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I've worked on a medical-oncology floor for 2 years. I'm chemo certified by ONS (I don't get pain any extra for this). I was thinking about getting my OCN certification, because I want to start traveling soon. For those of you who already have it,...

I was an Air Force brat growing up, so I figured coming into the AF would be an easy transition for me. Being the active duty person was totally different! It took me a good year to really adjust and feel comfortable with everything. I'm not saying t...

It's nice to have rank sewn on, but it's not a big deal to have pin-on. If you have the option to do so prior to COT, then go for it, especially on the hat. I had pin-on for my hat and it dug into my forehead, which is totally uncomfortable! The o...

People break civilian contracts all the time. If you're given money for it, you'll probably just have to pay it back. I took a civilian job (after leaving a travel assignment and not being able to find another one) 7 months before I went to COT. ...

You better not be dropped HNELLA! We're ready for you to get here!! Seriously though, if you're borderline, you'll probably lose some of that weight while you're at COT. And just like mid said, they spent alot of money just getting you this far...

I was at COT during the Super Bowl last year. They actually set it up so we could watch it in the auditorium on the powerpoint screen. It wasn't a great picture, but it was better than nothing! And we were even allowed to order food that wasn't DF...

Commander's call is just a meeting called by a squadron, group, or wing commander. It's usually called when something's about to happen, like some big inspection or to give staff the results of a big inspection. Usually it's mandatory unless you're...

Wow guys! I haven't been on for a few months, but I feel the need to add my 2 cents... Now, I can't talk for the Army or Navy, because I'm in the Air Force, but lets get back to why this thread was started in the first place! There's alot to think ab...

Bother your recruiter! You never want to assume you have anything!! I didn't take loan repayment, but I did take the bonus. I had to sign that contract at least twice, but it was the same contract. Make sure your recruiter filed the right one!!

Good luck luvbug!!

Ha ha Wtb!! She's been giving me a hard time for the last 6 months!! HNELLA, we can't wait to have you!! It's not too bad here. It has it's ups and downs like any other place, but overall, I still enjoy my job. When do you get here?? Flipper,...

I'm at Keesler right now. I'm in ICU, so our schedule changes about 6 times after the original schedule is put out due to deployment taskings, tdy's, sick calls, etc. We just had 2 civilian nurses have to take 2 weeks off because we had too many ci...

Deftonez...have you ever thought about trying a different type of nursing? Maybe med/surg isn't for you. I think alot of people have been in the position of getting spat on, cussed at, pooped on, etc,...and it sucks! But every so often, we get pat...

Those shoes should be fine. As long as they're not crazy neon colors or super noticeable, you're good!

I second midinphx about being surprised at what you can do! You're going to have some really cool experiences at COT that you would never imagine you'd have! And you're going to push yourself harder than you've ever pushed yourself before (you'll e...

We got rained out on the ropes course day...I was so disappointed!! I probably would have done the same thing, carolinapooh!!

Each hospital is different, but I think it's standard to go into work in uniform of the day (ABUs or Blues on Mondays), then change into scrubs once you get to the floor. Keesler provides scrubs, but we are allowed to bring in scrubs that are solid ...

I went to COT in October, so there were some extra winter things I had to buy. I also had to buy mess dress. Overall, I probably spent close to $1800, give or take, on uniforms. Then I got nickelled and dimed to death while I was there for picture...

Thanks WTB, I was just about to respond...you did it for me!! :) To add to that, there really isn't a waiting list...they're begging people to move on base, because they want to fill all these houses! People that got here a few years ago didn't ha...

FutureAFWife, have you thought about living in base housing? Officer housing is pretty nice. It's brand new thanks to Katrina!

Wtb, you might be screwed!! I hear it's "cool" when it gets below 100 in the sandbox!!

Yeah, so is WTB! It's gonna be an allnurses reunion!! :)

Definitely bring a 3 hole punch, stapler, glue stick, pens, pencils, and at least one pack of copy paper. On top of the copy machines breaking down, we were constantly running out of paper. And if 20 people were trying to print something with no pa...

It was definitely nice to have my car when I went! After getting your stuff out the first night, you won't see it for almost 4 weeks, but being able to use it for storage is helpful! Once you have privileges, it feels really good to drive your car....

Hang in there midinphx...you're almost there!!