After more research into the possibility of me joining the military as a nurse (currently i have my BSN, CCRN, and 7+ years of critical care experience), I've uncovered a few issues that have me a bit worried about starting this whole process: 1) I ...
Hey all! Again I wanted to thank everyone in the forum for all your advice regarding military nursing (esp. LunahRN and josephstrahan). As I prepare myself to talk with a recruiter, I was wondering if any current military RNs that had significant e...
bigdaddyCCRN replied to bigdaddyCCRN's topic in Government
Thanks for the reply! I figured there would be a decrease in pay, just not sure how much to expect. I'm definitely not interested in the military for monetary gain, but honestly the retirement is a big factor in my decision to pursue this. It seems...
bigdaddyCCRN replied to vrfdd123's topic in Government
I completed an Accelerated BSN program (although not ROTC) in 16 months at Eastern Kentucky University. This was back in '02-'03 so the length may have changed but I would agree that most are less than 2 years so maybe quicker to do that than the RO...
bigdaddyCCRN replied to traumaRN1908's topic in Government
Gotcha! thanks for clearing that up! do they offer housing on base for officers after you finish your training? or are you required to get an apartment off base?
bigdaddyCCRN replied to izzycatswimRN's topic in Government
Hey there! I'm considering the military as a nurse. The navy is very appealing to me (my dad was navy). So why did you choose navy? and what has your experience at ODS been like? living conditions, etc? (i have my BSN, CCRN, and 7 years critical...
bigdaddyCCRN replied to bigdaddyCCRN's topic in Government
I'm looking at all 3 at this point, my dad was navy but I've given army the most attention thusfar (mainly cause I thought the army was the only one who would take me at my age for active duty - 34). After a bit more research i've realized that all ...
Hey all! This forum has been wealth of information for me researching a possible career in the Army as a nurse. I have my BSN, 7 years of critical care experience, and i also have my CCRN. I have been somewhat discouraged when reading about how the...
bigdaddyCCRN replied to bigdaddyCCRN's topic in Government
I hadn't looked into the air force, for some reason I thought that their upper age requirement was late 20s but thats great news! As far as the flying, i'm 6'4 aroung 220 lbs (which meets the army's wt restrictions for my height) but I've always bee...
bigdaddyCCRN replied to bigdaddyCCRN's topic in Government
Excellent! congrats! what made you decide to do army nursing? do they factor in prior experience and certifications? (i.e. CCRN)? A recruiter is supposed to call me by monday, ive been putting together a list of questions for them. do you have ...
bigdaddyCCRN replied to Engineer2Nurse?'s topic in General Nursing
Hey there! I completed an ABSN program through Eastern Kentucky University back in '02-'03 (16 month course) after obtaining a B.S. in Environmental Science. Our pre-reqs were Anatomy, Physiology, Micro, Stats, and Nutrition. I was allowed to take ...