jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. military and overseas first tour

    jfratian replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Government, Military

    If you consider Alaska an overseas tour (the military does), then it's very possible you would get that for a first

  2. Air Force FY2016

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    If you consider Alaska overseas...it's a pretty common AF assignment...then yes. Other overseas assignments are pretty

  3. Air Force FY2016

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    OR and flight nursing are the two highest needs for the Air Force in general as of last year. I'm not sure how many of those slots are active duty vs reserves. I'm not sure how many of those slots...

  4. AF Assignment Question

    jfratian replied to theflashbang's topic in Government, Military

    Generally, people choose to live on base. Officer housing is pretty nice. As a result, people only live off base when they are forced to do so. You do get a housing allowance based on your rank and...

  5. AF Assignment Question

    jfratian replied to theflashbang's topic in Government, Military

    Your orders won't even say whether you're on base or off base; it will say unit/base. Living arraignments will be based on housing availability at the time you arrive at the base. There are a bunch...

  6. Is there any tuition assistance for nursing students who want to be in the Air Force.

    jfratian replied to Blue Robin's topic in Government, Military

    ROTC is the best option. Loan repayment for the Air Force is retroactive (meaning you get the degree before joining the AF and then they pay off the debt later) and carries a tax liability. I assume...

  7. Air Force Nurse Pay

    jfratian replied to UTstudent's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, ROTC is the best option. Active duty loan repayment for health professionals in the Air Force often only covers $40,000 in loans minus tax liability (so really only about $27,000 if you have...

  8. Air Force NTP Applicant FY17

    jfratian replied to lasarazen's topic in Government, Military

    The thing is if you pick 'clinical nurse' instead of OB, then you'll end up doing inpatient med-surg for several years. You also might not even get the OB identifier at all if you pick 'clinical...

  9. Answers needed on becoming a navy nurse!

    jfratian replied to May2113's topic in Government, Military

    I think the most important question is "What do you want to do in the long run?" Do you want to do bedside nursing forever? If so, what specialty (OR, ICU, med-surg, OB)? Or, do you want to do NP...

  10. Army Perioperative Nurse (66E)

    jfratian replied to burnetmw's topic in Government, Military

    OR nurses in the AF frequently circulate as Majors. Typically, OR nurses in the military are almost always O-3s or higher in my

  11. Which branch has the best uniforms in your opinion

    jfratian replied to Blue Robin's topic in Government, Military

    It's a matter of opinion, but I think different services each have a good uniform or two. I think that the Army has best utility uniform: the ACU. The Marine Corps (no nurses though) has the best...

  12. OR nursing in AF/Army

    jfratian replied to MindiRN724's topic in Government, Military

    You get a salary, based on your rank, that is the same regardless of the number of hours you work. I have never been an OR nurse (I work med-surg for the Air Force), but I'm familiar with the role....

  13. How to join AF/Navy?

    jfratian replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Government, Military

    It takes about a year from when you first contact a recruiter to when you show up at training, assuming you get in the first time. I hope you understand that joint spouse assignments are far from...

  14. Air Force FY2016

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    The only AF nurses at Walter Reed are critical care

  15. OR nursing in AF/Army

    jfratian replied to MindiRN724's topic in Government, Military

    OR is consistently the most undermanned nursing specialty in the Air Force. Even today (better than ever) it's at 77% (last year's numbers). You'll probably never make it to O-6 as an OR nurse...

  16. Air Force Nursing

    jfratian replied to natalie29's topic in Government, Military

    allnurses.com/government-military-nursing Dig around that government and military nursing area (link above). There's a lot of good info there. You might contact an air force healthcare recruiter....

  17. Air Force COT May 2016

    jfratian replied to linds28's topic in Government, Military

    You generally find out about 3-4 weeks after the board meets. Check with your recruiter on the actual board meeting date. The paperwork deadline that your recruiter gives you is actually a month...

  18. Air Force COT May 2016

    jfratian replied to linds28's topic in Government, Military

    You have to move immediately following COT. You get orders that tell you how long you can take to drive to your 1st base. It depends how far away COT is from your first

  19. Rn reserve

    jfratian replied to allencortado's topic in Government, Military

    You might become eligible once you have an MSN or a DNP from a US Nursing School. Certainly you can't apply at all until you've

  20. Air Force COT May 2016

    jfratian replied to linds28's topic in Government, Military

    It really does make things a lot easier if you can get your stuff before hand, but you'll need an ID to pick up stuff at the base store. The alterations place at Maxwell AFB is terribly slow (it...

  21. Air Force COT May 2016

    jfratian replied to linds28's topic in Government, Military

    They fit just like a Nike Running shoe. So, I would pick your Nike

  22. Air Force COT May 2016

    jfratian replied to linds28's topic in Government, Military

    Just about any sage green boot you'll find will be okay to wear with the AF uniform. I personally recommend the Nike

  23. Air Force FY2016

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    The accession bonus makes you ineligible for the

  24. Air Force FY2016

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    Board certification retention bonuses (see above) of up to 20K per year still exist for most specialties. You generally need to wait until you take a qualifying course first. It's a balancing act,...

  25. Any Air Force new grad applicants FY2016?

    jfratian replied to Ashdx21's topic in Government, Military

    I'm just relaying what a former AFPC nursing assignments officer told me. She told me they non-vol Captains and Majors who have never been to an overseas base, but they generally don't do that with...