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Hey there! Flight nurses do get a bonus, however, the amount depends on the current need at the time of application. It used to be 45K/yr for 3 years... then it became 20K/yr. so I’m not sure where it’s at now. flight nurse reservists are a little different than the regular reservist as far as commitments. Flight nurses are required to maintain flying hours and will most likely be more than one weekend a month on the average. The training component is also way much more than a regular reservist. I recommend doing it if you really wanted to serve in the military as opposed to the benefits. Good luck!

I was basically told three weeks before my flight physical that he was trying to get me oathed in before flight physical. So ??‍♂️

Had my interview in December... was waiting on flight physical since but was also told that it runs on a different time frame as the whole approval process. That was why I was able to oath in on the same day I had my flight physical. I just had my flight physical last Sunday as well at March ARB. Right now I’m waiting for my welcome letter, which I was told will come within a month or so and then I will he asked to come in for an orientation on base and to get my badge and uniform. It’s a government thing so everything’s a waiting game unfortunately. If you’re in the same ARB let’s stay in touch!

Hello! im going in for a flight nurse interview with the Chief Nurse next week. Any tips? How do I prepare for the interview? I would appreciate any response! thank you!

Hi there! I see that these posts are old! But wanted to follow up and ask what happened after. I decided to join the AF reserves as a flight nurse in August 2019 and I did my MEPS and passed in September 2019. I just got confirmed for an interview mid December. Anyway, how did the rest of the process go for you? What are UTAs? I remember my recruiter saying something along the lines of watching a quick video if I ever have to start some kind of classes prior to COT so I would know the basic salutes and such when I’m training. Any input would be much appreciated!! hope all is well with you!

I’m also here in SoCal waiting for March AFB to get back to me for flight physical. I did my MEPS beginning of September, been following up and waiting for a response.

For those of you who are already flight nurses in the reserves: How do the benefits look like?Do you get full medical, dental, vision being in the reserves?Investment/Retirement accounts?What other benefits are there?After being deemed “qualified”, and it may have taken you longer than expected (i.e. two years) do you get a lump sum of the two years worth of bonus? (If they told you $45K/year x 3 years... meaning would they give you $90K on your second year regardless if you’ve only been qualified for 1 year?For deployments, how soon in advance do you know if you are getting deployed?I was told a deployment could be a weekend in Germany, for instance, how far in advance would you know this?Thanks for the info guys! Much appreciated! As of now, I’ve finished and passed my MEPS since Sep 12th and still waiting for my interview and flight physical prior to commissioning.

Hi again Devo19: On bonuses, I was informed that you don't get your first bonus until you hit your first year of service... is this first year counted on your commissioning date? or do they start counting after all trainings have been completed--meaning "qualified"? Military.com gave me an pay rate of "per month", does this mean the one weekend per month that I will be paid for? How about all the training that we have to do and the 5-day week trainings, how do they pay you for that? Is it hourly or salary? My recruiter said that if I'm doing some training at the AFB close to my house, I can even go home daily... would that mean they will not give me BAH? Also, who determines and finalizes your rank? I was told by my recruiter that due to my 9 years of experience, I can come in at an O-2 rank, but he did not seem very confident and clear to me. Thanks again! I appreciate your help! You're very informative!

Hi there GueInRn! I followed this thread and read throughout. Just wondering what you ended up doing since I am also here in California and probably working with the same recruiter as yours, I am currently waiting for my interview at March AFB to be a flight nurse in the AF Reserves. I see that the last post you had was in 2017, I was wondering how it went and where you're at in your application process. I'd like to connect with you if you don't mind. Thanks!

Hi guys, I am in the process of getting into the reserves as a flight nurse as well. I just finished my MEPS and passed, now waiting for my interview. According to my recruiter, air force speed is government speed so I really don't know when I will be hearing from them. I have 9 years of experience as an RN (5 years in Trauma and CTICU and 1 yr in ED). I hope you won't mind if I ask a few questions: Anyhow, I am curious about the flight school component. What does 120 days of flying mean? Are we learning to fly ourselves or just being able to get on board and fly to places? I was also reading on your earlier post, what is FYI/AEIQ? What do you do there? On the compensation part, I read something about USERRA that we are entitled 120hrs of pay per year coming out of our civilian employer's pocket, NOT our pto. Have you ever seen or used this yet? I was also informed by my recruiter that the sign on bonus today is only $20K. I've read that you got $45K, is this something negotiable? I haven't really had a very clear understanding of how much I will be paid once I'm in. When in the process do you find out? There aren't a lot of information that I get from my recruiter. I feel that he's too laid back and makes it seem like the process is so simple and that I don't have to worry about anything but if this concerns my time, commitment, and money, I would like to know. I've always wanted to be in the military but I still want to know these things. Thanks for any help you can give! Your posts have been so helpful!