ArmyCombatMedic

Once you hit O-3 you can apply for special forces, which has its own healthcare teams, but being a Army medic I don't know about the AF. Be careful though, ROTC was not compatable with nursing school for me, nursing class same time as ROTC so see about that as well.

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In response to the poster who's son is an army lab tech...That stinks having one or the other, we just started getting ACU Scrubs (we wear the army pants and the ACU scrub top). If you like camo scrus but don't want to look like a redneck nursejoe.com is a good site to get them from. I personally am going to wear my ACU scrub top during clinicals because it is comfortable and useful and my school doesn't have a uniform

Ever since I was little I wanted to become a soldier, so I always knew that was what I was going to do. When I was a senior in high school I was looking for a fun summer job to do as I just turned 18 and came upon a job as a hospital security guard. So I ended up working in the short staffed ER doing stuff that a security guard is not supposed to do and loved it. Despite the fact I was enrolled in a college that did not offer nursing and I had already enlisted in the army as an MP (army cop) I was determined to be a nurse, starting I.Vs during my combat lifesaver course in MP school made me want to be a nurse even more, so I transfered to a smaller school who threw out almost all my credits (3 credits for 2yrs worth of work) and am now in my first semester of nursing school. I also had my MOS (military job) switched to Medic and now I work as a Medic for an Aviation unit furthering my experience for the ultimate goal of being a flight nurse. Being able to help people 1 on 1 is a feeling that can't be beat. The fact you make a difference in someones life is something you don't find many places.