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Hey everyone, I just wanted to share some good news......I just found out this week that I am now an Air Force Reserve Flight Nurse!!!!! I am so excited and anyone who has advice, I will take it. I will probably be sworn in under oath in 2-3 weeks...

Hey all, I am set to inprocess this weekend at my Air Force Reserve base and to be honest, I am a bit nervous. Sidenote: I was selected O-1 for Flight Nurse position. I know it is not a big deal but I am non-prior so its all so new to me. Just wa...

I am newly sworn in as an AFR flight nurse and like she said, there is what they call RCOT for reserves but it is very hard to get into. First one for this year was April and the next one is not until December. I was told that although nurses in the ...

BTW - does anyone know any information on seasonal training for reserves (i.e 270 day military leave from my hospital to work on base when not in trainings) Essentially it is "active status" for that time period. Rather than going back and forth to m...

The RCOT (for Reserves) is 2 weeks but usually only offered once a year rather than 7-9 classes a year for COT. For example, I have missued the RCOT for this year since I just got accepted and it begins the end of April so I will more than likely att...

For others considering it, there are so many factors and "desks" you packet and stuff crosses over that it takes time. Plus the class III flight physical and if any waivers needed are time consuming to get all put together. I think a year is a "stand...

Congrats JmanRN!! If you are half as excited as I am then you are in a pretty good spot I talked to my squadron yesterday and plan on being sworn in about 2 weeks and start in processing in June. I am probably taking a leave of absence from my hosp...

I was reading some of your old posts and the same happened to me. Dobbins was the closest (I actually live only 20 min away from the base so that is amazing) and had a possible opening. So I went for it there. Hope it all works out. I am very excit...

My initial interview at the squadron was last May and then flight phsical was in June so about a year. Good luck to you! I will be based out of Dobbins ARB in GA. What about you?

Thank you Suds1228 for all the info - im kind of pressing myself onto this thread as well. Talked to me new recruiter today and said he is going to try to get my packet up to his boss by the end of next week to get this next part handled so Im excite...

Hello LBB15 - I am also in the process of joining the USAFR as a flight nurse and have gone through the same thing as you - I have gone through a number of stages wondering what is going on. My process has been a long one but here is a very quick o...

cdr1882 - Thank you for that post. I am a Pediatric Neuro/Neuro-Surgery Nurse in Atlanta who has been in the process of joining for what seems like an eternity right now in my head. I had my initial stuff all done in May and Squadron interview at Dob...

Thank you for that link....I appreciate it Def will help.... Hope someone else can help me!

Hello all - I have posted on here before in the previous months inquiring about possibly joining. Well, as I had posted previously I had made the decision to sign up as a hopeful to join the Air Force Reserves as a flight RN with the Aeromedical Eva...

THANK YOU!! Everyone wish me luck....I am starting the initial paperwork with the USAF reserves. Sending it to my recruiter tomorrow. I have decided that it is the right choice for me. I am really excited about it but I just pray that its what they...

Thank you both....and I am sorry JDCitizen for kind of "taking over" your post.....reading back through I kind of realized that. Thanks for this info. I have been led to believe the same thing....I never had a PMD per-say and really dont have that ma...

Thanks so much.....what is the difference bw the MEPS and Flight Physical other than being seen by two diff docs? Do I have to sumbit two different sets of paperwork or does the flight physical look into past medical records? (and if so, more in-dept...

I am not sure about anything as far as an answer to your Q but I wanted to add to it....I am looking into going USAF reserves as a flight nurse. I am starting to get my packet together now.... Anyways, I have heard multiple different things about the...

Hey guys! Are you or anyone you know at the Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base in Atlanta? I was (and still am) interested in the AF in general but I have recently REALLY become interested in the AFR....I have through the internet given my contact infor...

FlyingED - Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions. I really appreciate it. If you flew that much (which I dont mind) how did you work another job? Did you do PT at another position (that is what I am concerned about) - I dont mind ...

Hey guys! I am posting this in more than one location in hopes of getting a wide variety of responses. I am currently a Pediatric nurse in Atl, GA (work on a neuro, neurosurgery floor although planning on going to go ICU soon if I dont go into the AF...

Hey guys! I know this an older post but thought I could post on here rather than making a new one. I am currently a Pediatric nurse in Atl, GA (work on a neuro, neurosurgery floor although planning on going to go ICU soon if I dont go into the AF) I ...

Thank you so much for your response....yes, they fly the c130's here in GA....I would either go to Dobbins here in GA or Maxwell in AL (ony 2.5-3 hr drive from home) What do you mean by non-current? Sorry, I have no prev military experience nor does...

Hey guys! I know this an older post but thought I could post on here rather than making a new one. I am currently a Pediatric nurse in Atl, GA (work on a neuro, neurosurgery floor although planning on going to go ICU soon if I dont go into the AF) I ...

Hey guys! I am a RN-BSN who graduated last July (cant believe its almost been a year) and I work in Pediatrics. I have been going back and forth for months on joining (navy is also something I have been considering for the past month) and I am not to...