carolinapooh BSN, RN

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    Lookin' for some excitement ;)

    carolinapooh replied to UTVOL3's topic in Government, Military

    You're braver than I am.
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    Nurse Candidate Program or ROTC or Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to T-Dasha's topic in Government, Military

    I'm on my iPhone and may have typos - I'll say that as of right now they won't pay for direct entries - which isn't the same as the above referenced scholarship
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    Nurse Candidate Program or ROTC or Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to T-Dasha's topic in Government, Military

    What I was talking about was AFIT where you're sent back to school; I went to COT with people who got Medical Corps and MSC scholarships and am familiar wih them. The OP was talking about a direct...
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    Easy, there - no need to be rude; I wasn't....at least, I didn't mean to be......there's other ways to correct folks. Also - remember the amount of incorrect information people are given as well that...
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    Lookin' for some excitement ;)

    carolinapooh replied to UTVOL3's topic in Government, Military

    I would say the people on this forum know military nursing (and you can search the threads for a lot of information on that), but we probably don't know the answers to your other questions. I would...
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    New RN thinking about a military career. Navy or Air force?

    carolinapooh replied to southernguy4469's topic in Government, Military

    I think the experience would be good - not that there's nothing wrong with coming in straight out of school (I'm glad to have everyone!) but if you're not sure, work first. I did that and really, I'm...
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    There's not anything called an "experience waiver" - I think what the poster means is he/she has more than six months' experience so they don't need to attend NTP; they're going in as a qualified...
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    Nurses not speaking english at work

    carolinapooh replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    technically only 5 national flags, and one disputed state belonging to mexico. again, to say that the battle of the alamo kickstarted westward expansion is not only disingenuous, but completely...
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    New RN thinking about a military career. Navy or Air force?

    carolinapooh replied to southernguy4469's topic in Government, Military

    My quick answers are inserted below. I'm being quick because good searches of this site will yield details already covered in other posts. I'm an active duty Air Force RN with two years' experience...
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    Nurse Candidate Program or ROTC or Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to T-Dasha's topic in Government, Military

    But that's once you're in and serving as an RN (that's how I plan on doing it); the OP was looking for a way to have them pay up front. My guess is in this economy that no longer
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    Unfortunately it seems to be becoming the norm. Stay on the recruiter. Don't let him/her forget about you and don't assume he/she is doing their job for you. I don't mean be a jerk, but I'd check in...
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    New NP in the military

    carolinapooh replied to starla76's topic in Government, Military

    T - your recruiter should call the Air Force Personnel Center and/or the Air Force Institute of Technology (I believe I'm right when I say they're the ones in charge of all the scholarship-related...
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    I didnt get an acceptance letter

    carolinapooh replied to AF42's topic in Government, Military

    Makes you wonder on whose end the lack of communication was....with the stuff people are being told lately by recruiters you can guess where my money is (and I'm like you - what the HECK does that...
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    Where are the medical recruiters?

    carolinapooh replied to mambojennifer's topic in Government, Military

    First off - must vent - OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD. Proof some recruiters will tell people ANYTHING. Not your fault. There - it's out. I feel better. :) (Pet peeve of mine; please don't be offended. We're...
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    Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    carolinapooh replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    AOR - Area of Responsibility. Older (to me, anyway!) term for any combat-ridden area we're protecting. I don't think they use it as much anymore; that's actually more of a First Gulf War term (back in...
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    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Odd - the other day I had my bun up too high for a flight cap (forgot it was blues Monday when I got up) and I was checking it every time I put it on. (And I'm still used to a beret - I used to be a...
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    Air Force Nursing Bonus, Student Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to missmiss's topic in Government, Military

    It's okay to get carried away - just keep stuff in perspective. Glad to hear you're having a good experience so far. Keep up the
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    Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    carolinapooh replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    Uh, yeah, what he said. :) Thanks
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    Where are the medical recruiters?

    carolinapooh replied to mambojennifer's topic in Government, Military

    See, and it's stories like that that burn me up. Sounds to me like the second recruiter has gotten burned in the past by people who are all "I wanna join the Air Force" and then he does all the...
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    Officer married to Enlisted

    carolinapooh replied to Travelcrazy's topic in Government, Military

    The thing is, the officer is the one who gets in the most trouble now. And it's all come about mainly because of some high-profile cases - do you remember the AF 1st Lt who was sleeping with the...
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    Weight Requirements

    carolinapooh replied to chanelle924's topic in Government, Military

    I hate stories like that. I get the whole weight standards thing but that's way over the top. I'm glad the soldier got the award in the end; that was the right thing to
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    Air Force Student Loan Repayment (or lack thereof??)

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    Tackling a few questions here at once: As far as I know - and remember, I get all that stuff forwarded to me from our Chief RN, who gets it from AFPC - the only thing we've been told about and the...
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    What do you think of this?

    carolinapooh replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital they still use (!!!!!) latex gloves - and therefore they tell us we "can't" use "unauthorized hand lotions" because they break the gloves down. The institutional hand cream is as good...
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    Air Force Student Loan Repayment (or lack thereof??)

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    The student loan repay has been gone for a while - BUT they said the same thing to me last year and I ended up with it at COT. So don't give up hope on that
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    Black women hair in the air force

    carolinapooh replied to renu47's topic in Government, Military

    it's cool. I agree with quite a bit of your earlier post in a lot of