labbott8

I am from San Antonio and I kind of wanted to go somewhere else. However, they do have an OR there but this was not offered to me. It appears they are standing on their assignment choices they originally offered. Thanks for the thought though...Lisa

It took a while for my file to actually make it to the board because all of the mistakes had to be fixed before it was sent to the board. It was my understanding that the recruiter submits your file to a "middle man" or the program manager to review the file before it is forwarded to the board. The program manager makes sure that the file is complete and/or correct before he or she sends it to the board. So, if your file has actually been submitted to the board then all of the mistakes have been fixed. Supposedly, the board meets twice a month (1st and 15th). Once the board had my file it took them approximately 3 weeks to respond. They have a certain amount of time after they meet to advise candidates of their decision. I think they have approximately one or two weeks post their meeting to respond. They waited until the bitter end w/my file. When my recruiter notified me that I had been accepted she also told me the location they were offering. I verbally declined this offer and it took approximately three weeks to be advised of their 2nd offer. Hopefully, you will get what you want immediately and not have to deal with all of that stuff. I declined in writing and my recruiter told me that she would notify me when they close my file (this actually defines the end of the line). I am still waiting to hear if my file has been closed or if there is anything pending! Let me know how it goes..I wish you the best.

Thanks for the info. I agree with you regarding Travis. My primary reason for declining this was because the cost of living would be sooo high. Mt Home was undesirably mostly because it would be difficult for my husband to find employment there (the industry he works in does not really exist there). I wanted the first location to be good for both him and me since I know that all other locations after this are not really negotiated or known. Thanks again for your help.

You are correct, what a strange coincidence. I work at the Methodist Hospital in the Med center. We are probably working with the same recruiter as well. I am pretty certain there is only one female recruiter in the area that works with nurses. Anyway, I was really disappointed by it all. I was originally told that "everyone" always got either their first or second choice. I gave them 5 choices and their first offer was none of the five choices...it was Mt. Home. Ok, so I verbally told them that I did not want this and they came back with Mt. Home and Travis. Travis was the # 5 choice on my original list that I had submitted, but I had revised this list and removed Travis. However, the revised list was not submitted and the original list was. This was partly my fault because when I was copied on the e-mail that was sent to AFPC, I did not notice that they had sent my original list. So, I was told that I had to decline in writing (e-mail) which I did. My recruiter said that this was probably the end of the line but that an OR nurse in FL had formally declined and they came back and offered her Travis because I had declined this position and she accepted this. She apparently wanted to go to San Antonio, but was ok with Travis. My recruiter did tell me she had one nurse (med surg) that wanted San Antonio and got it. I think your situation will be different because you are OB/GYN. Their needs for this will likely be different than for OR. I was told they have an extreme shortage for OR at Mt.Home, hence their offer. Hopefully, you will not run into this problem. I will simply stay here and start grad school in the spring. I really wanted to join the AF, but I suppose it was not meant to be. So, I must continue down another path. I am from San Antonio (grew up there) and I do not like Houston. I did not choose SA because I wanted to travel a bit. I have small kids too, but I have been dealing w/the lack of family for so long that I have just learned to cope. I had also included Peterson AF in my choice and this was not offered. Once again, hopefully it will be different for you. Let me know how it goes for you. I am glad we had this chance to exchange experiences. Lisa A.

Hey there, I am in Houston, TX and I did decline the OR position they offered me in Mt. Home. I am not sure if this is the end of the road for me or not. Are you in Tx? It appears your recruiter was probably referring to me. I am curious as to how this came up? What locations are you choosing and what position are you going for in the military? Lisa A.

I have recently been selected to enter the AF as an OR nurse. I originally gave them 5 location choices (1. Hill 2. Kirtland 3. Peterson 4. Malstrom and 5. Travis). They came back with Mt. Home ID? I said no to this and three weeks later they responded once again with Mt. Home. My recruiter made some calls and they came back with the choice of Mt. Home or Travis. I really do not want to go to either base and I am frustrated that they offered me nothing on my list and then relented to only offer me choice #5. 1. If I stand on my 1st or 2nd choice will they kindly send me away? 2. Does anyone know anything about Mt. Home? Kid friendly base? 3. I really want to go overseas, are the possibilities slim to none of doing this in the future? 4. Do OR nurses get deployed frequently? Any help will be appreciated. They told me I have to resond to them this Monday with my decision. Thanks!