I graduated with a 2 year nursing degree last month and I am thinking about going into the Army Reserves. The army health recruiter told me I can go into the STRAP program to help pay for my BSN. He said I can go to school part-time and still be in the STRAP. Is this true? Also, he said that army reserves nurses now only deploy overseas for 6 months and 1 year in CONUS, and there is a minium of 2 years of down time or nondeployable status once one returns from deployment. Is this also true? I was once in the army years ago, but I got out in 1999 and i know things have greatly change since then. But one thing i do know, recruiters like to only tell the postive aspects of things or half truths. If anyone has the answers to my questions, please let me know. Thank you.