DanznRN

DanznRN RN

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  1. Navy Wife with a few questions

    DanznRN replied to waterlily252's topic in Government, Military

    Waterlily- If he's coming to Bethesda tell him I need him in the ER. I'm taking over as the Division Officer there in Mid-January, LOVE to have him. When does he get orders? I need his full name...

  2. Navy nurse or corpsman?

    DanznRN replied to socalgirlie's topic in Government, Military

    I'm getting the theme from this that you can only get the GI bill if you become a corpsmen, not true. EVERYONE, is entitled to the Montgomery GI Bill. When I came in, I had to pay $100/ month for 12...

  3. Navy Officer Indoctrination School tips

    DanznRN replied to navygirl's topic in Government, Military

    Xlil- Not sure what you're referring to by ODS? Please clarify your question so we can be more help, thanks. LCDR

  4. Navy nurse or corpsman?

    DanznRN replied to socalgirlie's topic in Government, Military

    Socal- There is a HUGE difference between corpsmen and nurses. Corpsmen are enlisted personnel and nurse are officers, not to mention a VAST difference in pay and responsibility. Bare in mind...

  5. Navy and Oncology

    DanznRN replied to bonodonnaonaroll's topic in Government, Military

    Bono- In the Navy we call them subspecialty codes, not identifiers, FYI. Unless you have some type of advanced degree or certification, you won't necessarily go to that area, all experience aside....

  6. I'm thinking of Joining the Navy as a Nurse... ?

    DanznRN replied to Wheaties's topic in Government, Military

    Sorry (Squid), the Navy only uses BSNs. The Army uses ADNs I believe, sorry. LCDR

  7. Navy Nursing Orders question

    DanznRN replied to lowfatangela's topic in Government, Military

    Lowfat- Take a look on this first page of the forum, about 1/2 way down there's a thread titled "Thinking of joining the Navy as a nurse...?" by Wheaties. I answered just this same question there,...

  8. Navy Nursing Orders question

    DanznRN replied to lowfatangela's topic in Government, Military

    Lowfat- Do a search on this forum, the question has come up several times and there are multiple responses. If you can't find anything, let me know and I'll give you the info I have. LCDR

  9. So some Chief from the Navy talked to us nursing students yesterday....

    DanznRN replied to Skrawberri's topic in Government, Military

    CRNA- To be honest, I'm not sure how reserves are being deployed at present. I know there are units out there and for the Navy they have about the same timeframe as well. The lines separating...

  10. Servicemembers civil relief act

    DanznRN replied to The Little Greek's topic in Government, Military

    Personally, I'd look into the act itself, actually read it. I had started a new job when I first got out of the military, I signed a contract. When I came back on active duty she wanted to try and...

  11. Who's done their PRT/PFA already?

    DanznRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    Just checking to see who has done their PRT/ PFA (Physical Readiness Test/ Physical Fitness Assessment)? Did mine on Saturday and did O.K. Sit-ups - 94 Push-ups - 75 Run - 11:19 Total: Excellent...

  12. I'm thinking of Joining the Navy as a Nurse... ?

    DanznRN replied to Wheaties's topic in Government, Military

    Little- Yep, "once a Marine, always a Marine." There is a process he has to go through or some type of application he needs to fill out for being a veteran. I had a friend in Italy that went through...

  13. I'm thinking of Joining the Navy as a Nurse... ?

    DanznRN replied to Wheaties's topic in Government, Military

    Born- Unfortunately, NursePam is right here. One thing though, was your husband ever active duty? If he was that would give him precedence over other civilians because he would be a veteran....

  14. The Pay - Military vs Civilian

    DanznRN replied to NursePamela's topic in Government, Military

    HMC- Let's not forget the things like having to pay for your health insurance out of the money you make as a civilian. Also, the 30 days paid vacation per year in the Navy, not too mention the other...

  15. Who's done their PRT/PFA already?

    DanznRN replied to DanznRN's topic in Government, Military

    Athena- I'm about 3 hours from Pittsburgh, I'm near DC in WV. As for the sit-ups, I got a free-standing type "gym" that you can do pull-ups, dips, lunges and all on. It came with a sit-up bar as...

  16. I'm thinking of Joining the Navy as a Nurse... ?

    DanznRN replied to Wheaties's topic in Government, Military

    Born to flyc- It never hurts to come in to the Navy with experience. If you can get 5 months of PEDS ICU under your belt and that's your ultimate goal, do it. Now keep in mind it might not be the...

  17. Who's done their PRT/PFA already?

    DanznRN replied to DanznRN's topic in Government, Military

    Gen- Good job!! The Army and Air Force do it differently then we do. My friend in grad school was trying to explain it to me, it very different. How often do you have to do yours? We do a PRT/PFA...

  18. I'm thinking of Joining the Navy as a Nurse... ?

    DanznRN replied to Wheaties's topic in Government, Military

    If not Iraq, somewhere else, Afghanistan, Africa, there are deployments/ missions all over the world, some you have never heard of, all in the "War on Terrorism." Consider this, if there is a Marine...

  19. The Pay - Military vs Civilian

    DanznRN replied to NursePamela's topic in Government, Military

    Out of curiosity, when did you finally end up getting out? What made you leave? Sounds like you had a rough time of it? Your thoughts are appreciated.

  20. I'm thinking of Joining the Navy as a Nurse... ?

    DanznRN replied to Wheaties's topic in Government, Military

    KD- Depends on what your "husband" does in the Navy. My wife and I are both active duty, but we're both nurses, so keeping us together is no big deal. Whenever we change duty stations, hospitals get...

  21. So some Chief from the Navy talked to us nursing students yesterday....

    DanznRN replied to Skrawberri's topic in Government, Military

    Skraw- First thing, Navy nurses in Iraq 12-35, that wrong. At any given time from my facility alone there are at least 2 gone. So you take that and multiply it by the number of hospitals in the...

  22. Etherwannbe here's your answer

    DanznRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    Ether- I tried replyng by PM, but your box was full so here ya go. I do have a friend that is a CRNA trained through the Navy. Let me know what kind of questions you want answered and I'll ask him if...

  23. Military Nursing As A Single Mom?

    DanznRN replied to RachieH's topic in Government, Military

    I believe the age cutoff for Navy is 45 with a waiver right now, I think 41 without the waiver. As far as crazy to go active with a small child, you need to ask yourself a few questions: 1) Why do I...

  24. Age Limit for Navy & Air Force Nurses

    DanznRN replied to krazykev's topic in Government, Military

    I agree, the best resource would be an officer recruiter. I remember hearing that the Navy will do 45 with an appropriate waiver. LCDR

  25. Prospective Navy Nurse

    DanznRN replied to NavyAshley's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, Navy Ashley there are some physical requirements too. Did he tell you that along with your push-ups you get the pleasure of doing sit-ups and running 1.5 miles? These are some of the joyous...