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I'm in the same boat with March 9 COT, Travis NTP, but Travis will be our first duty station. My wife is very excited. See you in the spring.

I got Travis for NTP and first duty station. March 9 COT. My wife is happy that it was not Elmendorf. It is actually warmer in AK than CO right now.

I just got notified that I was accepted into active duty AF nursing. The wait was killing me. Hopefully we will find our dates and locations soon. Congrats to everyone and I look forward to meeting everyone in the near future. By the way, I live in Colroado.

The money that you receive every month is paid directly to you. This program does not cover your tuition. The money that I received, covered most of the tuition. I finished my prereqs right before I joined the Navy reserve. I completed the on-line portion prior to the start of the BSN program. When I received notification that I was accepted into the BSN program, I applied for the HM to BSN program. The program must be accredited and accepted by the Navy. Your unit commander will help you with the process. The application consists of school transcripts, letter of acceptance into a BSN program, letters of endorsements from you commander, evaluation letters and the letter you write about how you are the greatest person on the face of the earth.

Jamielynn, I switched over to the Navy Reserve from the AF Reserve 3 1/2 years ago. There are many left over slots for the "HM to BSN program" every year. For some reason, not many people apply. The people that run the program try to encourage as many people as possible to apply. Nine months after joining the Navy Reserves, I applied to this program and started nursing school. I was accpeted immediately. I graduated in May and my ETS date was in August. I applied to go active duty AF and should hopefully hear the results any time soon. You can apply to any branch or choose not to apply for a commission. There are no obligations. Most of the Navy Reservists will complete approx. 100 hours of online hospital coprsman training. This is followed up with two weeks of hands on at Great Lakes Naval Base. The hands on portion was exactly the same as some of the labs in theBSN program, which in turn will help out with your civilian education. I think the money that you get for school is based on years of service and I was activated for OIF "Operation Iraqi Freedom".

The Navy Reserves has a program called "HM to BSN program", which is hospital corpsman to bachelor of science in nursing. This allows you to attend school without having to attend your monthly drill obligation for reserves. Under this program you only have to attend reserves twice a year to complete PRT (physical readiness testing) and your annual physical. You must complete your two week AT (annual tour). The reserves also helps pay for school. I think I received about $700 a month for full time school. The requirements for this program are that you have to have less than three years of school remaining to finish your BSN. AFter completion of your degree you can apply for a commission, but there is no future obligation to the Navy.

My recruiter just informed me that they were instructed not to hound their program managers. He said that they will be notified tomorrow or Wednesday. Our lives are put on hold, while we wait for notifications. All of the changes in the deadlne notifications have been frustrating for everyone. Hopefully we will all have soemthing else to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Best of luck to all of you.

My packet was sent to the board in October. The front of the packet stated a Jan 11, 2010 COT date. I am like most people on here that are waiting for the November 20 acceptance. Good luck to all.

The only additional requirements for an over 40 physical is a prostate exam and an EKG. You will need to get documentation from any surgeries that you had in the past, regardless of how long ago they occured. This can be a hassel, but the hospitals will send them to you. As zombie had posted above , make sure that you make copies, because they will get lost. I had a friend apply to the AF about 10 years ago and was turned down, due to a prior DUI. He ended up getting the charges expunged and went into the Navy Reserves. I would talk with a recruiter about that, hopefully it will not matter, since it occured 27 years ago. The other concern is with the age limit. The age limit for nurses in the AF is 48. You maybe able to get an age waiver? The Navy will only accept up to age 42. Hopefully this has answered a few of your questions. Good luck with the process and hopefully everything works out in your favor

After he finishes his prereqs, he only has two years left for the BSN program.