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Oh NO DOUBT, I'm glad that I can be as much of a help to you and anyone else on here as you and a few others have been to me. I've taken in all of the advice and shared experiences, and it has helped me straighten out my thoughts in a big way. My wife really encouraged me to stick around and get to get passed all the negativity that was sent my way, it's like she said, you would think I WOULD be a little better at taking that sort of thing seeing how I AM in the MILITARY! You don't exactly get handled with kid gloves for sure around here. I think this site can and has been a lot of help, even the negative feed back, because all it does is push me personally that much harder to NOT give up and go the extra mile. I didn't start this journey for nothing and I know my passion lies in this field of work. I even shared a link to this particular forum on one of my social networks so that some of my fellow Corpsmen can get the same great advice and guidence that I have received. I figure, if someone was nice enough to share this site w/me, I should try to do the same for those out there that may be having the same struggles that I am having and seeking the same advice that I seek. So with a swift kick back into reality from my lovely wife who basically told me to get over myself and after stepping back and calming down for a sec, yeah I decided I'm sticking around. Besides, I told you I'd keep you up to date on my shadowing experiences when I go home in the fall, right? I know once I get there, I will prob. have a few more questions or seek a little more advice, why not come back to the few that DO want to help and encourage others? Have you started your new job yet? If so, how is it going?

side note: I just read what I posted above and as you can see, my 48+ hours of no sleep due to being on the range this week, then on call last night handling an attempted suicide, then clinic and classes today has really caught up with me and my grammer not to mention my spelling oh well, I hope you understood what I was trying to say. I will make one correction "and my friend lost a very close friend the year after she graduated due to a car accident as well", I meant my WIFE lost a very close friend of hers the year after they graduated. I guess I need some sleep in a major way!

Well said All4Seasons! I enjoyed reading your post, you made a lot of sense and a lot of good points. I especially like the last line: "the only thing I do know is that the more I learn,the more I realize I have yet to learn". I get exactly what you are saying there and I wish there were more people out there with an open mind like yours. No one "knows everything" and if they THINK they do, then they have so much more to learn. Also, you are right, forever is NOT promised and when I said that I guess I was not thinking in that sense. I too know how it feels to have somene close to you loose their lives way to young. Both my wife and I had a close friend pass away not long after he graduated high school due to a motorcycle accident, we both had a friend pass away in his early 20's due to a car accident, and my friend lost a very close friend the year after she graduated due to a car accident as well, so you would think we of all people should KNOW life isn't promised forever. I guess my point was that even though you need to follow heart and find your passion in life, you can't always have the perfect balance of career and time with family. I spend close to 3 months at a time away from my wife and children whild serving in the military. I guess my point to New2ERNursing was that I would take 3 days over 3 months anytime, because trust me, I would. You made a lot of sense and after all of the experience and years you have in this profession, your words carry a lot of weight. If no one else took anything away from your post, I did. Thank you :)

Thank you MFRANCISCO, I HAVE changed my mind on leaving the forum. Both my wife and New2ERNursing have made very valid points and encouraged me to stick around and now w/your words as well, I think it WILL be beneficial to stay! Thanks :)

You know what is so ironic, my wife JUST SAID THE EXACT SAME THING ABOUT LEAVING HERE. After she suggested that I move to Blogger, she also said that I would not receive the great feedback that I have from a few of you. She seems to think that the past 50 postings, as you said LOL, between you and I have been in some way beneficial and I more than likely won't find that once I leave. You are correct, I need to have a thick skin about this, but I have just been taken back by the extreme negativity. My post last night wasn't about competition and "who is better" it was about unprovoked disrespect as a whole. I never once put down anyone and nor will I. I never once said I was superior and nor will I. I never once said that my training here is equal to or better than the training of a civilian RN. I am very aware of the transfer out into the "real world" and I am very aware of the education I will need to continue to persue to end up where I want to be in the medical field. I don't know, maybe I will just stay here and keep my discussions and questions limited to a you and a few select others. My wife seems to think that is a good idea but also encourages me to blog as well, simply because it all helps.

How about this, I apologize to YOU New2ERNursing for "highjacking" your thread seeing how that's what I've been informed that I was doing. I believe this site is just not for me, it appears to be more like "allattitudes" instead of "allnurses". I came looking for guidence and for insight on how I can improve myself in this profession and to get tips on different roads I could take, but I am seeing now, esp. after my post last night which only a select few seemed to understand what point or what concern I was trying to express. So, I think I will take a different route and try either another forum or maybe I just need something like a blog. My wife suggested blogger, so I think I will try that route out. Take care DC Collins and New2ERNursing and good luck in all you do. Thank you both for your kind words and wonderful advice!

