rghbsn

rghbsn BSN, RN

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  1. Mar09 COT - Questions PLEASE

    rghbsn replied to Palakiko's topic in Government, Military

    COT 10-03 is in March of 2010, not 2009. www.airforceots.com is a great site that will give you up to date answers to almost every question you asked. I would not buy a computer and printer if you...

  2. Yeah I madeit! Airforce!

    rghbsn replied to cat2008's topic in Government, Military

    Palakiko...I don't know what you're looking at, but the last few posts that you have responded to are over a year old. This one in particular is addressing COT class of March 2009 The class you have...

  3. Air Force Nursing

    rghbsn replied to lauren21's topic in Government, Military

    Lauren, I hope that you've had a chance to look around this forum (gov/military) and have gotten some more information that you were looking for. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. There are...

  4. COT class 10-03

    rghbsn replied to nursemel09's topic in Government, Military

    I should be there, too. Then to back to Pope in NC. Flight school to follow in May...sweet beans! See you guys

  5. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    rghbsn replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    Midinphx...call. Nothing wrong with calling. Eventually your recruiter will be done with his/her recruiting mission and then they'll have a break from the phone. Until then...go ahead and call. Mobro,...

  6. Anyone married, with kids, and ACTIVE DUTY

    rghbsn replied to guyRN2009's topic in Government, Military

    Nursing is one profession that travels well...many bases in CONUS will hire civilian nurses, but if they are staffed there are always local hospitals. Many military spouses are nurses because of how...

  7. pregnant flight nurses

    rghbsn replied to CaliRN29's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    It's not something I would advertise right away...you will be able to fly fairly late into your pregnancy depending on a few factors: 1: Your physical ability to do the job. Some women get airsick...

  8. How Much Do You Make As a Flight Nurse?

    rghbsn replied to MrsRitchie's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I make the same base pay as I did as an ICU nurse. And I get more overtime. I actually make more flying, but it's not because of flying. Just the

  9. MEPS

    rghbsn replied to aniko743's topic in Government, Military

    Before you bother doing anything else...you need to have a pulmonary function test done by a pulmonologist. They will accept either a methacholine challenge or treadmill test. If that test is negative...

  10. Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    rghbsn replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Medic443 you have a PM

  11. Air Force Nurse Pay

    rghbsn replied to UTstudent's topic in Government, Military

    I wonder if I'll get the bonus as a flight nurse...46F3, in the AFR. I guess I'll find out soon enough,

  12. Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    rghbsn replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I work in a RN/Paramedic flight program as well, and we have the same functionality as hurricanenikki's team: we are both required to do so many intubations per quarter, and we take turns,...

  13. COT/Stationing Assignments from November Boards!!!!

    rghbsn replied to NurseJessi's topic in Government, Military

    I have already commissioned and know my reserve unit, 36th AES of the 440th at Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC. Don't know about COT yet...if I get January I'll be heading to COT before the sceduled UTA...

  14. Air Force Board Results

    rghbsn replied to SeekirRN's topic in Government, Military

    Wait until the first time you call someone and have to use rank...it's pretty sweet. I called the unit the other day and identified myself on the phone as "Captain Hector." I liked it, lol. The...

  15. Doubts about age...

    rghbsn replied to jennifer7010's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah...I'll be 35 when I head to COT. I'll be 36 when I graduate COT if I don't get a Jan spot,

  16. Another question

    rghbsn replied to saukee's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    There are programs that will let you fly as an RT. Just another idea. I know that Maryland has some, Charlotte, NC has one...I'm sure there are others. The best thing for you would be to talk to some...

  17. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    rghbsn replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    The tape will help, but it's worth sewing them on just to have them in place all the time, IMO. Don't have to keep up with them in the field if they fall off,

  18. Size limits

    rghbsn replied to saukee's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    The EC135 is not all that small, really. The Astar is pretty small, lol. The BK117 has room in it for the patient, but it's smaller for crew...less shoulder room and leg room. None of them have tons...

  19. Packet accepted but swearing in delayed?

    rghbsn replied to nyirishman's topic in Government, Military

    Good deal...keep us posted! Good luck, it's very

  20. Just Got Word!

    rghbsn posted a topic in Government, Military

    Just heard tonight...oath of office and contract will be here tomorrow, commissioning as a Capt., USAF-R on Saturday at noon! 22 months I've been working on this, and now that it's real, I can't help...

  21. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    rghbsn replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    Cool. Thanks for the advice. I wasn't planning on buying uniforms there, just getting ID's done at LeJeune. Corafram is the patent leather I was talking about. In the Marine Corps, we were allowed to...

  22. Will I have to pay for COT?

    rghbsn replied to SunshineAnytime's topic in Government, Military

    seekir Your post is helpful, but that doesn't mean it's right to expect people to "plan ahead" for their pay being wrong. It's not your fault, and I am not picking on you, I'm just saying...people...

  23. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    rghbsn replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    Nice write up on ye olde sock bun, lol. Thanks for the info on the dependent ID's. I am a reservist, so my wife will have a reservist ID anyway. I'll most likely just get it done at LeJeune, it's...

  24. Size limits

    rghbsn replied to saukee's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I agree that it's not too big. The reality is that many people start their flight careers at a hospital affiliated program, so they are initially hired from within. That will often get you over that...

  25. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    rghbsn replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    The sock bun is ingenius...one of the women I work with is prior enlisted AF and uses it at work all the time. I saw her demonstrate it for some of the ladies and was impressed. Thanks for all of...