jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. Unsure about the process

    jfratian replied to HM3RNBSN's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, I'm a nurse in the

  2. Unsure about the process

    jfratian replied to HM3RNBSN's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, you need 12 more years of active duty if your 8 years enlisted were active duty. You will also come in as an O1E (assuming no nursing experience), which gives you a lot more

  3. Civilian Vs. Military nursing

    jfratian replied to RN_CP's topic in Government, Military

    Major drawback: Much lower average patient acuity when not deployed. Most ICUs in stateside military treatment facilities function more like step-down units. That's where you spend as much as 75% of...

  4. Duty stations overseas

    jfratian replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Government, Military

    You have a slightly better shot. You're still new to the military and have less than 4 years of nursing experience. However, ask yourself what you want to do. Military nursing overseas is almost...

  5. Navy nurse candidate program?

    jfratian replied to Aquafina1's topic in Government, Military

    You can lie and tell them that there's nothing wrong with you. Realistically, they don't have much way to tell if you're lying. Obviously, you could get in serious trouble if they find stuff later...

  6. Duty stations overseas

    jfratian replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Government, Military

    It's slim in any branch. Hawaii is pretty common for new grads in the Army. Anchorage is pretty common for new grads in the Air Force. The military considers those overseas. The Navy pretty much...

  7. Nursing corps

    jfratian replied to Jdorm40's topic in Government, Military

    Largely, being a nurse in the military is pretty much the same in any branch. Many facilities have nurses for multiple services working right along side each other. My recommendation to you would be...

  8. Nursing corps

    jfratian replied to Jdorm40's topic in Government, Military

    Why does everyone start thinking about FNP and CRNA (and even MD?) before they even finish their nursing pre-reqs? I think you need to figure out if you're happy being a nurse for a while or not. If...

  9. Army vs Navy Nursing (please help!)

    jfratian replied to Scrubstocamo's topic in Government, Military

    ROTC does guarantee you a commission, even if you might not get a scholarship. However, it's possible that a small minority of people won't get active duty. New grad direct commission programs (like...

  10. Air Force Nursing Corps

    jfratian replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    If those 6 years are full time, then you get 3 years of credit. You'll get 2 years for the MSN. I would comfortably say you'll enter as a Captain (O-3). I am not that familiar with reserve loan...

  11. Air Force Nursing Corps

    jfratian replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    You can apply before graduation, but you won't start training until you have an RN license and a BSN degree from a U.S. regionally accredited

  12. Army recruiter says I should join as LPN with BSN

    jfratian replied to Newnurse19832016's topic in Government, Military

    Your recourse is to talk to an Air Force or Navy recruiter. Both still take new

  13. Military Nursing

    jfratian replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    That seems a bit complicated with the VA time. I'm not sure if you get military credit for VA service. I know you definitely get credit when you go from active duty military to a VA job, but I don't...

  14. Nursing student wanting to join military.

    jfratian replied to Cheymo21's topic in Government, Military

    Not exactly. The Air Force and Navy still take a small number of new grads (last I checked). The Army is the only branch with the firm 2 year requirement. You will be required to start in med-surg...

  15. Nursing student wanting to join military.

    jfratian replied to Cheymo21's topic in Government, Military

    Yes it would, but keep in mind that the typical minimum commitment for the reserves/guard is 6 years. So, can you wait 6

  16. Military Nursing

    jfratian replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    On the surface your motives seem to be largely financial. That's fine, but I hope you are trying to get more out of the military than that. You get a lot of new commitments (supervising people,...

  17. BSN Student w/ a Million Q's.

    jfratian replied to Lisi_95's topic in Government, Military

    All 3 branches have flight nursing. I don't have specific numbers, but my branch (AF) seems to have quite a few slots for that role. We do direct commission experienced civilian critical care nurses...

  18. Can an International Student apply for the Nurse candidate program?

    jfratian replied to Winwin96's topic in Government, Military

    Military nurses are officers and officers must be U.S.

  19. Should I go the ROTC route?

    jfratian replied to Winterblew's topic in Government, Military

    I never did ROTC, but I'm pretty sure that the services require 2 years of ROTC to commission. If you can finish the ROTC requirements and the Nursing requirements, then I think that's a good idea....

  20. Should I go the ROTC route?

    jfratian replied to Winterblew's topic in Government, Military

    The Army is pretty tough to get into right now, but the AF is still taking new grads. I believe the Navy is too. You can finish the program on your own dime and get loan repayment later ($40K for...

  21. Military average application time

    jfratian replied to gilversplace's topic in Government, Military

    You're definitely an outlier, and I would definitely be checking-in weekly with your recruiter. However, your timeline is nearly identical to mine and I didn't start training until early

  22. Air Force COT May 2016

    jfratian replied to linds28's topic in Government, Military

    Speaking as a current AF med surg nurse, it's very slow changing your specialty. You need to get ICU or ER experience before joining (generally at least a year of full-time). The AF requires a 1...

  23. Advice: Do I need an MSN to promote?

    jfratian replied to deftonez188's topic in Government, Military

    The AF recently decided to hide advanced degrees from view by the promotion board for Major. A degree could still help you, because individual supervisors still can use work on an advanced degree as...

  24. Air Force Nursing selection boards

    jfratian replied to darthsunshine's topic in Government, Military

    I was an alternate for med-surg (#3). I had to apply again and got it the next cycle. I think it's extremely unlikely 4 of the 5 people they accepted are going to turn down their offers (which is...

  25. Any Military psych NP? Needs some overview regarding military life

    jfratian replied to gilversplace's topic in Government, Military

    Quite frankly, any nurse officer has the potential to get stars. The current deputy AF surgeon general (2 star) is a WHNP and the outgoing Army surgeon general (3 star) was a CNS with a focus in...