newnavynurse

There is time to learn things once you get there. You spend plenty of time studying the gouge pack you get!! Good luck. Try not to be too nervous and most of all....have fun!

Have you discussed this with a recruiter? If you are going Navy, O-3 is not a boarded promotion. It automatic with the proper amount of credited time.

Officers rarely live on base and use 'possible hotel days' when transitioning into off-base housing. Not a true statement at all duty stations. Plenty of officers live on base at places other than Portsmouth.

My experience has been that no base will give you the time of day until you have some experience as an RN under your belt. Honestly don't recall if it was 1 or 2 years they required at Ft. Campbell

Hang in there. It's a long tough road....but so worth it in the end. Yes the waiting sucks!!

I personally went in at 39 and had no issues. No waivers needed. Hope this helps! Go Navy!

Pm me your email address and i can see about getting you two together

Your age isn't a problem :)

If you need more info on Pensacola, a guy in my ODS class has been there a few months...I could try to get you in touch with him.

One of the best things I can tell you is to remember that whatever you take with you, you have to haul up 4 flights of stairs and you have to find a way to store it in your room! Very limited space! There are a ton of irons and ironing boards already there. There is a store room that has a ton of stuff people didn't use all of while there....such as cleaning supplies and laundry soap. Tons of alarm clocks in there too. Anything you aren't sure if they would have, you could wait to see once you get thee and if you need to go to the exchange to get it! If you arrive the day before class starts make sure you eat. You can go to the galley but if you get there too late you are out of luck! Be sure you are in shape for the physical side. Follow directions and most of all...work as a team. You will form some pretty awesome bonds with shipmates. Always lock your wall locker and be prepared for unannounced room inspections! Don't get caught with food in our room...that ends badly! Relax and take it all in because it's a great time!

http://www.ocs.navy.mil/ods.asp Here's more great info. You can pm me if you have specific questions.

You jump off the platform 2 at a time. Then you swim one at a time whichever stroke you choose. Then you do the clothing flotation (super easy, they coach you thru it), then the prone float. I don't recall treading water for the swim test.

They also let you do this bobbing up and down type thing for the 5 minutes if you aren't comfortable with the prone position.

I am in the nurse corps. I was a direct commission. Went thru ODS in feb.

What service are you going into Ajax? Just FYI, belvoir only has a small uniform shop with only army items. This is a joint facility but there is not a single navy item at this clothing store...I have to go to Bethesda for any uniform items!

You will have opportunities to wear civilian clothes late in training too, but you don't need a whole lot. You are limited in space within your wall locker. If you bring your car, you can bring as much as you want!

You can pretty much wear what you want...just make sure you look decent.

I know a guy that just got there, if when you get your orders you don't have a sponsor number listed let me know and I can contact him for you.

Have they told you where you are going yet?

Once you have your orders there is a spot in them about your new command. A number to contact to get a sponsor.

Congrats on getting in!

Do you have orders yet?

Directly there as in leaving graduation day and using that as a travel day. You need to be in touch with your command sponsor to run any other plans by them. If your command has different ideas on this, they will let you know. Some are a little more relaxed than others!

I had a good app for my phone that had the creed, anchor's aweigh and a few other things we had to know. It was helpful!

Anytime, if ya have more questions....don't be afraid to ask! Go with an open mind and the knowledge that it's all about keeping you guessing and teaching you the navy way. Team work is a MUST. The sooner your class figures it out and works together the better off you will be!