a goal for me. Currently I am juggling between the Navy or Air force as the next step. Ultimately I want to do flight nursing. Obviously the Air force has more flight opportunities, but I was told that the Navy has flight nurses as well. A few of the people I work with in the ED are Navy vets that have worked with flight nurses. I am interested in any type of flight, but the dream job would be on rotary wing. I don't have specific questions, but I do have bullet points/topics that I was hoping to have covered in your responses. 1. Flight nurse vs enroute critical care? 2. Pathway (direct or long application into flight)? 3. Duty stations 4. Overall experience (likes and dislikes). As of right now, the Navy is what I am leaning towards, but that can change if the Air Force would be the only way I could do flight. Thank you in advance for your response.