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    Pay at COT

    carolinapooh replied to jmaverick101's topic in Government, Military

    Also - YOUR PAY WILL BE SCREWED UP. Somewhere on this site there's a very long post I did about how jacked up the whole pay process is at COT - read it, read every word of it, and please keep in mind...
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    Pay at COT

    carolinapooh replied to jmaverick101's topic in Government, Military

    You will not have to pay for storage of your household goods, so that's a moot point. The military will store your belongings for the duration of the time you're at COT plus I believe it was for...
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    Paying for School.

    carolinapooh replied to GCTMT's topic in Government, Military

    For the Air Force it's actually up to $40K for loans with a $20K bonus in exchange for six
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    security clearance.

    carolinapooh replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    Glad to know you're getting a good dose of distraction...
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    Air National Guard

    carolinapooh replied to soso's topic in Government, Military

    Air Force COT is five weeks or two weeks, not six. There were National Guard RNs (and Reservist RNs) who were prior enlisted there when I went through COT - and they went to the five week COT with me....
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    Is it too early to start the process?

    carolinapooh replied to GCTMT's topic in Government, Military

    Get EVERYTHING in writing. Don't take a recruiter at his or her word - make them put it in black and white or show you where it's written in black and white. And yes, anything they say you're...
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    when does the active duty start?

    carolinapooh replied to coco2010's topic in Government, Military

    The hospital at Fort Bragg is Womack Army Medical Center and in San Antonio it's on Fort Sam Houston and it's Brooke Army Medical Center. Can't speak for Womack but my OB-GYN is over at Brooke and...
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    Is it too early to start the process?

    carolinapooh replied to GCTMT's topic in Government, Military

    Short answer - START NOW. Call a health professions recruiter (not your guys in the shopping mall - an officer recruiter for health professions applicants) and get your questions answered as soon as...
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    USAF COT 10-04

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Who told you it would take that long to become an NP? Completely untrue. You can take classes whenever you want. Getting them to send you full time is a bit different, but you have tuition...
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    USAF COT 10-04

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    I totally love this post. Well said. People don't realize that 45 grand in the military is worth so much more than 45K on the outside. About $12000 of that is NOT TAXED, so is worth about...
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    Nursing in the Military

    carolinapooh replied to SL2014's topic in Government, Military

    Whoa, folks - we're slipping close into conduct unbecoming....it's already been said that personal opinions need to be kept under one's hat, so to speak, when one is an officer. Let's be adult and...
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    Navy Nurse Candidate Program

    carolinapooh replied to lsvalliant's topic in Government, Military

    Have you tried Oklahoma City? (I used to be stationed in Altus, OK with the Air Force.) For that matter, have you tried Altus? I'd guess every kid in that high school is trying to get out of that...
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    security clearance interview

    carolinapooh replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    I have a couple dings on my record and I never got a call about anything. In fact, I found out I commissioned before my clearance came back! Of course, I still have a current ENTNAC from when I was a...
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    security clearance.

    carolinapooh replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    As an ex-military cop who's sat on more than one courts-martial - there's more to this story than what you're being told if this is the action being taken. Outstanding bills from 1991 wouldn't be on...
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    security clearance.

    carolinapooh replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    No. I just found out a couple of months ago that I commissioned three days before my clearance came
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    security clearance.

    carolinapooh replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    I'm thinking there's more to this story than you're being told. A LOT more than what you've been
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    Nursing in the Military

    carolinapooh replied to SL2014's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not disappointed in my country. I'm disappointed in the poor leadership that got us into this mess, but I'm proud of Americans for hanging in there and toughing it out; it's what we do. I don't...
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    COT dates/assignments update, kind of

    carolinapooh replied to mobro's topic in Government, Military

    We went to Myrtle Beach for a week in May. I all but went black on my cell phone. That's the week I got the call, BTW.
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    USAF COT 10-04

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    I got accepted in May and went to COT in October after sending my package in February after starting the package the PREVIOUS JUNE. Sucked but I knew I was going and so I didn't care. The...
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    USAF COT 10-04

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Back out without a valid medical reason when you get to COT and you may get a general discharge - something you DON'T want on your
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    I'm thinking of Joining the Navy as a Nurse... ?

    carolinapooh replied to Wheaties's topic in Government, Military

    OMG - had to comment - LOVE THE SCREEN NAME!!! LOVED LOVED LOVED Starsky and Hutch when I was a kid - LOOOVVVEEEDD HUGGIE
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    OBLC March/ I got my orders!!!!!!!

    carolinapooh replied to hopeful_army_NP's topic in Government, Military

    Sometimes in this business it's the little things! Oh, and they had ALL of my vaccinations in the system from when I was enlisted -
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    Dual military question

    carolinapooh replied to jennifer7010's topic in Government, Military

    I just realized that after I hit save - I'm an idiot - I'm going to go crawl under my rock and die
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    Dual military question

    carolinapooh replied to jennifer7010's topic in Government, Military

    The other base in CO is Buckley; Cheyenne Mountain is in Wyoming. Peterson would be AWESOME. I think Peterson and the AF Academy are the only medical places because Buckley is mainly an ANG base. I...
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    Duty Stations

    carolinapooh replied to Hungry4Success's topic in Government, Military

    There is some amazing construction going on across town at BAMC, which is an absolutely beautiful facility. When Wilford Hall is finally razed, they are going to move all of the clinic stuff over...