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I also did NCP several years ago. Very happy to have gone that route, though it was long and had a lot of bumps. Depending on where you are, the chiefs don't always know much about the program. And if they tell you they are full for the year, ask abo...

Maybe? For me, no, the process took a full year and yes, I did go through NCP. The first thing to learn is the Navy (and the rest of the military) moves at it's own pace and that pace is not necessarily yours. Each year there are a certain number of ...

I was unable to start my application for NCP until I had an acceptance from a nursing school - I don't know if that is a requirement or up to the recruiter's discretion as it is a lot of work if you aren't eligible. That said, it can be a slow proces...

New grad as in direct accession and not via the Nurse Candidate Program? We are getting new ENSs at our command and so they are coming from somewhere, but not sure if there is still a hold on DA or not. Best bet really is to contact a medical recruit...

J-Diddy - I obviously can't comment on Sw88tpea's experience, but I am currently 2 years in (and at this point I plan to continue) but I know plenty of people who get out after their first tour. I've been in San Diego the whole time and no super int...

I've lived in both Sacramento and San Diego and cost of living is definitely higher in SD. Jobs are competitive in both places and I agree with people's advice on waiting until you have a job lined up, unless your husband has a job and you can live ...

You first need to decide which is more important - being a nurse in the Navy or being a FNP in the Navy? If you are ok with the idea of being any kind of nurse in the Navy then you can apply for ROTC or the Nurse Candidate Program. You can search o...

I echo SoldierNurse22's comments with the exception of one small detail - if you aren't NROTC, your training is 5 weeks.

1. I can't really remember the specific questions I was asked, but I am pretty sure they were along the lines of why Navy, why nursing, what do you want to do with your career? It's pretty much like any job interview, though I believe they did ask i...

If you are NCP, all you do is go to school. Your job is to maintain your 3.0 GPA and be physically fit. Once you graduate, you to go ODS (Officer Development School). BOLC is Army, not Navy. As SoldierNurse22 states, NROTC is a completely separa...

As a new grad, it is possible to get into the L&D area. I am Navy. I went in wanting med/surg and ended up in postpartum. However, I had two friends who came in at the same time and one ended up in antepartum and the other L&D. Generally ...

Does any one know when the board meets for DUINS selection? I am also looking at CRNA and trying to figure out my timeline.

nrryan - I had heard that from my recruiter as well. Just keep in mind that things change and if this is something you want, keep in touch with your recruiter. When I was applying at one point my recruiter said things were dead and then a month lat...

I would definitely try for NCP and then if that didn't work out, try for DA. Things change all the time, so keep in touch with your health care recruiter. Regarding the money for NCP, you will get the $10k if you are accepted, and then $1000 for ea...

Only BSN.

Hi, My experience was possibly a little different, but here are my answers based on that. 1. My recruiter wouldn't work with me until I had my acceptance to a BSN program. I was really interested in getting things together as much as I could so that...

The Air Force doesn't actually have a nurse candidate program. If you are looking at Navy, just keep going until your recruiter says it is closed. Things can change. And change again.

@sargent46 - my recruiter had said the same thing and wouldn't really talk to me until I had an acceptance letter. Depending on your age and length of educational history, it might not take much time at all to pull your kit together. Just start get...

slc1984 - the request for your dream sheet comes from Bethesda. I graduated in May and filled mine out in Aug/Sept. If you just took your oath, it may just be that it is taking some time to process things. I didn't find out where I was going until...

Sw88tpea - how much of that info did you have prior to leaving for ODS? I know that I will have some time before I leave and trying to figure out if I should attempt to find a place before and I could also move my car before ODS and then I would be ...

One thing to keep in mind, the Navy isn't short on nurses right now which means that getting into the MECP may not be all that easy and yes, you may lose clinical skills while you wait. I would recommend trying to find a way to get your BSN and then...

Congrats aketamax!

Congrats HM2Doc! Did he give you a sense of when you would go to ODS?

Oh I don't graduate until the end of May and he was basing my ODS date on if I took the NCLEX the first week of June and then said that I would probably be in the Jul class. But it was all hypothetical because I don't really know yet when I will be ...