I just did a 20 page search and got some helpful info on my questions above. However, I have one more question that I could not find the answer to. How copetetive is the Navy Nurse Candidate Program? I only have one year of college finished, which is in coursework unrelated to nursing. I've always wanted to join the military and am very interested in nursing. I turn 26 at the end of this month. I'm torn between enlisting under a Specwar contract (which I'm also very interested in) and going to school for another year or so and then applying for the NCP program. I figure if the NCP program is rediculously hard to get into, I would go the other route. I would be happy either way. What do you suggest? Should I go to school for another year in hopes to get a commission as a Navy nurse? Or enlist now in something else that I'm also very interested in? I figure that if I go back to school and apply for NCP (and don't get accepted), I will then be able to enlist with a higher rank due to my college credits. Thanks, Jake