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Hi everyone, I am an ICU RN in a liver transplant unit at USC with 1.5 years of critical care experience and half a year on a neuro DOU floor. I reached out to an air force reserve recruiter asking about flight nursing opportunities and according to...

Hey guys, I am a BSN student looking into Navy Nursing. I just talked to a Navy Medical Recruiter who sent me the Nurse Candidate Program (NCP) application. There are a lot of forms to fill so I am just trying to get everything done as soon as I ca...

For any California Nurse reserves in the Air Force or Navy I would appreciate any input. I am a critical care nurse at USC and have a year and a half of ICU experience and half a year on telemetry. I have been working with two recruiters one from th...

It's not me but my family and friends who are having difficulty with my need to serve and possibility to deploy... they don't understand how I would risk being sent somewhere and leaving and putting everything on hold when as a nurse in California at...

Thanks to both of you i asked my recruiter but still waiting on his reply. How was SERE for you two?

Does anybody know about the commitment of a casf nurse in the reserves? Vona86 and eurosepsis?

It's still so difficult to imagine the schedule of a reservist flight nurse even with all this info. Do you feel like you'd still be able to work full time in your civilian job and still complete flight status requirements? I'd be willing to go part ...

Vona86 you've been away from home since the start of COT 10/16?

I'll ask my recruiter if I could get both lol. Which of your training dates can be done at your home base? Vona86

My recruiter didn't get too detailed but he said 45k and student loan repayment was available vona86. I wonder if it's one or the other. My recruiter isn't available til Tuesday so you're my best source until then!

I have student loans. ALOT of student loans lol... Is there a better alternative?

Did you take the bonus for the position vona86? It's supposedly 45k for 3 years?

That's true it's just hard for leaving significant other behind if you don't have to vona86.

Wow it's been two years... glad it's finally all coming together now! I added you as a friend if you don't mind! In currently waiting for my recruiter for dates to interview with the chief nurse and I'm super excited! Any tips? Also, is there a way t...

Vona86 I've been going through so many posts on here about recent accessions and you're seemingly the most recent. If it's not too much trouble can you break down your timeline from when you first contacted your recruiter to where you're currently to...

How did the interview go? I have mine beginning of June!

Vona86 how was SERE? Did you have to train jumping out of a plane to use a parachute?!

I was going over your replies and forgot to ask what the minimum number of days is to keep your wings? What happens when you fall out of the minimum? Not that I intend to but is there a protocol for that?

Yeah I figured... At least there's the bonus to help. I still have some student loans unfortunately. Any resource websites to show flight nurse reservist pay?

You've been so helpful! Has your pay been competitive with your civilian job? I'm assuming you're on military leave since training started

vona86 during training including COT, flight, survival, etc. are we allowed to contact our families? Explore surrounding area on days off?

Vona86 so for 120 straight days you don't have any days off? How many hours per day do your days look like?

Wow you are just telling me just the best things haha! Is PROG a consecutive 120 days at your home base? Also, I'm looking into the VA since I live next to one in Long Beach California. My job at USC is amazing though and I can't imagine not being at...

what sort of benefits are you talking about? Are you all done with your training and already got your wings vona86? How many days have you been commiting per month and is the pay competitive with your full time civilian job? Any interesting experie...

Thanks for that information. Both of you have been very helpful. I know the process takes 6 months to a year but if there's such a need for flight nurses why the long time frame between initial contact of recruiter and swearing in? May 15, 2017=initi...