rghbsn

rghbsn BSN, RN

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  1. PATENT FORAMEN OVALE (PFO) - DQ to re-enlist? even after repair?

    rghbsn replied to MedCop's topic in Government, Military

    Nope. I'd have that one review it, have all the records, as stated. Then the Army will likely have someone review it for them. If they DON'T give you a clean bill of health, then you may need a second...

  2. PATENT FORAMEN OVALE (PFO) - DQ to re-enlist? even after repair?

    rghbsn replied to MedCop's topic in Government, Military

    As long as you have all of the records from the procedure and all of the follow up records you should be okay. Have the vascular surgeon or interventional cardiologist (whoever did the procedure)...

  3. reservist critical care nurse going to walter reed

    rghbsn replied to jbrecon2's topic in Government, Military

    https://allnurses.com/government-military-nursing/ima-nurse-mobilized-454208.html

  4. IMA nurse mobilized

    rghbsn replied to jbrecon2's topic in Government, Military

    Really, you've never drilled with a unit in 2 years? Crazy. I'm not Army, but I would assume that you report in uniform to the unit they assign you to. I personally would pick Germany, but that's...

  5. Army Nurse Corps and Asthma

    rghbsn replied to Lindzh's topic in Government, Military

    Your best bet is to have a pulmonary function test done (methacholine challenge or treadmill test) before MEPS. You'll likely have to pay for it yourself or use your own insurance. If you can get a...

  6. Any Army RNs who are also NREMT-Ps?

    rghbsn replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    You likely won't get any DIRECT opportunity from the Army, though you should be able to look into any local EMS system and pick up enough hours to recert. Even if they're not at the Paramedic level,...

  7. Know what I like about this forum? Seriously.

    rghbsn replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    The only thing I've found on here is that one oncology nurse from Duke that ended up looking into the Air Force or something...she seems kinda needy. Always asking crazy questions and such, lol Just...

  8. Jumping through AF hoops...

    rghbsn replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    I never even mentioned my vasectomy...guess that was a good thing, lol. Took me 22 months without mentioning

  9. Army Nurse Corp Reserves discloser at job interviews

    rghbsn replied to BChach's topic in Government, Military

    Let's just say you "leave it blank" and then you get orders...you are "protected" because they can't fire you for military service, but you can be canned because you didn't disclose the information on...

  10. Nursing in the Military

    rghbsn replied to SL2014's topic in Government, Military

    Quite honestly, as officers, we are not really supposed to spend much time talking politics. We serve under orders of the President of the United States, through people selected and trusted to pass...

  11. Newly Commissioned to the AF

    rghbsn replied to Melissa17036's topic in Government, Military

    Everyone does not start as a 2nd Lt. Your rank is based on experience, at 1/2 time for the first 6 years, then 1:1 after that. So 5 years of RN experience would net you 2.5 years toward promotion. I...

  12. Reserves requirements

    rghbsn replied to baker1bv's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know that they differentiate between "acute care" experience or any other experience. If you want to fill a flight role or critical care role, then the type of experience is more important....

  13. COT dates/assignments update, kind of

    rghbsn replied to mobro's topic in Government, Military

    Found them at the base website. May 31-June 26 July 5-July 31 Aug 16-Sep 11 Any others will be into October and will count as

  14. Losing weight for the military

    rghbsn replied to dancer_meggs's topic in Government, Military

    The only branch of service I know of that lets you swim instead of run is the Navy. As far as getting into the service, it does not matter to them if you can do twice the number of sit-ups, push-ups,...

  15. COT dates/assignments update, kind of

    rghbsn replied to mobro's topic in Government, Military

    Nice...we could be following each other around a bit. I'm hoping for COT in March, then Flight Nurse School in May. SERE is...whenever the heck it is. Can't find any dates for

  16. COT dates/assignments update, kind of

    rghbsn replied to mobro's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, me too. What unit are you doing you with? I'm with the 36th AES out of Pope AFB in Fayetteville, NC. Have my first drill weekend coming up, so I'm hoping we can get March locked in. They are up...

  17. COT dates/assignments update, kind of

    rghbsn replied to mobro's topic in Government, Military

    You don't have to go to reserve COT, though. I am going to the same COT class as AD. Which will be helpful when I try to go AD,

  18. Can/should I haggle with the recruiter?

    rghbsn replied to ksk33's topic in Government, Military

    No, no you really don't. For all of the reasons in all of the earlier posts. There is none. No wiggle room, no haggling (except, potentially, for a first assignment. Which is realistic in the OP's...

  19. Elmendorf AFB Nursing: Questions Questions Questions

    rghbsn replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    Your GPA doesn't matter for any flight program. You actually don't need to be a critical care nurse to be an AF flight nurse, either. Now, to be a civilian FN you will need 3-5 years critical care...

  20. USAF COT 10-04

    rghbsn replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Spookycat, technically you wouldn't be eligible to be an officer until you graduate, so that's the soonest you should be able to commission. As far as nursing, you can't be in the Nurse Corps until...

  21. Can/should I haggle with the recruiter?

    rghbsn replied to ksk33's topic in Government, Military

    No real room for deals. Your rank is based on experience, can't get around that. Bonuses, etc are set by Congress, so no wiggle room there. It will either work for you or not, it's not for everyone...

  22. Prior nursing exp applies to higher rank?

    rghbsn replied to ksk33's topic in Government, Military

    Your 2 years civilian will count as 1 year AF, which will move your promotion time up by a year. You will still be an O-1 to

  23. COT class 10-03

    rghbsn replied to nursemel09's topic in Government, Military

    I think Warrior Week is just a BMT thing, not COT. Not 100% certain, but pretty

  24. In AF nursing, no differential pay in hospital, right?

    rghbsn replied to ksk33's topic in Government, Military

    If you are looking just at O-1 base pay, though, you're not getting a good idea of what you'll be making. There is housing and subsistence allowance that is factored in as well. You need to figure on...

  25. Air Force Nursing

    rghbsn replied to JadedCPN's topic in Government, Military

    There are a few threads that have been resurrected here lately...this may be the oldest, though,