My situation was similar, of course it wasnt RN, I went to LPN school and graduated july 2005, I took the NCLEX the same year and I failed, after that I joined the army, got married, had a kid,got out...
I have a little story here, I finished LPN school in 2005, I failed the NCLEX the first time, I was so upset, but I though I got it next time, there was no next time, I joined the Army, ended up...