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Hi all, I'm meeting with a recruiter from the AF and one from the Navy next week to talk about Nursing in both of these branches. Anyone have any advice for me going into these meetings? Possibly some specific questions I should make sure to get answ...

I called the number for my local recruitment branch towards the end of the day and they pawned me off on some other guy after I told them I was interested in coming in with my BSN as a nurse. That guy brought a medical officer recruiter to our initia...

That's a good idea. Good luck with your nursing classes this fall!

Also my application process has taken 4.5 months up to this point. Are you finishing nursing pre-reqs this year? They let me apply for this fall because I'm staring nursing classes this fall and I have exactly 4 semesters left in my program. I'm not ...

I'm 22. I have a 3.8 GPA. I interviewed two weeks ago at a marine base and they told me they were very impressed.. So we'll see!

I'm applying to Navy NCP, looking to have my application in by next week! My recruiter said the first selection is around September?

SoontobeRN01 & matters04 - I don't know if you're interested in the Nurse Candidate Program, but I'm in the application process now and it's taken me almost 4 months and I'm hoping to wrap it up in the next couple of weeks. I'd recommend the NCP ...

I'm applying for the Navy NCP and I will have my interviews at the end of this month (most likely in person). I'm wondering what kinds of questions I should have ready for the nurses, as well as some advice on how I should answer their questions (bes...

Thank you!! :)

It went really well! I had a panel of 4 nurses asking me questions. They said I was impressive and they liked all my answers. We'll see if it helps my chance any!

Alright guys, it's official. My interviews are tomorrow!! Wish me luck.

Thanks guys. I will most likely be having my interview at a Naval Hospital. I won't be wearing a suit but just a nice skirt and blouse sounds like it should be ok.

What all shoes do you recommend? My school didn't have a required brand. I don't care if they look goofy I just want comfort & support :)

I'm so nervous too! I'm someone who likes to plan ahead and have every detail worked out. Not being in control of my schedule and really having no idea what I'm going to be doing is driving me crazy! What I'm most nervous about is that everyone I've...

scrub wearer I just found the Klogs Naples and they look like the best option. Most reviewers liked them more than the other name brand. Thanks for the input everyone!

My decision to go BSN was based on the fact that no matter what I couldn't start until this upcoming fall (2012), so when I decided to apply to schools in fall 2011 I looked at my credits. I was 5 classes from meeting all the BSN requirements and 1 c...

Thank you JustADream! I'm almost 100% positive I"ll be going Active Duty. Everyone is telling me to go Air Force but I feel like the Navy is right for me. I'm hoping I'll be a little more sure after my meetings with the recruiters!

Thanks jrg127! :)

Thank you jeckrn! Those are great questions. One more general question for you all: would you recommend doing Active over Reserves or vice versa? I have some friends who seem to think going reserves could give you the "best of both worlds" per se, fo...

All I know is that when I called him he answered by "Chief." Should I just call him by that? He sounded intimidating on the phone. O.O

Thank you nurse2033! Good answers & thanks for reminding me to have an answer ready for the most obvious question of "Why do you want to do this?" :)

SunSurfRN why do you say that there's a better shot going reserves over active duty? Just curious. :)

Congrats on getting in! I'm meeting with a recruiter next week to see if Navy Nursing is really what I want to do. Anything specific I should make sure to ask him?

LMU in Knoxville has an accelerated BSN. It's located in Cedar Bluff in Knox. You could apply for next fall (2013) if you have all your prereqs out of the way. The only benefit of already having a bachelors degree is that it drops your amount of prer...

June 16 would be good.. Closer to school starting so we'll still remember it I tried to make a group on Facebook but it's making me add friends from my list... And obviously I don't know anyone yet. Do you know how to make a group for anyone to joi...