Happy Grrl

i appreciate your replies, CCU NRS and Bill :) i'll take a look at LVN/LPN schools as a starting point for licensure and actual work experience before i go for the degree... that really helps because i didn't know what starting point i was missing! i've heard of deaconess, and i'll keep plugging away on those search engines! if there are other pathways i can follow that worked for anyone else out there, elighten me! :) thanks again!

this question may be more appropriate in the "student" discussions, but i saw a few similar threads that didn't get much response. i'm in the army but plan to persue nursing when i get out. i've searched the internet high and low because i want to get a jump start on my education and i have a great opportunity to do so on-line in my current "duty position." here's the problem: i can't find any on-line education programs that accept us lay-people!!! i feel like i'm running around in a circle. i want to be a nurse, i need an education to achieve licensure, to get an education on-line (my only option for the time being) i need to already be a licensed nurse! i want to learn, i want to work hard and help people, i want to be a nurse. i may not be fiancially capable of being a full time student when i get out of the army so i want to start now (18 months out) i know i must be missing something... any suggestions?