Hey GetnPhd Thanks or the info. Just came back from Walter Reed for my physical, pretty sure I passed. The rest of my paperwork should be ready this week to submit. Now I have decided to go back to...
I agree Forwaters, The military has already lost my son's birth cert. and high school diploma. More important, he had a hand injury during basic at Fort Jackson and low and behold, no records of his...
Hey runnin mom, I think you said you were going to oblc in April. I know that this is unusual, but how do we get off this forum and email each other so as not everyone can read everything. I have...
Hi forwaters, can you believe that my recruiter has already lost some of my paperwork!! now I have no idea when i'm getting my physical.i'm glad i made copies of everything that i could. i told her i...
Hey just cause, Once our friends leaving in january are gone we can recruit more nurses. lots of us still aren't going in january. plus, they will be back with lots more info for us. behoove is...
best of luck to all going in january. as of now my physical is in early november then who knows what. wish me luck on passing. there may be a few glitches due to past med
airforcecapt I couldn't have said it better. Yes I will give the pt test my 100% but I am not going to set myself up for failure and expect 100% on my score. My job is to set a good example for our...
Runnin mom, A great big HOOAH!! I praise your courage and self discipline. After 23 years of marriage, I am finally trying to find my voice. (we have been together since 15 and I came from a sexually...
Hey getnphd, Great advice!! I plan to try to balance this out with starting slow and working up past the min requirement. Great to hear from you- please keep in
Hi Scout, sorry this is a late entry but back to the pt test debate. I see both sides. Sure I want to do better than just the min requirement, but I think they are telling me to go slow to prevent an...
Thanks older than dirt, I guess I'm so nervous about not passing and not being a "runner" . Unfortunately, like most nurses (being anal) I was pushing myself to do the best. Age really does play an...
Hi Deetonia, I am also worried about my running the 2 miles. It was great advice about the run- walk program. I found a program that gets you into running about 3 miles in 25 min. by 12 weeks. If I...
Hey runnin Mom' I am so happy for you!!! I have taken the serious side now of getting paper work together. You're right about it being time consuming. You will never guess what I had the guts to do!...
Hello everyone! I have read many of the forums and found them extremely interesting. But the more I read the more I get confused. 1 I thought obc (?) officer training class was only two weeks as...
Great big congrats MOM!!! That is great news!! I'm still dragging my feet a bit with getting paper work but you are a great incentive!!!!!! Can't remember are you active or reserves? Best of luck to...
Thanks so much Just, i don't have any hopes for Thanksgiving of Christmas so if we see him I will feel blessed. I will just go with whatever I'm told. Pretty much the Army way anyway!! We live about...
Hi OLTD, I thought we only had to pass APFT once we got to OBLC? Then just go through pt in am at oblc and when we got assigned to our unit? How many times am I going to get nervous about the...
Hi mom, No, I'm not going in january, still trying to get all paper work done. Anyway, youngest son just finished basic and going active after he grads high school, Don't want to miss anything in his...
Hello Runninmomof7, Please , please make sure you get anything the army is offering you down in writing!! I had problems with my recruiter not being up to date on a lot of changes and if it wasn't for...
Thanks for the holiday info Just, We were wondering if our son would be able to come home for Thanksgiving and or Christmas. He is doing his AIT training now and I know we all want him home before he...
Getn and just, You guys crack me up with the "ab machine" stories. That sounds like something I would have done in nursing school if there was such an electronic ab reducer ! Best of luck in OBLC for...