BrownBoiRN

Congratulations!! Germany is awesome! How long did it take after your scroll and commission for orders?

Oh Germany is awesome! I am trying to swing for Korea. I was stationed there in 2012 and it would be nice to go back especially to the brand new base. I am headed to California on ADOS for 6 months in 2 weeks and will try to stay on ADOS while waiting for orders. Hopefully, won’t be too long.

Hi All, Prior service active duty CPT currently in the Reserves. Boarded as a FNP for active duty and selected in the February board. Awaiting orders and reactivation of active duty scroll. Headed out in a few weeks back on active duty through the Reserves for COVID. Will on an active duty Reserve tour while I await my full-time active duty orders as a FNP. Anybody else boarded in FY 2021 and awaiting scroll and orders?

Hello All, Prior service Army active duty nurse 66H. I left active duty in 2014 after doing right after completing my BSN. I completed four years on AD and then transferred to the Reserves to attend school. I switched from AD to Reserves without a break in service and have been in the reserves as an instructor for the last 7 years. Completed my MSN as a FNP and DNP along with Post-Master's certification in Acute Care as a AGACNP. I am currently a professor and decided it was time to return to AD. Boarded in February and selected. Currently a CPT and awaiting MAJ boards from Army Reserve side but either way should be going back in as a MAJ as my 6 year CPT will be approaching soon. Now, awaiting reactivation of my scroll and orders. In the meantime, I will be leaving in the next 2-3 weeks to go on AD as a Reservist to run a COVID clinic. A nice way to sit out the wait and await orders to return to AD by going on AD anyway through the Reserves. If you learn nothing else from my post your entire Army career will always be.....awaiting orders. Glad to be returning to AD. Not a fan of civilian life. If anyone has any questions about AD or the Reserves feel free to message me.

I met with the Director of the FNP program, Dr. Hall, last week for my schedule to complete the supplemental financial aid application. Based on my academic plan, tailored to my advisement plan, we will be in class Monday-Wednesday. However, everyone's schedule will vary based on accepted credits, any specialty courses or whether you are doing the seamless MSN/DNP. I am in the MSN/DNP seamless program so I take an extra course or two each semester, but for the Summer 2015 I am taking 10 credits and will be in class Mon. - Wed. No clinical the first semester. Clinical starts in the Fall. The course listing for my personal program plan is: N7000 - Introduction to Evidenced-Based Practice Tues. 1-4pm N8102 - Advanced Pharmacology Wed. 4-8pm N8548 - Normal Antepartum for Family Primary Care Mon. 2-4:50pm N7005 - Health and Social Policy Wed. 10-1:50pm I hope this helps. If you are commuting from North Jersey it will be an easy commute into the City especially the first few semesters. My issue right now is the lack of communication from the Financial Aid office regarding our Finciancial Aid packages. A month away from classes starting is nerve wrecking due to the high cost of the school and not knowing how much we will need to come out of pocket as students. Anyone receive their financial aid package yet?

My acceptance was from Rutgers, but was not the general application. It was an early acceptance process for active duty military to submit their board packets for early release due to school. The deadline for Rutgers general application is approaching so you should hear back soon.

Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I have answered my question, but it's hard giving up an Ivy League acceptance and education. I just needed reassurance that I am making the right decision. Thank you again.

Struggling to make a decision between Columbia's Post-BSN DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner or Rutgers Post-BSN DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care. I received my acceptance into Rutgers and waiting to hear back from Columbia. In a normal scenario my decision would be Columbia's Ivy League education. However, Rutgers offers a special Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care DNP program that allows for certification as a FNP and to apply for sub-specialty certification as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner from ANCC via education and portfolio process. An Emergency NP focus is only offered at 5 other schools in the U.S. Otherwise, to obtain this level of education I would need to do an acute care or emergency nurse practitioner residency after DNP graduation. I am almost leaning towards Rutgers, but I do not want to pass up the opportunity of an Ivy League education. Also, I am a veteran and will be utilizing my 9/11 GI Bill so attending Rutgers, a state school, is 100% covered for 36 months vs. Columbia which I will only receive $31K/year of the $62K cost of attendance from my GI Bill. However, I have not received a financial aid award package from Columbia, which may offer a partial scholarship (wishful thinking I know). May, is around the corner and when I have all of my acceptance letters I want to be sure of my decision. Any thoughts on school choice? Would you attend the Ivy league or the program only offered at 5 other schools in the country?

Yes, I applied for the Post-Bac DNP Family Nurse Practitioner track for the Fall of 2015.

Yes I did survive BOLC and now I am here at Ft. Bragg completing nursing orientation and will finally be on the floor next week. It has been a journey and so far I do not regret taking on this challenge. My suggestion to the future LT's DO NOT GO TO BOLC IN JUNE, JULY, or AUGUST!!! It makes things 100 times harder. The heat is ridiculous which makes your 3 weeks out in the field completely miserable. Everything in San Antonio, Texas is supersized. The bugs are huge and vicious. It was the most fun that I probably would choose to never experience again. It really taught me to truly appreciate the little things that we take for granted. For example the sound of a flushing toilet...using porter potties for 3 weeks in 115 degree weather is not fun. Another small tip is to get in shape now!!! Please do not wait until you get to BOLC to start running. PT is based on ability groups and you want to make sure you are at least in the 20 minute and under 2-mile running group or you will never pass the PT test which means you will not receive credit for BOLC (requirement for incentives) and all of your incentives you will not receive such as loan repayment, bonuses, and course guarantees. Overall you will have good days and bad days just try not to complain to much because it will only make you miserable. At the end of the day you will accomplish your ultimate goal and that is to become a nurse in the Greatest Army in the World!!! Wish you the Best and Hooah!!!

If you are truly worried about getting school paid for and still have more than 2 years left before you graduate I would suggest the Nursing ROTC program. Your school will be paid, monthly stipend, and a guaranteed job. I am currently in the Army Nurse Residency program, but they are talking about really changing the program and lowering their incentives. I would suggest you lock in now and take whatever you can get because the same incentives may not be offered later.

Just to offer a little help/assistance. The current available assignments listed on HRC for 66HM5 is: Northern Region Fort Knox, CPT / MAJ - NOW Fort Eustis VA- O4 opening Southern Region Fort Polk - MAJOR - NOW BAMC - MAJ/LTC CNS Fort Hood, TX Western Region Fort Bliss, TX - WBAMC OCONUS Hawaii, TAMC Not sure if this will be the list given to you, but these are the areas that are in need of M5 nurses now.

I am a new nurse leaving for BOLC in July and will be stationed at Bragg. I have the course gurantee in my contract and I would like the 8A identifier (critical care). I am also interested in attending Airborne School. Since I am already going to be stationed at Bragg do my chances of being able to attend Airborne school increase?

Definitely!!!

Your decision. The question is whether or not you want serve as an enlistee or as an officer first. If you don't mind enlisting first then you can go to school almost free and get your BSN. It's up to you. Officer training in the Army is 9 weeks at Ft. Sam Houston in Texas.