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Feel free to message me for questions regarding msa.

Schools require ICU experience. The nurses job in the OR nowhere compares to what you will be doing as a CRNA, the ICU does. Schools will accept ICU experience only, so don't waste your time.

Heard this for almost 10 years now...

Is having a child in or just before school the best option for your schooling? Probably not. Is it possible to complete school and still do well? Of course. I graduated this past november and my wife, a year behind me, graduates this coming november. We had a child 3 months prior to her starting school, and in my first year of the program. I graduated near the top of my class (3.9 gpa) and my wife will as well. To make matters more difficult, we had no family within 1200 miles from us as we both went out of state for school. Now we are fortunate as our clinical sites were all within a 20 minute drive, aside from 2 rural rotations, so we were never away from home for an extended period of time...so it worked out for us. We made the decision to have a child because we felt like life would continue to be put on hold. So how much you travel and how much help you have should all play factors in your decision. Its hard, but definitely possible.

Thank you for your quick and honest reply. I do want to finish furthering my education while i'm still young and motivated to do so...and the Air Force is definitely not going to help facilitate that I feel. Again thanks...I just needed to hear other opinions.

Hello everyone :) I have a few questions for you guys. I am a 23 y.o. male nursing student, who will be graduating this May from a BSN nursing school with my RN. I am currently engaged to a female nursing student who will be graduating the following May. I am interested in practicing nursing in the Air Force, especially after reading of the benefits that are received. The 30 day payed vacation, the sign-on bonus, the paying off student loans, getting to travel...it all sounds "too good to be true". I am also planning on attending nurse anesthetist school once I am qualified to do so, but this is where I am getting confused. Outside of the military, you are required to work 1-2 years of critical care before applying to these schools. I was told that when joining the Air Force, you are required to work in med surge or OB for a minimum of two years before you can move on to critical care. My dilemma is that I do not necessarily want to wait 4 years before applying, when I could be applying in 2 if I just went on to a 'normal' hospital job, outside of the military. How does the Air Force CRNA school look at this? Do people that are enlisted get priority into the CRNA school over those who apply from outside of the AF? Would you guys recommend, with a wife that is a nurse, getting into the military? Would it be better if she joined as well? Would they be able to employ us both at the same hospital if we both decided to join? What is the normal starting salary for a military nurse, as from I have heard it is significantly lower? How far up in the ranks can a BSN nurse move? I apologize if the questions are repetitive, as this site is filled with information, and its almost hard to find direct answers. I am seriously considering the Air Force route, I just need to hear from others.... Thanks in Advance.