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Was wondering if someone could chime in and give a good synopsis on how your first duty station as a brand new 2LT BSN as a new grad. There is always what people say but I am interested in someone who actually has done it. I was told that yous spen...

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, ...

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 scho...

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

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'...

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 rop...

Wanted to open up a thread on any Soldiers who are or potentially are slotted for the 15 JUL 2013 date for BOLC. Good way to network so that you go in with some idea of who your with. I am a AECP Soldier and if I continue to track right with gradu...

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...

Trying to plan out my first duty station as a nurse (I've been 9 years enlisted so it's not my first first duty station but as a nurse). My wife want's to start getting her self ready for nursing school herself and wanted to ask out in the community ...

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 yoursel...

For those of you who went through BOLC as prior enlisted, what exactly did they go over that was not covered in either basic or WLC? Was just wondering on what specific "officer" training we can expect. In addition, you can't have Army training with...

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 ki...

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 train...

My list to our program manager was Hawaii second to Carson. Haven't been to either one but would like to.

I was a medic for the Army for 9 years and have just finished nursing school for my BSN. I see all points but truly nursing school gave a more global understanding to medicine. I worked in the ER as a shift leader as a medic and just finished my hi...

Any good long ruck marches?

Regardless of being in the medical field it pretty much is the same process. I'm medical but I didn't work with nurses so I didn't know any. What I did was make and appointment with the DCN (deputy commander of nursing) at the instillation's hospit...

If your in school for your BSN then don't even worry about the LPN thing. In the Army you would be a 68WM6 (LPN) and kind of stuck there. To cross over is a lot of paperwork and waiting. Not worth it in my opinion.

Here is one word of advise on weight coming from an NCO who taught remedial PT (PT for those who did not make the weight requirements at their unit) for 2 years at his last unit to both enlisted and officers. Square away your weigh before entry and d...