Cursed Irishman

Cursed Irishman

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  1. Priorities Clash, Need Advice

    Asking for advice, as noted in your thread title, is not the same as "doing research". If youre dead-set on joining the military, join ROTC now. That's my
  2. Prior Enlisted

    If he's in the Army, I'm betting its
  3. Priorities Clash, Need Advice

    If youre still two years out from graduating, keep your priorities straight and focus on becoming a nurse first. Besides, if your not already in ROTC, the foreseeable future says youll need some...
  4. Prior Enlisted

    What base are you trying to avoid returning
  5. Military/Reserves Age Waiver for BSN's MSW's

    This perception is outdated; there is no shortage of applicants these days, even on the enlisted side. Good luck in your
  6. That's a very unlikely condition you are attempting to impose upon the military; which frankly, you have nothing to offer they can't get elsewhere. Even if you joined as an experienced ICU nurse, the...
  7. Prior Enlisted

    Urban legend; I've known an lt and a capt who returned to the very battallion they were enlisted
  8. Not true! cattle, cotton, and citrus are three of the five "c's" which provided the basis for arizona's economy through the seventies and still play a large part of the economy.....but they're also...
  9. Military/Reserves Age Waiver for BSN's MSW's

    None; age alone disqualifies
  10. Applying for 70B in Army Reserve.

    Did you really need to post this in four seperate threads? This thread is over a year old and isn't even related to
  11. Advice needed

    Ah, but servicemembers have family who believe they hold the sponsor's rank as well....and some of them have substance abuse problems as well....
  12. New Grad->Nurse Corps->CRNA

    WTB: just so you know, I appreciate all the information you impart on this
  13. New Fiscal Year Decisions

    And you found this out
  14. New Grad FNP, no RN exp., going to USAF?

    For clarity, why did you do
  15. Civilian life AFTER Corpsman life

    Cursed-I looked into the army's PA program and a lot of the pre reqs are the same (A and P I/II, chem, psych, gen ed requirements...maybe one more upper math and chem but that was it) Requirements for...
  16. Civilian life AFTER Corpsman life

    Go to college using the reserve deal, do the science prereqs, get a bs in something (a hard science is always beneficial), then apply to pa school....if you know you want to become a p.a., don't waste...
  17. Please give me Pros and Cons of being an Army Nurse

    If you want a pretty accurate idea as to what its like to deploy, specifically in a csh, theres an episode of Nova available online called "Life and Death in a War Zone". Illustrates how deployments...
  18. Interesting read from AZ state board of nursing

    Thanks Hoozdo; interesting read. Curious why the individual who thinks nursing is such a horrible job invested so much time and money in completing the program instead of just moving
  19. ADN Army Reserve or BSN Army Reserve

    Not to mention if your prior service job required a security clearance, alot of the information should be on hand. I also feel being prior service assisted in my selection; it also gave me the...
  20. Cardiac nurse in Tempe area

    Go to walgreens and buy a blood pressure monitor; a decent one
  21. Any opportunities for civilian volunteer nurses?

    Just out of curiousity, there are many ways to give back to ones community (e.g. school nursing, volunteering at the county hospital, MSF, peace corps, etc). What is it about volunteering with the...
  22. Deciding which University to get my BSN

    Are you already an
  23. Getting back on track... but which track?

    Depending on the program you go to, your cna is required for admission; but it is not a required stepping stone overall. If your looking at MCCD, it makes no difference. Paying a couple hundred bucks...
  24. Getting back on track... but which track?

    1. You don't need to be a cna or an lpn prior to becoming an rn. 2. You can be an RN with either an associates OR a bachelor's degree; really no difference unless you want to move away from the...
  25. Are there any jobs available for new grad RNs in AZ???

    Research West Valley's current standing with