Trey749

thanks for clearing that up, I'm still trying to learn...

I am a nursing student as well and graduate in December. I am planning on going Army when I graduate. The reasons I chose Army is because the deployment is (supposed to be 3 months)..but you may have multiple deployments within a year and the Navy deployments are 1 year or longer from what I understand...you will also have the possibility of being stuck on a ship at sea for whatever time...My army buddy is also an RN stationed at walter reed..his housing allowance is $1600 a month but he shares a townhome with another officer and pockets the leftover money...from what he tells me he has every available amenity there is to use on base..the exchange, gym, etc. and as far as boot camp, he said its more classroom time than pt, but the pt is very easy stuff. sorry i cannot give you more info about the NAVY but I hope this helps somewhat..

I'm doing the ancp program as well, ive also been through all the branches and the army definately has the most to offer, especially if you plan on going to grad school like i am(anesthesia) and they will pay your salary as a nurse while youre in school + plus pay for grad school ...didnt know if you knew that already but wanted to throw it out there. my friend just finished nursing school and is leaving for officer training and working at walter reed in DC, he says hes never been screwed over..sooo let me know how you progress!!