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I'm so happy you didn't take my note the wrong way DWILDCAT. As I said I'm also in the same boat and with a few months to get back into shape. So hang in there we will both be fine. And for rusty nail I agree with you. I often wonder where they get these "norms"'from. I know that if I weighed 160 people would start worrying about me thinking that I was anorexic.

I have been in your shoes on several occassions and I know how you feel. I don't want to sound rude, but instead of worrying about the tape test do you think that you might be able to loose whatever amount is putting you over the edge that makes you get taped. This way you wont have to worry about the tape or how different people may tape you.

I like hearing that, at least it keeps hope alive. Can't do it if we don't try.

Now that's funny. I haven't heard that since I left active duty. :)

I'm not 100% sure but I think that there is an Airborne Medical Unit at Ft. Bragg. And don't worry about the Airborne Tab over your unit patch. Most people in the military know that there are certain units that may not be all airborne but the patch has an airborne rider. Kinda like the 101st patch. That unit is actually an air assault unit and I guarantee you that know one gives any one in that unit any bad looks because their patch has airborne on it but that they may be legs (non-jump qualified). As long as the wearer doesn't think or act as though they are airborne just because it says it on their patch.

is enlisted life vs. officer life just as opposite as in the marines? as a prior enlisted in the army and a warrant officer in the army, i can tell you that i did see a big difference between the two. just as i also saw a difference between the warrant rank and the commissioned rank. it all depends on what it is that you want to get out of each. though the "amenities" get better, the higher you go in rank; i throughly enjoyed my time as an enlisted as well as my time as a warrant.

THanks jeckrn and ImThatGuy for all of your good information.

Kool. At least that gives me a little hope of getting back into an Airborne unit. I guess FST's are like the old MASH units.

Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info.

Yes that is what I mean. I am trying to find out if anyone knows of any Airborne Nursing Units in the Army Reserves. Or any units that allow RNs to be Airborne.

LunahRN I remember in one of your previous posts that you said to get the uniforms BEFORE going to your duty station. But how do you know what to get and where to get it? Because I don't think that we can get stuff at clothing sales until after we have an ID (or orders I guess). Also, as an officer are we required to pay for everything ourselves? Thanks

RNMSN78 As I am still fairly new to this board and posting thing, but would it be okay for me to ask what state has this recruiter issue? Reading your post got me kinda nervous because I know that I will surely need an age waiver.

Hi mttzakr87, I would like to suggest to you to hang in there. Just think of all the work you have done and have already passed to get to the point where you are at right now. I understand that i can be very frustrating, but there are other options. Right now all you need to do is to study to pass the classes. Believe it not you will retain a lot just by doing that. As a supplement, get as many NCLEX testing books (with CD's) that you can and do the practice tests, start now. The NCLEX books will give you rationals. And no matter how bad you think you have it, there is probably someone else out there that has it worse. As an example, I am about to graduate (hopefully) in three weeks. At my school we are not even allowed to go over our tests, let alone get any rationals for incorrect answers. We have asked dozens of times for the school to change this policy but they will not. Apparently they had some big cheating scandal about 5 years ago and it has traumatized the entire staff. So we just push forward. Don't give up!

I really don't think that you have anything to worry about with your GPA. Like I said, I have seen people with worse GPA's at ABAC. But the bottom line is that you have already been accepted to a nursing school. CONGRATULATIONS! :yeah: And yes, ABAC does have a higher percentage of the graduates passing the boards than Darton does. I think part of that reason is our HESI exit exam. The school requires us to pass this test in order to graduate, where as other schools only require people to take the test, not necessarily pass it. We have been told that if we pass the exit exam (HESI) with a score of 900 or above, that the chances of passing the NCLEX on the first attempt is very good. I wish you luck with your decision. I am somewhat biased and think that you would probably learn and retain more at ABAC. This is just based on the posted passing rate at the Ga BON web site.