svacula

Good advice - thanks! I wasn't aware that I could have input into my contract. I will certainly do that. On a side note, I've read several of your threads and you do a good job guiding people. Thanks for being willing to do that.

i know this thread is several months old, but i am talking with a recruiter right now about joining the reserves. i haven't worked in the clinical setting in 5 years and am going to take a nursing re-entry program. my interest is or and i talked with him about the perioperative course. i used to be an active duty 66h but want to change to 66e. you mentioned in your thread below that there were seats in the perioperative course for reservists that went unfilled: if you plan on going on active duty next year contact a healthcare recruiter asap to get the paperwork started. if you have the course written into your contract, mine had the class that i was going too, try to arrive at your new duty station about 1-2 months before the class starts unless your duty station host the class. this will allow you to correct any pay or personnal issues. do not let them talk you into reporting directly to the course since they are not set up to bring you on active duty. there are seats in the courses for reservest which usally go unfilled by reservest. they end up being filled by ad nurses. this might be one avenue to look into. can you tell me more about that? also, the recruiter has encouraged me to apply for the reserves before i've completed the re-entry program. i'm not sure how competitive i would be considering it's been several years since i've practiced. i'd appreciate any advice.

Yes, the first question they asked me was if I had my BSN.

Thank you so much! I have gone to the website and found a contact number. Thanks again.

How do you find an Army healthcare recruiter? I used to be active duty and am interested in returning. I would prefer to talk with a Nurse Corps recruiter. Any tips or names you can recommend?