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    Air Force Student Loan Repayment (or lack thereof??)

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    I hate to say this, but I believe your recruiter's confused. 3 years, you get nothing. 4 years, bonus only, $30K. 6 years, both. The chat on airforce.com confirmed it for me so far, and if I get a...
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    Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    carolinapooh replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    If you're working one extra shift every two weeks, you'll be working the same number of hours in the Air Force that you work now. I don't know that you'd have the time for a second job, really. I...
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    Air Force Student Loan Repayment (or lack thereof??)

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    I'm talking about the Air Force - THERE'S the disconnect - I have no idea what the Army's doing. This is an Air Force thread; I didn't know you were Army. What I'm referencing is only true for the Air...
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    Being Sued / Losing License

    carolinapooh replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Number 5 scares me. For someone to die from a Stage IV takes more than ONE
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    Being Sued / Losing License

    carolinapooh replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes, but they lost their license due to stupid choices that they personally made, not because someone sued them or because of a human error. They lost their license at their own hand. That's very...
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    Too Green or Too Old?

    carolinapooh replied to bramwell1's topic in Government, Military

    Best wishes and keep us
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    Weight Requirements

    carolinapooh replied to chanelle924's topic in Government, Military

    LOVE
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    Duke ABSN Spring 2011

    carolinapooh replied to SandyH's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm a Duke alumni (grad in '07) and I have to say that everything the person above me has posted about the school and the faculty is completely true. The woman in the admit office (name starts with an...
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    1st Jail time awarded for HIPAA violation accessing/reading medical records

    carolinapooh replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Swipe his license. That would stop him from accessing records. Permanently. Oh, and probably send him straight to the poorhouse as
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    Anyone at Keesler Medical Center?

    carolinapooh replied to jentrump29's topic in Government, Military

    If you have an iPhone (and I think it supports Blackberry as well) you can get something called Lexi-Con for free once you're in the AF - and it is AMAZING. Drug interactions, identification,...
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    Military nursing???

    carolinapooh replied to sukisoy's topic in Government, Military

    Good post - it's Portsmouth, though, and it's a fantastic facility now. (Former Navy brat here.) It's a few miles away from HQ Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk - actually, it's just across the river from it....
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    Travis AFB

    carolinapooh replied to AF Nur's topic in Government, Military

    Most of what I'm about to post will apply to only those with dependents, so if you're single, it won't matter since you can't live on base (although at one time and not too long ago, just to fill...
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    Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    carolinapooh replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not ICU but I'll answer a few of your questions if you'd like. Yes, at some point you'll probably have to work "overtime". A typical military schedule for floor RNs is seven shifts over two weeks....
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    Weight Requirements

    carolinapooh replied to chanelle924's topic in Government, Military

    Personally I would LOVE to be on the track with my general - I think that would be cool!
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    Too Green or Too Old?

    carolinapooh replied to bramwell1's topic in Government, Military

    Mid's BACK in, actually - and on her way to officer training as we speak! STAY SAFE,
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    Military nursing???

    carolinapooh replied to sukisoy's topic in Government, Military

    Also - each branch of the military has different bonuses, incentives, and other offerings for officer candidates right now. Best piece of advice at this point - BE SURE YOU TALK TO A HEALTH...
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    Finally fooled them - LOL - I sort of felt the same way! I was curious because I've spent a lot of time in Philadelphia - my dad was from there. I kinda miss popping up to PA every so often! Never...
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    Air Force Student Loan Repayment (or lack thereof??)

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    Here's a copy of a convo between me and a chat operator on airforce.com - I registered and asked a few questions. You can go to airforce.com, register, and talk to a live operator at any time. Keep in...
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    Air Force Student Loan Repayment (or lack thereof??)

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    The reason I say this is inaccurate is because I came in under FY 2010 and this is not what was offered nor how it was offered - there was no bonus for three years, only for four. (My earlier edit...
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    Will Officer Accession Pilot Program (OAPP) be available for FY 2011?

    carolinapooh replied to RN2ndLTTB's topic in Government, Military

    I usually stay out of the Army's business (because I know jack about it) but I'm wondering about this because it is still on their website. It also says it's age-specific. GoArmy.com Two Year...
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    Air Force Student Loan Repayment (or lack thereof??)

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    Can you provide the link for that website? I might be able to find something I'm looking for on there. I went to the recruiting website for the AF and can't find specific information on the loan or a...
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    Air Force Student Loan Repayment (or lack thereof??)

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    Then they've changed it - because while my original orders say a three year commitment, my information in AFPC changed to four when I accepted the bonus, and then to six when I got the bonus and the...
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    COUNTDOWN TO MAY COT - restart

    carolinapooh posted a topic in Government, Military

    Just restarting this thread - I'm thinking mods may lock the last one. My apologies to this sector of the message
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    Hey - I didn't realize you got in, Hnella - YAY for you! Congrats! Where in PA are you from (or do you want to
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    Too Green or Too Old?

    carolinapooh replied to bramwell1's topic in Government, Military

    YES - completely accurate. The goal of the military is to get you for twenty years (i.e., retirement) before you're sixty-two. All prior military service counts toward retirement. Since you have six...