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    Is Navy after ADN graduation a bad idea? Lose clinical skills?

    carolinapooh replied to newbie13's topic in Government, Military

    That recruiter you're talking to is an ENLISTED recruiter and NOT a commissioning recruiter - he is trying to talk you into ENLISTING, where you will be a corpsman and not an RN. And you'll wait a...
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    Graduated cot on friday!!!

    carolinapooh posted a topic in Government, Military

    YAY! I made it - I graduated from COT yesterday and am now on my way to my first duty station, Lackland AFB/Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, TX! I was going to post a nice "column", if you...
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    Air Force Background check

    carolinapooh replied to snp81's topic in Government, Military

    They'll give you a form called an SF 86, the Questionnaire for National Security Positions. I think the addresses, references, and other information they request go back ten years. Keep a copy of this...
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    Horror stories- MEPS

    carolinapooh replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Government, Military

    Wear the sports bra if you want to. The only thing I wouldn't do underwear wise is show up in my "hottest" gig from Victoria's Secret (i.e., no plunging demi bras and thongs). You won't avoid the...
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    Horror stories- MEPS

    carolinapooh replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Government, Military

    Don't count on this. It's not true everywhere. I was put in the same cattle call as everyone else, and was actually treated a bit more rudely (and I'm prior enlisted so I've played the MEPS game...
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    New Fiscal Year Decisions

    carolinapooh replied to New1LT's topic in Government, Military

    i went through two recruiters, and i'm air force. if you happen to start the process with someone who's at the end of their tour, it's inevitable. it's far from helpful, mind, regardless of the branch...
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    New Fiscal Year Decisions

    carolinapooh replied to New1LT's topic in Government, Military

    All encouraging (not!), as we all know. Hang in there, Lunah, and keep us
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    Question about Boards

    carolinapooh replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Government, Military

    It depends on what comes up as your paperwork is submitted. It sounds as though you needed some sort of waiver (waivers go to the Surgeon General), which changes the process somewhat. There's a...
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    AF Nursing, yes or no?

    carolinapooh replied to JanetSmithRN's topic in Government, Military

    Also, not to intrude on mid (hey, girl, BTW! She works in one of the ICUs in my hospital!), but not every unit is that way. The unit I'm on is completely different. I'm on the Bone Marrow Transplant...
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    USAF COT 11-01

    carolinapooh replied to Weneferd's topic in Government, Military

    COT is NOT hard. It's an exercise and an experience in time management, poor management by upper level staff, and sleep deprivation, but you are not set up to fail. You may feel like you're not always...
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    Any people live in SC or NC

    carolinapooh replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Government, Military

    As someone who worked with the Raleigh recruiting office, I'm glad to see that they appear to be more active and proactive in their position. It was not that way for me nor for many others I've spoken...
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    Thinking about Air Force nursing

    carolinapooh replied to njack017's topic in Government, Military

    Air Force RNs can be deployed on the hospital ships. The Air Force has medical facilities all over the world, just as the Army and Navy do. With the combining of many military facilities and the...
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    APB: AFB Entrance

    carolinapooh replied to luvbug080688's topic in Government, Military

    Your commissioning documents prove you are a commissioned member of (currently) the Air Force Reserve. They alone should be (and are supposed to be) enough to get you on base. The problem is that...
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    New Grad FNP, no RN exp., going to USAF?

    carolinapooh replied to FNPdude74's topic in Government, Military

    I personally loved the "Vit's" for "it's". Made you sound very vampiry - very in vogue right now. (:)I'm only teasing. I use an iPhone a lot and I know how easy it is to hit the wrong
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    Relocating with family questions (AF nurses)

    carolinapooh replied to AFFam's topic in Government, Military

    I know. I don't understand it (and I know no one else does
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    Identifying yourself as an RN when flying commercial

    carolinapooh replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Once the doors to an aircraft manifested to the United States close it falls under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration and not the state the plane is located in. In other words, it...
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    Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    carolinapooh replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    Your eyes have to be stable while you're in the military for one year and then you can go be evaluated for the surgery. Don't rush it; you have plenty to do between now and then. If they determine...
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    Relocating with family questions (AF nurses)

    carolinapooh replied to AFFam's topic in Government, Military

    NTP people are not given house hunting days because they are not (technically) authorized anything other than government quarters while they're in NTP, as NTP is considered a TDY assignment and they...
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    Fed up with Stupid Parents

    carolinapooh replied to TXPediNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP acknowledged that - and I think it's fair to say that at some point, we all reach our BS threshold (no matter how appropriate or inappropriate we know it all is) and we've all caught...
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    Embarrassing Question...

    carolinapooh replied to Hithere's topic in General Nursing

    The creep factor here is immeasurable.
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    September Captain's Career Course

    carolinapooh replied to athena55's topic in Government, Military

    I need NO
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    September Captain's Career Course

    carolinapooh replied to athena55's topic in Government, Military

    Lunah, you have a date with mid and I! Joe's on the
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    Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    carolinapooh replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    But stay on AFPC. Really - the folks in that office are very nice and very patient; I think they get calls from priors all the time. You can go to the orderly room and they'll print out a screen shot...
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    US Air Force COT 10-06

    carolinapooh replied to luvbug080688's topic in Government, Military

    I get what you're saying - even if it annoyed me the first time I read it :) - so I'll be equally politically incorrect - this is the one time in my life I've anxiously awaited the arrival of my 40th...
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    US Air Force COT 10-06

    carolinapooh replied to luvbug080688's topic in Government, Military

    As an officer you don't "ship" like you do when you're enlisted - you get there on your own, whether by plane or car. Rare is the officer recruiter who's going to bother with weighing you - you're an...