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To all of you women who are a nurse, wife, and mother- How do you do it? In the civilian world, you take off 6 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years...whatever you can afford and handle. I know in the military it is not that flexible. Who takes care of th...

Hi everyone- All of the posts about being a Navy nurse are very positive and upbeat. It's exciting and inspirational. I'm trying to gain as much information on this topic so I make an educated and smart decision for career... my life. Be honest with ...

Lindz- Not to get too personal....but do you have children? If so, how do you deal with having to work (when they say) and having children?

Hi everyone! It went great with the medical recruiter. He spent about 3 hours at my house with me, my family and my fiance. He told us all the facts...how he became involved and how he likes it. We discussed all the good and bad things about being a ...

Thank you both for your honest responses. Like I've said, I've been researching and speaking to a lot to navy/army nurses and I've heard a lot of the same "complaints" or difficult sides to navy nursing. The truth of it is that I have to roll with th...

That is separate from the NCP right? that bonus applies if you are already an RN and interested in signing?

i have spoken to my local recruiter who forwarded me to a local medical recruiter. my local recruiter told me several things. among them were: $25k sign on bonus, the navy will pay for college while giving me a monthly stipend for housing/food plus a...

thank you all for your help. i did speak to a medical recruiter and what he is telling me coincides with what you are telling me,,..either i go to school and get my bsn and then sign (with a sign on bonus of 25k)...or the navy assists me with school ...

LCDR Dan- You said that in nursing school the Navy paid for your tuition, plus gave you a salary. I have heard the same from many other Navy nurses. I have been in touch with an officer recruiter and when I asked him about this he said he had no idea...

Hi everyone! I am an OTR and have been so for about 2 years. I graduated with my Masters. I absolutely LOVE OT. There are a lot ofpeople who are not sure what OT is, so many deter people away from OT. I know someone asked if it's hard to find a job a...

I have been calling several numbers, talking to about 15 different people. I have been told not to talk to my local recruiter about navy nursing; I should talk to a medical recruiter. I can't find one though. Is anyone out there a medical recruiter f...

How do you like Tripler? I was thinking of applying there.

If you are a navy nurse is there a good possibility you will "see" Iraq?

Hi everyone. I am considering joining the navy as a nurse as soon as I finish nursing school. I have another degree which I have obviously paid for. I know that the military will pay for your nursing education, but if I have previous loans do they re...

sorry everyone ...i just signed up on this forum and i'm still learning how to use it. Can anyone tell me what it is like to be married as a navy nurse? I am most likely going to be engaged soon and what makes me nervous about following through with ...

Kora- I am also thinking about signing up to be a Navy Nurse. Where do you find a medical program recruiter? What is OIS like? I'm nervous it's going to be intense physically...I picture people yelling at you, etc etc. What has it been like for you s...