I know. All my friends are just bewildered too! They thought I was a 'lock' for it given my credentials and that the window tint violation was such a ...as you say too...silly. IIRC, my counselor said...
I did 9yrs in the Navy as a Corpsman, honorable discharge. I still work for the Navy in the medical field. I have my bachelors in bus. admin and many credits for my masters in HR. I applied and passed...
"Hi, so...are you assigned to a hospital first? the big 3 is what I was told, and there for your whole first enlistment? Is the fleet platform in addition to the hospital assignment? I'm considering."...
Fortunately I don't have to worry about that w/ 9 yrs of enlisted service but here's hoping those looking to go back in did a one month extension before their EAOS. Know anyone who got messed over on...
This program must be new because I've never heard of it. I have heard of MECP where as an active duty w/ your pre-reqs done, you go to school full-time to complete your BSN within 3yrs. with full pay....
As a Navy Corpsman, I worked side by side with the RNs. In the ER we did the 12s; Work: Fri, Sat, Sun/ Off: Mon, Tues/ Work: Wed, Thurs/ Off: Fri, Sat, Sun. By working 12s, we didn't have to stand...
It's 50/50 Good/Bad Navy Nurse Corps types, don't get me wrong. There were also the veteran officers who would make cookies, cakes and such for the corpsmen and invite them to their homes for a 'unit...
I have met many types of Nurse Corps Officers as a Corpsman in my almost 9 yrs. Here are a few: 1. Prior Service- Laid Back and Approachable but driven to train all the time 2. Prior Service- Uptight...
My advice is to talk to the Officer Recruiter. He or she can tell you about going to school full-time receiving E-3 pay. And your time in school counts as AD (active duty) time. Win-win IMO. Also,...
I feel ya. I was senior HM and had to make things happy between the two types as well. If there is only one individual on each side starting trouble, take them aside one at a time and discuss. If it's...
I wasn't an officer but enlisted as a hospital corpsman. Treat the HMs right or they can make life hard for you. I know they'll make you do a hospital tour first thing to make sure you've got all the...
You know by having 4 yrs prior service you'd come in as O-1E, that's almost equal to O-3 pay! Also, the Nursing Bonus is up from $10k to $15k! Go to Navy.com and look up the programs. It still says...