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  1. Going to ODS 9/1/08; what shall I take???

    Hey there, I went to OIS 3 years ago, I didn't know anything before going so I just used the list off the website and that seemed to cover everything. I took some civvies but never got to wear them...
  2. Navy Nurse ?s

    I was wondering when should I start talking to a recruiter? I wouldn't start talking to an OFFICER recruiter (make sure you're talking to an officer recruiter!!!) until you've found out you have been...
  3. Navy or Air Force?

    As a Navy nurse, I would recommend that you really think about what you want for yourself, and don't let the recruiters pressure you into signing anything until you are absolutely SURE of what you...
  4. nurses in combat areas

    C4 does include 9mm weapons qualification for Navy nurses, docs, and dentists, or at least it did when I went last year. It's just sort of a crash course in dealing with simulated trauma...
  5. Navy Nursing

    Hi, I'm an new nurse and Ensign in the Navy Nurse Corps. If you have specific questions, feel free to write me as well. As LT said, there are advantages and disadvantages of Navy life, but overall, I...
  6. Scrubs!!

    It depends where you will be working. I work on a med/surg floor and we have to wear our Khaki uniforms to work. If you do work on a floor that allows scrubs, like Labor and delivery, you can wear...
  7. How long will I have to commit?

    I forgot to add that you will, in no case, be the "oldest" ensign if you are in your 30s. There are many prior service nurses who are ensigns because they were enlisted for many years before becoming...
  8. How long will I have to commit?

    Hi there, I'm a Navy nurse. My committment is 5 years active duty service, with 3 years Inactive Ready Reserve. So they can still call me after my five years are up if they need me. In the Navy we...
  9. boot camp

    Hi, I just went to OIS in January...what questions do you have? I can tell you that it's not easy and it has been through a lot of changes...those who went through in years past had a very different...
  10. Hello, I'm leaving for OIS this weekend. I'm a bit nervous, as I have no prior military experience and don't know quite what to expect. Any tips to make the next 5 weeks easier would be appreciated!...
  11. Odds of passing/failing with 75 questions

    This was posted by another person on this forum, and this is also the same information I was told by every instructor and my Kaplan course instructor about number of questions taken on NCLEX: "Hope...
  12. The Princeton Review CD

    Oh, and by the way, I passed w/75 questions on the first try, so I really think Kaplan
  13. The Princeton Review CD

    I had the Princeton Review but didn't like it at all. I know that some of the answers they said were correct were not...there was a question that asked what type of toy should be given to an...
  14. took my nclex today

    I took my NCLEX Jan 10 and got my results today, I live in Kansas... I actually found the state board of nursing web site early this morning and searched for a license under my name, it was only $1.00...
  15. took my nclex today

    I took my NCLEX Jan 10 and got my results today, I live in Kansas... I actually found the state board of nursing web site early this morning and searched for a license under my name, it was only $1.00...