LT Dan, As enlisted,it was nearly impossible to change coasts. The only way was to go the Great Lakes as an RDC or do recruiter duty; sort of a "stepping stone" approach. Is this also the case for...
joshuaclay replied to fakemusician's topic in Texas Nursing
i wondered about all the shortage talk too. if the sunday chronicle employment section is any indicator, then it seems like EVERYONE is hiring right now! and that's just the ones who felt the need...
when i took psyc 101, we covered the brain in great detail. to ensure we learned it, my professor told us we would be playing "the brain game" for extra credit points, and to make DETAILED OUTLINES of...
Hi. I've looked around the forums and found a lot of different information about nurses and tatoos. Since I'm from Houston, I'm curious about both the local hospitals' and nursing schools' policies...
joshuaclay replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in Texas Nursing
OH MY GOSH! there's a guy in my a&p 2 class who is going for nursing out of sheer boredom. i asked him about his plans and he said "oh i dunno...i'll probably only do it for a year or two..."...
joshuaclay replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in Texas Nursing
wow. what a jerk! it's obvious that he's never had to go through the waiting game that you have to go through to get into a competitive nursing program. try not to take it personally though. he...
this works for me too, but only to get a good grade on the test. when i try, days later, to recall the information, it is lost. when you cram, you usually lose the info as fast as you learned it. i...
joshuaclay replied to packerbacker's topic in Texas Nursing
it is an awfully long time to be nervous. this is the perfect time to take up jogging! it's hard to think about getting a letter when your lungs and legs are
joshuaclay replied to joshuaclay's topic in Texas Nursing
i can conceal all of mine too, but it might mean a t0shirt under my scrubs, depending on scrub sleeve length. but i have a friend who is a corpsman in the navy, and he has sleeves! he wants to get...
that's great advice. writing evals is an art. you wouldn't believe some of the brag sheets my guys (and gals) used to turn in. almost like they didn't WANT to get advanced. a journal will really...
joshuaclay replied to packerbacker's topic in Texas Nursing
this was actually a problem that a friend of mine had. this is not unique to utmb. texas universities do not honor the quarter system. if you have classes on the quarter system that are required...
LT Dan- Thanks. This is exactly what I've been looking for. Awesome post! I figured the collateral duties would be a big factor for advancement. I just wasn't sure about the differences. On the...
what about if you've already done 8 years as enlisted? do they just roll back the clock on inactive-reserves time, or do you get a new 8 year deal when you