You're welcome for my service and I am very aware of where I posted this and I believe I directed it to two specific individuals that I have had previous conversations with and I believe I stated why I posted here in the first paragraph, not that I owe YOU any kind of explanation. But thank YOU for the tip on "bad form" and "highjacking", I will go write that down!

He was planning on rotating me from multiple positions through out the hospital. Never once did I say "treat me as an RN". My point was, show me some respect and do NOT treat me like I do not belong in a hospital setting. Do not disprespect me when I have shown you nothing but respect. I am very aware of what I can and can not bring over to the civilian side of things, so where you got that I expect to be streamlined directly into a position, I do not know. Maybe that is why I do come across defensive. I was treated as though I was stepping on someones toes and had a nose thrown up at me before I could even make my way through the door. So for anyone reading this who feels like I am asking for something that I do not deserve, keep in mind my frustration is a result of direct disrespect of my skill and my knowledge as an FMF Corpsman not the fact that I feel superior to anyone that is not in the military. It seems to me that it is the other way around. I keep reading "you don't know what we all we do" and how the military is not properly trained in the medical field and that is why it does not transfer over into the civilian world. So please understand that when you have paid your dues as a hospital corpsman and you've taken the extra step to be a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman and you have EARNED the name "doc" you may have a hard time understanding the level of disrespect you receive from others who are closed minded. I went into that hospital with an open mind, and an eagerness to learn, not to be degrated. To me it seems there is a lot of hypocrisy going on.

JoPACURN, I like your style, even if you are an apple! You are welcome with the oranges anyday! I just had my wife read your posts and she told me to give you this

JoPACURN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID, IT TRUELY MEANS A LOT AND IS VERY REFRESHING TO HEAR THE WORDS YOU JUST SAID. I PLAN ON GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE I AM NOT IN THE MEDICAL FIELD TO COMPETE TO BE THE BETTER PERSON OR TO RECEIVE THE "KNOW IT ALL" TROPHY. I AM HERE TO SAVE LIVES, HELP OTHERS, AND STAND BY THE HOSPITAL CORPSMAN PLEDGE THAT I RAISED MY HAND TO. THANK YOU AND BEST WISHES TO YOU AS WELL, I APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENTS.

Really MULAN, is that right, because today I witnessed at least 3 different HIPAA violations alone from a few RN's. Man I guess this is what is to be expected from the RN community. RN = SUPERIOR and MILITARY = UNTRAINED AND UNDEDUCATED. I guess this orange is going to take it's undeducated and untrained self back to where it belongs, and thats on the front line fighting for your freedom. Stay warm in your blanket guys!

Well EmergencyNrse, I didn't realize I was the one that walked into the facility with a chip on my shoulder. If you really would like to know, I was ASKED by the staffing coordinator of the hospital to come in and do a walk through because he would like to employ me on my time off. I actually went in with an open mind and eager to learn all that I could from every aspect of the situation, being it from RN's, RT's, MD's, PA's, NP's, or any other combination of the letter of the alphabet that was working there. You say I am showing MY ignorance, well I see you share the same ignorance as the person I spoke with today by telling me I should allow another health care provider to belittle my skills due to the fact that we are what you call "apples and oranges". So thank you for your advice, it has been noted. p.s. to you, I guess whenever I become and apple, I will be welcome back onto YOUR NURSING FORUM and A CIVILIAN HOSPITAL. My apologies to everyone for being an orange.

MULAN, yeah thanks for the heads up on the transition tip, but I think I have that covered So the motto of the day is "serve our country, fight for our freedom, keep our soldiers alive, but come back to civilian life and you're nothing" I guess I should have just sat in the classroom like a good little boy. This is what is wrong with our country today.

I may need to apologize for turning this thread into something that could be perceived as a rant because I happen to take my role as a FMF Corpsman quite serious and yes I can get past it. Maybe I should explain a little more about the "attitude" I was given seeing how I did spend a lot of time explaining my job. This was NOT a young, 21 year old girl, this actually happend to be someone around my age, and I am in my 30's. I am guessing she started late in life with her career, I don't really know. But what offended me the most was the level of her arrogance and snobby attitude towards me, like I was some bum off the street that had no business being in "HER" ED. So please excuse me if you read this as a rant, but I am just as passionate about my job and what I do and the level of responsibility that it carries as the next person or RN. I just wanted to see if this is the normal response or situation that I am going to encounter frequently. I guess I just did not realize the disconnect between Civilian Providers and Military Providers, in fact I find it quite sad. For those who backed me up and understood what I was trying to say, thank you.

Thanks for the tip