jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. Air Force Nursing 2013

    jfratian replied to JillyRN's topic in Government, Military

    My guess is that you'll enter as an O-3E, which is definitely good for you financially; you'll start off over 100k per year (after you include the BAS and BAH). I'm not exactly sure how they convert...

  2. Air Force Jan 2014 COT

    jfratian replied to Dreaming1007's topic in Government, Military

    Honestly, they probably won't say anything unless the boots aren't sage green. I'm not familiar with that boot in particular, but I did do a google search. They look too light to be sage to me. I...

  3. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, calling might be better. Official AF email accounts are a bottomless pit where communication goes to die. You get tons of emails that don't apply to you and others are duplicates from each...

  4. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a current AF Nurse. A guy I went to commissioned officer training with got credit for his ADN/RN experience. If they count the 15 years, then you would get roughly 7.5 years of credit towards...

  5. Navy Reserve Nurse Corps Openings?

    jfratian replied to BundokSaint's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know how the Navy does things, but I would try to get some follow-up info from Navy nurses currently providing direct patient care. Like the Navy, the AF prohibits nurses from re-training...

  6. Navy Reserve Nurse- when to join?

    jfratian replied to RN1023's topic in Government, Military

    The max age for the Air Force is also 42. However, if you were prior enlisted you may be able to join after that. The kicker is they want everyone to have the theoretical ability to serve their 20...

  7. Navy Reserve Nurse- when to join?

    jfratian replied to RN1023's topic in Government, Military

    Not to try and steal you away, but the Air Force allows you to serve in multiple roles as an MSN. We fill jobs based on rank and experience. As someone without military experience, you will almost...

  8. Air force nursing cot august 2014

    jfratian replied to Bayern's topic in Government, Military

    You're provided with a place to go buy one on day 1. You still have to pay for every uniform piece out of your own pocket. I would recommend that you wait and just buy that particular item at COT....

  9. Air Force Jan 2014 COT

    jfratian replied to Dreaming1007's topic in Government, Military

    I drove to COT, but I'm from NC. Having a car at COT is nice, but it's really only marginally helpful. You only get to use it during the last week or so (depending on how 'good' your class behaves)....

  10. Army Nurse Corps Uniform?

    jfratian replied to nrryan's topic in Government, Military

    We wear the same uniform as everyone else. Just google Army 2nd Lt uniforms and you'll see it. The difference are the unit and specialty badges (which you can also find all over the internet). You...

  11. Air Force Jan 2014 COT

    jfratian replied to Dreaming1007's topic in Government, Military

    No one ever told me. If you aren't going to NTP and are therefore FQ, I believe it has to do with space in the unit one is going to. A squadron only has the ability to take so many people at a time,...

  12. Commissioning as a CRNA in AF

    jfratian replied to AbbyVee's topic in Government, Military

    I hate to sound like a jerk, but it seems way too common to see brand new nursing students already contemplating their future CRNA careers. It's like listening to a room full of undergrad college...

  13. Lawmakers blast VA over 'entitlement' mentality on bonuses

    jfratian replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Not really surprising, because AD nurses often write their own OPRs. You pretty much hand your bullets to your supervisor and that's what ends-up on the

  14. Malpractice Insurance

    jfratian replied to LLLovely's topic in Government, Military

    Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I still carry malpractice insurance as an active duty nurse (I used to be civilian). It's ~$100/year for millions in coverage. NSO is what I use. Your primary coverage...

  15. Should I get my ABSN degree or join military first?

    jfratian replied to blapham16's topic in Government, Military

    If you're goal is to be a military nurse, then you should complete nursing school 1st. It's going to financially work out about the same if you go to school and have them pay off your loans after the...

  16. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    Oh, guard is way different. Active duty applicants don't pick their bases; they apply to a general nation-wide

  17. FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    jfratian replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    I think it's best to show up with anything and everything that will make you comfortable for 5 weeks. I don't think you need much as far as civilian clothes are concerned (2-3 outfits are fine)....

  18. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    Well, I guess I learn something new every day. I will tell you that it can't be a very common thing, because the people I went to COT who had been accepted to do air evac all seemed to have some...

  19. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    kimpayne, A flight physical is only for nurses who are a applying for a flight nursing position. If you are coming in without flight experience, then you won't be eligible to apply for a flight...

  20. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I applied as a clinical nurse with 18 months in inpatient med-surg. To my knowledge, that is what they want. Experienced nurses entering the air force with that designation will always start at a...

  21. Navy Medical Officer Program/ Other Opportunities

    jfratian replied to llsstt11's topic in Government, Military

    https://allnurses.com/government-mili...ng-885815.html This link should get you started. You need to poke around the government/military nursing page. The info you're looking for is there many times...

  22. Navy Medical Officer Program/ Other Opportunities

    jfratian replied to llsstt11's topic in Government, Military

    Just so you're aware, I believe the Air Force's new grad program doesn't require applying over a year in advance. You'd probably still have time to apply for the 2015 board (June-Julyish time-frame)....

  23. Want To Become A Navy Nurse

    jfratian replied to sarahw2592's topic in Government, Military

    Well, I guess that is true. However, any branch would be happy to pay for medical school without a BSN...as long as you have a bachelor's in something and get accepted to a civilian medical school....

  24. Air Force Nurse Transition Program 2014

    jfratian replied to stack's topic in Government, Military

    COT is like diet boot camp. It's half as long and half as physically demanding. I would say it's more mentally draining than anything else, especially if you have no prior military experience. The...

  25. Career Advice

    jfratian replied to BabyRN21's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, I'm not going to be able to help you much there. If you're looking at doing the full-time back to school deal (for the Air Force we have AFIT), know that there are dual MBA/MSN and MBA/MSHA...