jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

Adult Critical Care

Major, U.S. Air Force Reserve - Staff Nurse Anesthetist

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  1. Navy vs. Air Force

    jfratian replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    How much your GPA matters depends on how much experience you have. I would say 2 years from a community hospital (~100-200 beds) is average. If you can attain closer to 4 years and get level 1...

  2. AF interview, Chief Nurse

    jfratian replied to ciaraf's topic in Government, Military

    For the chief nurse: Be able to articulate why you want to join the military. What are your long term goals and why will the Air Force help you in achieving them? Be able to articulate your family...

  3. Navy vs. Air Force

    jfratian replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, that is correct. My 3.61 was corrected to a 3.71 with a scale very similar to

  4. AMEDD Direct Commission Course and BOLC - Army Stuff

    jfratian replied to ladmire87's topic in Government, Military

    I've heard of the loan repayment program running out of money and people with loan repayment in their contracts are told something to the effect of 'sorry.' On the bright side, those people are are...

  5. Navy vs. Air Force

    jfratian replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    I think it is worth noting, given the relative sizes of the nurse corps, a single nurse in the Air Force or Navy is more likely to be deployed than an Army Nurse. For example, the Army nurse corps...

  6. Navy vs. Air Force

    jfratian replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    I think it's still their policy. I still hear my new direct accessions talk about switching from the Navy because of this

  7. New Grad NP wanting active army-set me straight please.

    jfratian replied to skoolinyou's topic in Government, Military

    Also keep in mind that overseas assignments typically carry a DEROS (date eligible to return from overseas). OCONUS assignments commonly carry a 2 year DEROS. That means you might very likely be...

  8. army/AF/navy — advice for nursing student needed

    jfratian replied to socalnurse's topic in Government, Military

    Your planning is on point and will serve you well. I'm an active duty Air Force ICU nurse, but I can give you some info. The true benefit to ROTC is that it basically guarantees you a commission as a...

  9. Navy vs. Air Force

    jfratian replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    That's a Navy only thing. Quite frankly...I think the Navy's policy on this is bad and costs them good applicants. Both the AF and Army count all of your full-time RN experience towards your...

  10. Military Nursing?

    jfratian replied to AbbyLane's topic in Government, Military

    I think you need to express what specifically you hope to gain from the military. Then I can be more helpful to you. It it getting your school paid for, is it deploying to a combat zone, is it that...

  11. Navy or Air Force nurse and religious beliefs honored?

    jfratian replied to Crsumanti's topic in Government, Military

    The religious test is always, does it impact the mission to such a degree that it is incompatible with serving. Do you need to have every Saturday completely off from work? Or, is it enough for you...

  12. Navy vs. Air Force

    jfratian replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    The AF does correct your grades for a 10 point scale. You're GPA is still probably around a 3.0 (since your course grades seem to be mid 80s) once corrected for a 10 point scale. 3.5+ is really what...

  13. Flight Nurse Army vs Air Force

    jfratian replied to dropkickRN's topic in Government, Military

    The Air Force considers any full time employment working as an RN for your experience. If you already have 1 year of full time ER, RN experience then you can apply as soon as you have the BSN. You...

  14. Downsizing Military Medicine

    jfratian replied to PMHNP Man's topic in Government, Military

    Literally no one knows what's happening for certain. That's why you see conflicting information. I chuckle every time I see some Colonel or General get on stage (or write some article) and make a...

  15. Downsizing Military Medicine

    jfratian replied to PMHNP Man's topic in Government, Military

    The issue with the proposed medical force reduction is that congress hasn't yet approved the funds to hire new civilians to replace the lost military medical personnel. Any cuts are far from final....

  16. Air Force Nurse Rank Advancement and RB Q's

    jfratian replied to Fly-T-Nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, it's realistic to get accepted to AFIT after two years. However, the requirements/pre-requisites for each program vary widely and may take longer than that to accomplish. For example,...

  17. Air Force Nurse Rank Advancement and RB Q's

    jfratian replied to Fly-T-Nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Promotions are technically competitive and you technically meet a promotion board. However, 99% can generally expect to promote to O-2 after 2 years (so 6 months after your husband starts COT). You...

  18. In Need of Clarification and Guidance Please!!!

    jfratian replied to HopefullApp's topic in Government, Military

    Go to the Air Force website. Use the 'find a recruiter' tool. Make sure you choose 'healthcare student or professional.' They probably won't be interested in you until you are in the last 6 months...

  19. Army or Airforce as ADN?

    jfratian replied to sk123's topic in Government, Military

    You can start applying once you're in the last 6 months of your BSN program. You just can't start until you have the BSN completed. No, it's not an easy process to just switch over. You could...

  20. Army Nurse

    jfratian replied to kingjames06's topic in Government, Military

    No. No nurse in any branch takes the ASVAB whether they be guard, reserve, or active. The minimum contract is always 8 years; people actively drill different portions of that time. You might...

  21. Interested in becoming a Military Nurse

    jfratian replied to ohwhyshai's topic in Government, Military

    L&D and pediatrics is looking like it's 'out of style' for military nursing these days. Stuff like that, which doesn't really have a directly correlating deployed mission, appears to be on the...

  22. I'm a Current Nursing Student Interested in Joining the Army Nurse Corps

    jfratian replied to nursemattyh's topic in Government, Military

    Not to give you the run around, but you really need to ask the military healthcare recruiter how much experience you need. It is constantly changing for all 3 branches based on how many nurses they...

  23. Air Force Nurse professional development opportunities

    jfratian replied to St.BaptistRN's topic in Government, Military

    The Air Force does have some macho-esq stuff. A lot of it is in the special tactics community (the AF's version of special ops). Nurses can try out for the Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST)....

  24. Army or Air Force NTP

    jfratian replied to Lmoranz's topic in Government, Military

    The Air Force allows you to direct commission with 1 year of full time ICU experience. However, I would highly recommend that you seek out a large teaching hospital with a level 1 trauma center to...

  25. Where do you go after COT Air Force

    jfratian replied to Ancilla11's topic in Government, Military

    You'll get 10 house hunting days shortly after you check-in to your first base. Make sure you don't sign a lease or make an offer on a house (or at least don't tell them) before the end of the 10...