one other question, for the mess dress i've heard you can rent it instead of buying it. is there time during cot to get off base and rent it? and if so does that need to be arranged before going? i...
as far as extra supplies for COT, what kind of 'school supplies' are needed? i bought a black backpack yesterday...and i assume pens/highlighters and that sort of thing but what about notebooks,...
thanks carolinapooh! i think just the fact that i'm not sure what i'm getting myself into scares me- i have visions of being yelled at for various reasons and trying not to cry! i'm almost positive...
i go to ntp and final station at keesler. i'm going next week hopefully to get all my uniform things at a base near my house. i guess i was wondering more of when to wear each one. just worrying about...
oh, and i think i read this somewhere but is there a weight limit for moving? and how do i know if i'm close to it? i don't have that much stuff but a couch, dresser, bed, etc starts to add up. and...
i just found out that i'll be in march cot instead of may! so i've just requested to join the facebook page and get in the loop! now that it's so close these are the questions i'm wondering about-...
i commissioned wednesday and signed a form with the oath on it which the recruiter said was my 'contract.' it didn't mention anything about the sign on bonus- basically it was just the oath and my...
just because a little bit of info is better to me than absolutely nothing i wanted to throw out there what my recruiter told me yesterday. i called him to see if he had heard anything (i've been...
but can i ask why you would put yourself through all of this and then back out with a mere 4 months to go? i could understand if there was a good reason- things happen that you can't control- but to...
you can still back out as far as i know. i've heard that you can back out once you get to COT too. i'm not sure how and i'm not asking because i don't want to be tempted when the homesickness kicks...
while the chances aren't high that as a nurse you will "die for president obama" if you aren't proud of what you're doing and wanting to serve your country for a better reason than the money, what's...
fantastic, you're going in may too! see you there. let me tell you how happy i was when i got that call...*dripping with sarcasm. i have seriously never been to angry in my life. my recruiter told me...
when i looked into the air force reserves they wanted 6 months of experience before even starting the paperwork. i don't know if that's how it works across the board though. active duty didn't have...
when do you sign the paperwork to officially get the bonus- at the time of commissioning? or do you just automatically get it if you signed to accept it back in the beginning of the loads of paperwork...
start the process asap. get in touch with a health care recruiter if you haven't already and get the paperwork going. there's really no point in waiting because there is a lot you can get done before...
i'm at the same spot- i've signed the acceptance letter and a few other forms but my recruiter tells me i can't commission until i get a date on the scroll from congress. when that happens is beyond...
will the increase in pay for military that was approved for this year be applied to new nurses as well? i would assume it would go across the board but my recruiter hasn't mentioned anything about
i made it very clear to my recruiter that i could leave in a split second. i told him if i could still go in january i would. we'll see what happens, i guess. had he not told me "january, january,...
keesler was on the list. i only have to move once which is good. the disappointment of going in may is indescribable though. i don't even know what to do with myself for four and half more months....