rndiver82

I live on the NW side. It's about a 30min commute, but I love where I live, so it's not a bother. The trend I've noticed is the further away from the Riverwalk you live, the more reasonable the rent. There are also some great townhouses off 410 near ...

Hey just thought I could offer some assistance: I'm an ER nurse in the AF. I came in with just short of 8 years nursing experience and just ranked to Captain this month. I work with multiple CCAT nurses and am looking at going into flight nursing mys...

Hey there! I'm Active Duty in the Air Force. I chose my branch because I have multiple family members who have served in all branches of the military, the Air Force being the most predominant. So I'm used to the AF culture (extremely family friendly)...

Hey there, saw your post and I'm AD AF at this time. Here is what I know: 1.) If you complete an NP program outside of AFIT, unless you came into the AF as an NP, you will not be working as an NP for the AF. We have a couple of nurses who hold an NP ...

85K for nursing school?!? You're paying WAY too much there. You need to find another school. I know doctors and lawyers who didn't pay that much and they went to respectable schools. Taking on that much debt to go into the nursing field that is becom...

Hey Marty- I'm @ SAMMC in San Antonio, went through COT in August/September. Administratively I belong to Lackland, but since I'm ER and WH is an urgent care center, they put me at Fort Sam Houston. Lackland was my first choice and many of my COT mat...

I have worked civie and am now AD AF. There is not much more I can do as military in the hospital setting. The biggest difference is going to be when I'm deployed. In the theatre we are trained to intubate, insert chest tubes, central lines, basicall...

Just a heads up: the Army is indeed flying their nurses now. They are doing tactical flights down range on helos'. My team leader is being deployed in this role as we speak. It's a brand new program the Army is rolling out and heads are of course but...

Hey there, I'm currently active duty in the AF and the chances of you going directly to a critical care area right out of school aren't the greatest. You can always apply for it, but don't be upset if you don't get it in. You would more likely go to ...

I haven't heard of them cutting any Active Duty nurses, but Reserves and the Civilian contractors have not been so lucky. I think it also depends on what area you are in. I'm ER, and they are always looking for ER (or any critical care) nurses. I've ...

I heard the beautiful sounds of crickets chirping.

Just a heads up from someone who also recently went through the waiting game: Just because the board has met on a certain day means the board was SCHEDULED to meet. If someone on the board got sick and couldn't make it, the board may have been resche...

Kdazzle- When talking about the boards, you have fully qualified and best qualified. Fully qualified is for 2d Lt to Capt, best is from Major to Col. Going to Captain SHOULD be automatic for everyone, but there will always be exceptions. Any bad mark...

I will never know what happened with that first board, but my theory is I had 2 certification that expired just before the board met (I renewed both just a few days later) and I was a single parent, even though I had a child care plan in place. I kno...

Just thought I'd post a few pointers: I'm a newly accessioned AD AF RN here in San Antonio. My suggestion is simple:: DO NOT RELAX. I noticed in other posts you are concerned your GPA isn't competitive. Whatever you can do to improve it, do it. The m...

I'm at COT right now (graduation is t-2 days!) and trust me, bring your car. You will want to get away when you get your privileges. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy being with my flight, but after 3.5 weeks you need to get away if you can. I'm extremely ...

I am at COT right now and I know of 4 midwives in the class.

I think it also depends on the number if ICU applicant vs the number of ICU slots. If there's a bunch of experienced ICU nurses coming in, they're obviously going to get them. But of there are more spots than applicants, they may take on those with u...

During the application process, you will interview with the CNO of the local AF base (if there isn't one close, I don't know if they do telephone interviews or not). In my interview, I had a fantastic time, was shown where I would fall on their profe...

Forgot to add, NAVY requires at least 90 days experience with your BSN before they will even start your packet. At least that was my experience. Any way you choose, talk with a Health Care Professional Recruiter, and make sure they are this distincti...

I can only speak of what I know about the AF process. I am heading to COT next week as a direct commission, but what I understand is this: if you do an AFROTC program, you are considered to be in the AF upon completion of your schooling and passing y...

Yeah, about that "optional" deployment (a funny statement by the way ): If all deployments were "optional" I don't think many would ever go. I am going into the AF (I go to COT in August) and I am willing to bet that I will be deployed at LEAST once ...

Here's my only bit of advice: Make sure you specify if they will credit you any time you were nursing with an ADN (ASN) degree if you did prior to getting your BSN. I have heard people not getting this time credited and I don't know if it is a new t...