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Both programs are good and rules and standards are based on national standards normally in conurrance with the toughest state. So the quality of training is very comparable amongst the services. The mission of the branch of service will determine how and where the specific job is accomplished. When deciding amongst services you have to look at the mission of the service how your job fits into the mission, what you want to accomplish while your in and also which branch best suits who you are. A med tech is a med tech is a corpman they are interchangeable as far as the core job description goes.. Everyone has a personal preference and you will too.

1st: Make sure the school your obtaining the BSN from is National League of Nursing (NLN) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited. 2nd: For them to award the degree you will have to go through clinicals which you should be able to do at your local facility. Talk with the Chief Nurse there. I really don't see this as an issue I am sure your not the first to get your nursing degree over there. 3rd: Currently Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) is offered to BSN holders. The amount right now is 29,000 which after taxes ends up being somewhere between 21,000 and 23,000. There is only so much money set aside each year so its a first come first serve type of thing. This year they actually ran out in Feb but 1 Oct its a whole new ballgame. The AF can decide from year to year if it will be offered and normally it depends on the need right now everyone needs nurses. Currently the sign on bonus for nurse corp is 15,000 but after taxes ends up being about 7,900. 4th: When your within 12 mos of degree you can start working a packet and get selected but you will not be able to depart until you have the BSN and the NCLEX passed

The cut off to be an AF Nurse is prior to your 48th birthday I want to say as of 01 Jun 2005. You have to be on active duty prior to that b-day. Prior to this you had to be on active duty prior 47th birthday and if you wanted to be retirement eligible prior to your 42nd birthday. Now its just 48 and you are retirement eligible..

The Air Force requires a BSN to go active duty. You may begin working with a recruiter and actually get selected when your within 12 months of your BSN but you will not leave until it has been awarded. The Air Force changed its rule degree requirement about three years ago because without a BSN your promotional growth is basically stunted at Captain and you are ineligible for the various nursing scholarships and other educational opportunities which require a BSN.

Apply to both ROTC one or both may or may not pick you up. Make sure you speak with cadets in both programs so if you do get selected by both you kind of have an idea of which is best for you. Talk with a current active duty nurse from both services to find out how there job fits into the mission of the service. As everyone else has stated talk with a recruiter, you can never have too much information. Once you do all of that make the best decision for you. Not everyone will have the same experiences as you and it sucks but you really don't know how it will be for you until your in it (just like working in a civilian hospital). Ultimately you control how good or bad it is for you depending on how you handle whatever situations come your way. Like any other nursing job in the world no matter the facility, there is positive and negative and your going to come across both positive and negative people but how you handle it will determine your success and happiness.

I too am an Air Force brat whose father served 21 years, he retired in 1988. I also am in the Air Force and being in the Air Force myself is very different than what my dad went through especially nowaday. Your right depending on the job, the location, the need, some people find themselves in one spot longer than normal. My best friend has been at her assignment for 9 years and just recieved an assignment due to humanitarian reasons. She probably could have finished her 20 there. The average stateside assignment for Nurses is 3 - 4 years then you are "expected" to move. Like I said before to be promotable you need to move. When your talking about trying to stay at Wilford Hall it is more probable that you would be able to stay for a longer period of time at that assignment since it is the largest medical facility in the Air Force as compared to trying to stay longer at a smaller facility with no manning problems. If your at an assignment how many times you chose to change houses is up to you. Since she owns her home she will live there until she gets an assignment or choses to move into another home.

The Air Force does like its health professionals to move every three to four years to make you more promotable and to give a breadth of experience they feel will make you a greater leader by having work in different environments. Your speciality as well as your career goals will have an impact on your moving. It is possible for you to stay in one spot for more than three years and when your talking about Wilford Hall I would say it will really depend on your speciality. Good luck on your decision..

I think she is giving you some bad information. In the 80 to the early 90s money was super tight with the military but now it has gotten alot better. Our housing allowance is pretty decent. I am an E6 in CA and my housing allowance is 1734 a month so it depends on where you live. The website for pay is http://www.dfas.mil/. Generally speaking most AF bases will have a few double units which can accommadate the larger family depending on the base you are going to will determine the wait. This is something you need to bring up with your recruiter who can give you the # to the housing office at the base you are being assigned to. This way you can ask the housing office all your questions and maybe they can help clear up some of your concerns.