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I just finished the AECP so you should check the website for the most up to date requirements. You don't need an associates but rather an acceptance to a BSN program that you can complete in 24 months that has a $9000 tuition cap per year. The school has to be within a 50 mile radius of an Army MTF. Must complete your SAT and have a combined score of over 1000 in math and english. There are some other things but that's what comes to mind right now. There is a Facebook site that has others in your shoes. https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoAECP/

Thanks for the heads up. Will try to figure out the edit thing. Do appreciate all the info!

Am going to be finishing up BOLC here in a bit and transitioning to the CNTP program at Tripler. Haven't really had this portion of the program broken down for me yet. Anyone familiar with this and can give some insight? What's the usual structure, are we taking test's weekly, how many hours does a CNTP student work a week (generally), etc. Any information would be helpful. Thanks 2LT Cox, Nathan

I just finished the program and am reporting for Officer training tomorrow. I found out that I got excepted from another Soldier in my unit congratulating me. I was like "wait, how did you find out?". It comes out in a MILPER (think that's how it's spelled) message that your 1SG will look at. As far as received you should have a SFC POC at USREC that will be tracking it. Once submitted I called and they verified. After you will get an email if anything in the packet needs to be corrected. On the Soldier end I had no idea how competitive or who I was going against. To be honest I had a lot NOT going for me and I still got accepted so just submit anyway. I even got an extension and turned it in like 3 months late. Everything was still pending on mine (security clearance, classes, academic worksheet, acceptance letter from school) and I had an age waiver. The only going for me was my letters of recommendation and GPA (that was later destroyed during nursing school with almost straight B's...) There is an Facebook site that is for Soldiers in the same boat, check it out and a lot of people can give there 2 cents cause they are in the same boat. Hope this helps a little, if anything else you can PM me or go to the facebook site (I'm there too) and will get you squared away. https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoAECP/

JULY 15th but report on the 10th (tomorrow). Through this website hooked up with another AECP Soldier who will be driving through Houston tomorrow on the way there. Will pick me up tomorrow morning then we should be in San Antonio by the afternoon.

I use to work in the ER as a Medic at Madigan up in Washington State. That experience gave me the motivation to go to nursing school. I would be happy with either the ICU or ER. I'm a new grad so will be looking to LT's like you to show me the ropes. I've been doing the Army thing for 9 years and plan to ride it out for the full 20 ending with NP school. That's the end goal anyway.

I'm going to Tripler in Hawaii. You? When you see me there I will either be SGT Cox or 2LT Cox, either way you will have to look real hard cause I'm going to be wearing cammo...

I am a new graduate nurse waiting on my BOLC date for the Army so I don't have the experience. Maybe some of you experienced military nurses can chime in here. How does "safe harbor" work within the military hospital?

So as stated before, anyone else slotted? I'm going to be there for JUL 15th.

Best place to find any type of list would be the POC of who gave the brief. When I was applying I asked for the same thing and got an outdated list. Honestly I just had to find one by my own research based upon the criteria from the PP presentation. I just finished the AECP program and am awaiting a BOLC date. The school I went to was University of Texas Health and Science Center School of Nursing in Houston. I would highly recommend this school because it's right in the center of the largest medical center in the world. All your clinical rotations are at some of the best hospitals in their respected fields. And yes, you are correct. That packet is a beast in of itself.

Are you saying on average the first duty station is about 18 months? I have Trippler, Carson, and Madigan for my top three picks. Would like to go in some sort of a high acuity setting like ICU or ER.

In enlisted Army basic you take an "unofficial" PT test in the begining. Army does the same thing, you end up taking the "official" at the end. Sometimes we will throw around the term "diagnostic PT test". Moral of the story is to never put yourself in a position to have PT affect your career regarless if it's for initial entry or retention.

Good references, thanks.

In enlisted basic we rarely sat in a class room, more like march out to a field, got some instruction, then execute. Are you saying that a lot of the time is spent in the classroom? Do you rotate rolls? Like, your platoon leader for a week, that kind of thing?

Thanks, hope this is the case for a new nurse. I know that we have our preceptor-ship and additional training after that, wasn't sure if that was the case with our first one. Your correct, only the 7 major MTF's will be our option for initial training.