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Thanks Athena, I try to pass on any information that I may have. As you know, there are many different considerations in Army nursing, just as there is in civilian nursing. I thank each and every one of you who has made the decision to become a mil...

Hi 2 soliders, When I was at OBLC, we had several who were 45+, one of my friends was 54. She is a midwife so perhaps that is why she got a waiver for her age? I guess it really depends upon their needs, but I am sure you will do fine! Good luck! ...

Oh wow. Are you Active? We were told this around 10 DEC. They told us that those that were previously scheduled for 12 months would continue that and those that are now being scheduled to deploy will start the 6 month cycle. However, it is the Ar...

Older, They have changed the deployment status for RNs to only 6 months, that allows us to have shorter times and is now focusing on family, we switch on and off. GenX, The whole process took me a year, as I had to wait to finish residencies. It on...

Hi GenX, I can only speak for myself but I have heard nothing but positives as far as AD Army Nursing goes. I just completed OBLC and am headed to my first duty station in the upcoming days. I am married and have four small children, well not so sm...

Hi 66H, I commissioned in January and am still trying to get orders. In fact, I leave here in 10 days and my unit still does not know that I am coming. Good luck! You will enjoy OBLC when you finally get here.

Hi Army, AD is Active Duty, whereas RC is the Reserve Component.

I have not had any success in the rooms so I am using a USB wireless card, but do not use one unless I need to view/access emails.

i just graduated from oblc and am now heading into the last portion of training here at fsh, and there are a few things mentioned above that are different: if you are a maj or above, you will have your own room while at oblc. i have my own room and ...

jams, the classes will be held off post, the training will be three weeks at camp bullis. there will be more formations, even though there have been a lot of them while i have been here. there will be more drill and ceremony. the confidence course...

i am currently here at oblc and i have to say that we have a great mix of individuals who are in their lower 20's and a lot of us who are in our 30's, many who are in their 40's, along with several who are in their 50's. it really has not been intim...

No, you will not get recycled if you do not pass the test. You will not graduate, or so I have been told...I really do not know the specifics of passing/failing. I can let you know when I find out in a few weeks. It will hurt you if you are in the ...

[color=olive]hi armybound, [color=olive]i am currently at oblc and hope that i can answer your questions. i am now in week 5 of 10. i know that it states 9 weeks but it really is ten whenever you plot the start and end dates on a calendar. at least t...

Scout, We have individuals here now who are in their 50s. I agree that late 30s and 40s is not old. You would be surprised by the things that the "older" individuals are doing. They too thought that they were old until they started week two and ar...

Hi JC, Sure I do not mind answering questions. The nurse residency program allows new nurses, 2LTs, and those that have not worked as a RN for a long time to work at a hospital for one year. It is at this time that you can choose to either stabilize...

Hi For, To answer your question no she did not have to recycle. They are going to let her take it via 800m in a timed test. The second week here at FSH is much better. I am coming back in February so I will be prepared for what is on base. I am s...

I agree, no one should try to injury themselves. I am currently at OBLC and there is a nurse who got a stress fracture from doing the AFPT and pushing herself to the limit. Did she get 100%? No. I was happy to have scored 179 after walking 7.5 mi...

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that our Army AKO addresses have important information for us to review prior to attending OBLC. I hope to see you in October!

Thanks Older, One thing that I caution is that there is limited supplies here. I still have to get a PT shirt and pants and I guess I should buy another pair of boots, thanks for the suggestion. I will be happy to show you around when you get here....

Thanks airforce, It has been quite an adjustment and having talked to those who transferred from Air force to Army, it is still an adjustment. I guess we have to remember why we are doing this and keep that in mind. We are strong individuals who re...

I am going to Ft. Gordon for a few weeks and then scheduled to receive 66b training.

i have to admit that even though we have only been here a few days, it has been enlightening, nerve wrenching, and anxiety provoking all rolled up together. for those of us that are not rotc or prior service, it is a lot to take in when we are tryin...

Hello, The first three days did not go according to schedule and what they will send you as far as schedule wise in your welcome email is subject to change..and will change. This is due to the high number of individuals who are coming in as well as ...

For us it is immediately after upon arrive back from Camp Bullis, so we have until the end of next week to have it here and altered. It's no problem, feel free to ask anything you want to.

Hi everyone, Wanted to say hi from FSH. I thought that the first three days would have been less intense than they have been, not to say that they would not be...but it has been the opposite of what I thought. So if you are reading this and coming ...