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  1. FOR COT CLASS 10-03 - last minute unsolicited advice

    Captain Marlow!!!!! He was the best! His salute was the best, too. I loved the history lecture days, but we got all 6 hours of it in one day... in a row. NOT fun. People, this is all really good info....
  2. Hey everyone! When you find out when you're going to COT and where you get stationed, let everyone know! I just found out today! I'm going to COT in January, and got stationed at Travis, which was my...
  3. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    I don't know much about the hospital, but I know the area around it has tons of great restaurants and is really close to the best mall in all of Phoenix (in my opinion, if I remember correctly!) I'm...
  4. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    Oh wow, guys, I am an idiot. That thread I was talking abou that CarolinaPooh wrote is THIS VERY thread. My excuse is jet lag... Take it or leave
  5. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    Hey everyone, I haven't been on for a while because I've been out of the country, but I wanted to leave the door open for y'all to pick my brain about COT and NTP (I'm NTP'ing in Scottsdale but that...
  6. USAF COT 10-04

    I'll be happy to answer any questions you guys have about COT and NTP in Scottsdale. I leave for COT on Monday so when I'm finally back on allnurses, don't hesitate to ask in a thread or PM me! I know...
  7. Thanks everyone! I did indeed get commissioned today! It was pretty special... since I currently work as the school nurse at my old high school, which has an Air Force JROTC program, I got to be...
  8. Kristina, you should start another thread to get answers to your question, especially because this particular thread is very specifically Air-Force oriented... none of us are going to know about...
  9. I'd love that, Jennifer! (Haha, it's cool knowing what you look like from the fbook page!) I don't know when Jodi and I will get there - I'm assuming the 10th? - but a "last meal" would be great!...
  10. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    Did you talk to your recruiter about wanting to get stationed together? We definitely made it known that we wanted to be stationed together if possible. We had some mention of a "buddy system" on our...
  11. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    I found out on Friday that I'm going to COT in January, and I was stationed at Travis. NTP will be in Scottsdale, AZ. My really good friend from nursing school who is joining the AF with me got...
  12. COT class 10-02

    Wahoo! I'm going to COT in January! And I'm stationed at Travis, my second choice!! I can't believe it! Very
  13. Air Force November Board Results

    Yay, congrats everyone! I'm in
  14. Air Force Board Results

    I got in too! But no information other than "Congratulations, Jessica! .You have been selected to become a nurse in the United States Air Force"... which is still awesome to hear! I think I've played...
  15. Joining the Air Force with Hypothyroidism

    This is from the Military Medical Standards they use: The disqualifying medical conditions are listed below. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are listed in parentheses following...
  16. COT class 10-02

    Let's do it... I'll start a Facebook page called AFCOT Class 10-02. It might be a great way to condense all the information we have about COT into one place, and get to know a few faces before we get...
  17. Hey, just wanted to see if there were any other potential January COT candidates out there? I just signed my big packet of paperwork that's going to the board... now just waiting to
  18. questions regarding air force nurse

    I actually have graduated with my BSN... just waiting to hear the good news (hopefully!) from my recruiter about going to COT (Officer training) in January. Unless you want to do ROTC, the time to...
  19. questions regarding air force nurse

    If you haven't yet started the process of applying, you have at least a month or two until you'll go to MEPs - so maybe it wouldn't be an issue by then?
  20. Any AF January COT hopefuls out there?

    Also, if you do go to a running store and figure out which specific shoes work and are comfortable for you, see if you can find them online for cheaper... sierratradingpost.com is a great discount...
  21. Any AF January COT hopefuls out there?

    Spencer2002, About the running shoes... you need to go to a running specialty shop (not Sports Authority or any old box sporting goods store) and get fitted for running shoes. They'll look at your...
  22. questions regarding air force nurse

    Oh, I totally believe you! But I am thinking they must have changed it. Four years is what I've been told from the beginning, back in May. Very interesting, cuz the paperwork def says FY2009 on it,...
  23. questions regarding air force nurse

    Bonus only is definitely four years. I just signed the paperwork that says so - . I'm reading a lot of information that doing loan repayment only is three years, but that both is six. This is also...
  24. questions regarding air force nurse

    They will pay your loan after (as long as they stick with what they've been doing in the past), but it will require an extra time commitment from you if you accept the bonus as well. Loan repayment...
  25. Hey all, I would love to know what needs to happen/does happen in the final couple weeks leading up to leaving for COT. My recruiter, from what I can gather from his cryptic and oft incorrect emails,...