super4

I agree with what you both said. I definitely should talk to a healthcare recruiter and not a regular recruiter, I know that. I just don't know exactly how to go about that and don't want to contact a recruiting office just to have some guy calling me every day to trying to get me to enlist when I know that if I did enter the military I would be commissioned. Because of this I wanted to ask you guys (military RNs) about how to go about this process. I kind of feel a recruiter might sugar coat things to make joining sound more desirable and not really give the clear cut facts and experience of being a nurse in the military. Do you feel healthcare recruiters are honest and straight forward with things or would you say the sway things to sound a little better than what it's really like? Also, I hear a lot about nurses in the military having to work more hours that a civil nurse which is totally fine and understandable with me. But honestly what is an average "hours-per-week" for a military nurse? 4 - 12's? 5-12's?

I will be graduating in December with my BSN and right now am interested in the Army and Air Force. Does anyone know if either branch is currently taking nurses for active duty? I've heard some people say things are slowly winding down in the Middle East, thus less nurses are being taken in. I've also heard soldiers are being shipped to other places, meaning nurses will be still be taken in. If so I'd also be curious about loan repayment opportunities and what they are currently offering. The last nurse recruiter I spoke with said things were unknown with a new fiscal year coming up. thanks for the help everyone, tough time right now making the decision.