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So I am still working on my prereqs for my community colleges nursing program (ASN). But I was struck with an odd though. What about military nursing? upon further research the navy is the only branch that offers the type (ER) I am interested in. Next I realized that you have to have a BSN. So this post is two part... Firstly does the navy offer incentives to join where they pay for schooling to get your RN? or is the only way to be an RN already? Secondly I am not sure the navy is an appropriate fit for me... I am a 19 male. Not really patriot, the only flag I have is a corporate america flag (Ex-punk lol). I am against the Iraq war, and generally speaking violence (there are exceptions though). Not to mention I'm a pro-choice, liberal-democrat, homosexual (navy sterotype aside lol)! Im in good physical condition though. Maybe you're asking why would the military even cross my mind? Well the military aspect isn't really what I am thinking about here... I love humanity well most of it. I want to devote my life to helping people (nursing). It is my passion I guess you could say. Every person has value and can teach you amazing things. Anything that can help me reach that goal should be considered. Now such sentiments might warm the heart of my charge nurse at the hospital I work at (I'm a CNA) but what about the military?

I know this is a "nursing" forum so I hope my non-nurse question isn't too intrusive I am a new CNA on a Med/Surg floor (3 months now ) . I had no medical experience before this job and so far think I am doing very well. I have aspirations of becoming a nurse but I realize that is a couple years down the road. As such I am trying to figure out my short-term goals. Like how can I learn the most? make more money? Etc. ER technician has popped up. The job sounds exciting and it seems like I could learn a ton of things that would help me when I enter into the nursing program. It would be months down the road but I wanna prepare as much as I can. Questions: How does an ER techs job differ from a CNAs? I know they do blood draws and EKGs, but what about the day to day routine of the ER from an ER techs perspective? What can I learn on Med/Surg that will help me in ER? Are there any books/Articles out there that will help me? Got any basic advice?