DanznRN RN

I was asked the following by another member, so I thought I'd share the info. Here's what was originally asked.... how about a quick breakdown on an average work week lt. dan? i'm considering navy nursing, though i think i might finish my bsn and w...

Hey!! Navy here, been so since 1997, making it a grand total of 14+ years. I was a pretty regular contributor for a while about 3-4 years ago, but some personal life issues slowed me down on the site. Well, that a few deployments in there as well....

No real way to get a head start with actual materials. However, you can look up class of ships and what there capabilities are. See if you can google uniform regulations, like where/ how to where insignia, etc.,. Most official sites require a secu...

Gotta agree on the Danners. You pay a bit more up front for sure, but it really pays off. The website referred to above is: http://www.usstandardissue.com You have to fax in a copy of your ID and verify you are military and then they open you an ac...

Kim- Thanks for the thoughts and yes, it will get better. Daunting at first, but better in the end. As for Norfolk, yep she pulls in first part of December, so we'll be around then. LCDR Dan

Jordaa- Glad to hear everything is working out. Once you find out where you are headed, let us know, always good to have friends where you are headed. Smattles- Like it was said above you may or may not have on-call days that you have to plan for. ...

I believe MECP will buy you another 4 or 6 year commitment, I'll verify that tomorrow, but it's at least 4 years. As for experiences, I didn't go through it personally, but know several who have. What's not to like in my opinion, you get paid to go...

Wumpus- Standard progression is as follows: 2 years as Ensign 2 years as LTJG 4-6 years as LT That is provided you don't kill anyone and you keep you nose clean. These are pretty much automatic. To get LCDR you have to work for it, be working on yo...

md- iraq and afghanistan are not the only 2 places to be deployed right now, there are plenty of missions/ operations going on. those 2 you mentioned are very prominent, but there are others. my wife is currently on the second half of a 6 month d...

Wumpus- Almost all Navy duty stations are 3 year orders. However, in certain cases you can leave a duty station once you have completed 2 years of those 3 year orders. For instance, my wife and I are both active duty. Currently, she will leave our...

Marc- Some answers to your questions... 1. Is there a timeline/deadline for one to pursue this route? What I mean is, is it required that you apply for DUINS after your first tour (3 yrs) or can you have that option after say 6-8 yrs in the Na...

Forum Friends- Got home on Thursday from the short 2-week deployment, all is well. Boys missed me, but seemed to have a good time with the grand parents. There were way too many threads that took place while I was one to get all got up. So I'll ju...

I generally use people's posts to answer all the questions: Keep the questions coming and good luck. LCDR Dan

Glenn- Hmmm, not sure where your recruiter is getting his facts, but I looked up some information and the two don't agree. According to the First quarter numbers listed on the Navy Nurse Corps website, our targeted end strength for FY '08 is 2790, t...

Hope that helps you out. LCDR Dan

Kelly- There's nothing set in stone, obviously the more years you work in an area the better chance of getting there in the Navy. It will also depend on who the senior nurse of that facility is as well. LCDR Dan

Gonna use Midwest's post to answer all his questions. Hope this helps some, let me know if you need more help. LCDR Dan

Forum Friends- Hello, how's everyone doing? I was finally able to get to the internet early in the morning before it slowed way down. Keep in mind I've been waiting for 10 minutes just for this thread page to show up. Yes, the net is painfully slo...

Trust me, it's a huge white ship with a gigantic red cross on the side, we're not hard to miss. Not to mention there are a ton of reporters on this thing, it's no secret, trust me. Besides, I didn't give you any details of our whereabouts specifica...

ENS J- On the contrary, your recruiter is accurate. It is harder to make the jump from reserves to AD. You were right in stating that they are 2 different entities, but what most don't understand is how separate the Reserves really are from AD. Yo...

Greek- Biker convention, now we're talking!! I ride daily depending on what the weather is like. Good luck with OTS, we'll be thinking of you. LCDR Dan

Greek- One of the things we have done is to make the kids part of the decision process. We actually ask them where they want to go next? Not like the decision is completely up to them, but we let them know what are options are and continue to keep ...

Crazy- My wife and I were concerned about this for the longest time when I/we first joined. We were concerned about the moving and the changing of schools, blah, blah, blah... Funny thing is that the kids answered the question for us and laid the c...

Sound- Yes, I do work with Navy nurses, I am on as well. Currently, I have 7 that I supervise as well as 11 civilians. The TBI is still getting put together, so some the question you have can't be answered yet, yes that new. I think they are still...

Bries- Hospital, clinic either one will work for experience. Do I think it will hurt you, no. Look at it from this angle though, let's say the baord is down to you and another guy/ girl. Your packages are identical in every way except for voluntee...