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Just wanted to let everyone know that there are new changes being discussed by Big Army concerning the Army Nurse transition program. Basically, we were told that we will no longer rotate throughout the hospital. You will report to your unit, precept...

Actually, third degree nurse here. I have a BBA in Finance and Insurance, and a MBA in Business Adminstration. Looking back over the past two years, I am very glad that I made this decision to become a nurse. Recent graduate of Thomas Jefferson Univ...

Actually, I received my orders in the mail the other day. Germany here I come. Of course after OBLC

Yeah, I am due to go to OBLC is october as well. I have received an email about the RFO( of which I cant open). But no offical orders yet. Looks like I am not the only one.

Hello all nurses fam! I have been informed that if you select Landstuhl as your first assignment(new grad) that you will have to waive the guaranteed course. Is that true? Also, will you be able to get the course in your next duty assignment? Is ther...

So this means that I will be a med surge nurse for three years, right? Is there a way to get trained as a critical care nurse later?

I recently was informed that I received my number one pick- LANDSTUHL!!! So psyched!! But I was wondering, for a single officer is it common that they"live on the economy" or live on base? If so, is there Overseas BAH? Any information on this would b...

Humph..... Ok.. Maybe if I make my interest known once I am there. That's something that I have to consider.....

Nurse Pamela, I would rather live in the village and walk to the local pub. That is totally my personality. I would like to get engrossed into the culture. When you were there did you receive the max amount or the lease amount? How long has it been s...

Ok.. Thanks for the link. I checked into it. Because I have a dependent, it stated that I would receive$1977. Is this the maximum? BecuaseI was informed that I would get up to the amount that my lease was for. So if that is the case, it appears that ...

Good evening ladeis and gents!! As I am preparing to enter the Army in October, I have begun to ponder on my nursing career choices. I have an interest in OR and critical care( mainly OR though). Just wanted to see if there were any OR army nurses on...

Hello my fellow allnurses fam!! Just had a question about Tricare. Exactly when does it start? Does it start when you attend OBLC or does it start upon arrival at your first duty station? I would like to know this, as I will be responsible for my son...

Ok. So that means my first day of OBLC, correct?

Hello all. I have been accepted into the Army nurse corp(Active) in Jan. Scheduled to go to OBLC in October. I am a single father with a six year old that lives with his mother. Just wanted to get clarification on custody with respect to the Army sta...

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Thansk for the clarification.

Hello, once again. I just wanted to find out from my allnurses family about past military experience. I was informed by my recruiter that my prior six years in the Air national guard will only count towards retirement. Is this so? I thought past mili...

Good evening allnurses family. I would like to get the thoughts and opinions of those nurses that the been deployed within the last year. Please tell us what your experiences were like. The reason for my inquiry is because I have recently been told o...

Thanks for your immediate responses.

Hello to all of my allnurses family. I was speaking with my recruiter today who alerted me to the fact the nurse officers are not entitled to the Post 9-11 GI bill. Is this so? I thought that I read on military.com that the new bill encompassed enlis...

Ok. Thanks for the information. I think that it would add up to six months. But I just want to be clear on what you are saying.... The six months( or whatever it adds up to) does contribute to my time in service right? Point of clarification, does ti...

I must also add that I was enlisted E-3 in the Air national guard.

Hello all. I am writing this post because I wanted to get some feedback on this topic. I commissioned in Feb 09, and awaiting orders. I was told by my recruiter that the orders should take anywhere between 60-90 days. However, this issue is that she ...

Did they mention why the orders are taking so long?

Nope. I havent received my orders yet. But my recruiter states that it should be within two months from my swear in date( Feb). So. right now I am just going to focus on passing the Nclex and whatever happens happens. Thanks for the followup.