carolinapooh BSN, RN

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    COT dates/assignments update, kind of

    carolinapooh replied to mobro's topic in Government, Military

    midinphx - the same thing happened to me - every time I turned around it was "come in and sign this" for MONTHS... You'll get there - hang
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    OBLC March/ I got my orders!!!!!!!

    carolinapooh replied to hopeful_army_NP's topic in Government, Military

    Your bonus is not on your orders. All of that comes from two separate locations. Check this out - I pulled my electronic military record the other day and they've got mine all screwed up....according...
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    Newly Commissioned to the AF

    carolinapooh replied to Melissa17036's topic in Government, Military

    If you are HPSP then you may have commissioned at the correct rank for now, since you're not actually working for the AF as an RN. You CAN call the Air Force Personnel Center here in San Antonio and...
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    Dual military question

    carolinapooh replied to jennifer7010's topic in Government, Military

    I cannot speak to the actual dual-dual thing, but I do know that with the combining of many major military medical centers - Wilford Hall and Brooke being the one I know the most about - your chances...
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    Still can't decide on Army or Airforce

    carolinapooh replied to sch983's topic in Government, Military

    And by the same token when the Air Force had its officer drawdown (which they now call "force shaping" - oh please, the semantics kill me), many of the AF officers were given the opportunity to go...
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    COT/Stationing Assignments from November Boards!!!!

    carolinapooh replied to NurseJessi's topic in Government, Military

    Sure she can. What a great place to plan a summer vacation to! Even my mom, who watched her two sons join the Army and the Navy, who spent innumerable months waiting for my dad (a Navy corpsman) to...
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    Duty Stations

    carolinapooh replied to Hungry4Success's topic in Government, Military

    Way to support the locals.....LOL..... Not trying to be pedantic. :) And you're right about the hospital manning - I've never SEEN so many RNs in one spot...and you gotta love all the techs and CNAs...
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    Duty Stations

    carolinapooh replied to Hungry4Success's topic in Government, Military

    Keep in mind that the AF's version of 100% isn't the same as the civilian's version of 100% - I say this because I've never seen a base that was 100% manned on the line side of the house (I'm a prior...
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    Can LVN's enter the military nursing?

    carolinapooh replied to heather-olvn's topic in Government, Military

    I have seven outstanding student loans. At one time I had twelve. Really. All federal, all through the same lender in NC. Of course, in a month or two, I'll have two outstanding loans thanks to...
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    October board

    carolinapooh replied to aniko743's topic in Government, Military

    Ah - new RNs. That stinks! Don't give up hope, though - hang in
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    Alternate List for ADHPLRP

    carolinapooh replied to TriMan08's topic in Government, Military

    No - what happens is you will sign a paper saying you'll take the repayment IF it becomes available, and if it's not, THEN you'll take the thirty grand. Once they cut a check for thirty grand you will...
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    October board

    carolinapooh replied to aniko743's topic in Government, Military

    The boards for the Air Force meet monthly - why do you have to wait until
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    Bonus's Taxed

    carolinapooh replied to jmaverick101's topic in Government, Military

    You only pay state tax in the state you are a resident of. You will be stationed in CA, but that doesn't mean you're a CA resident. You will tell the AF what state you want to use as your state of...
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    A day in the life. Military Nursing

    carolinapooh replied to midinphx's topic in Government, Military

    Ahh, the thrills of a military upbringing...those things the civilians of the world just don't get to experience... LOL
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    Bonus's Taxed

    carolinapooh replied to jmaverick101's topic in Government, Military

    If you EVER signed a paper saying you'd accept the bonus, and then later you sign one saying it's unavailable - the one you signed saying you'd take it will supersede the one saying you couldn't get...
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    Alternate List for ADHPLRP

    carolinapooh replied to TriMan08's topic in Government, Military

    If you are eligible for the money, you will be contacted by the folks at Wright-Patterson AFB who run the loan repayment program. They will provide you with the information you need to receive the...
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    January Board

    carolinapooh replied to aniko743's topic in Government, Military

    When I was enlisted I had a friend who took up kickboxing to avoid what was not-so-tactfully referred to as the "fat boy program" (she'd put on a few pounds). After the first class she said her...
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    Duty Stations

    carolinapooh replied to Hungry4Success's topic in Government, Military

    I got what was either my first or second choice - we wanted either Lackland AFB, in San Antonio or MacDill in Tampa. I think I put MacDill first because we really wanted Lackland (I shot a game of...
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    Air Force Nursing Bonus, Student Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to missmiss's topic in Government, Military

    I would say that given the high number of applicants they probably are paying more attention to resumes. Write a killer one. And what you're saying about Uncle Sam taking any warm body is usually...
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    Should I apply before I graduate to AF? Or do you have to have degree in hand?

    carolinapooh replied to ksk33's topic in Government, Military

    Most recruiters won't start the heavy paperwork until you lose the weight. Sounds as if you're having a lot of success so keep at it - and stay on your
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    Can/should I haggle with the recruiter?

    carolinapooh replied to ksk33's topic in Government, Military

    I sort of thought that later - but still, and case in point - you NEVER know what people are going to choose to believe on a message board. And I've seen enough of your posts to sort of think that!...
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    COT dates/assignments update, kind of

    carolinapooh replied to mobro's topic in Government, Military

    Don't worry about the monkey bars - just show you're trying your hardest. I only got halfway across myself. The only thing that scared the crap out of me was the high ropes course - but I COMPLETED...
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    Losing weight for the military

    carolinapooh replied to dancer_meggs's topic in Government, Military

    What really improved my run time at COT was this - they forced us to run for thirty minutes. Not a killer, all out run, just a light run for thirty minutes. In two weeks I took thirty seconds off my...
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    Bonus's Taxed

    carolinapooh replied to jmaverick101's topic in Government, Military

    No - if you remain a Texas resident after COT (and why you'd switch to California I have no idea), you will be taxed at 25%. I am a TX resident and got the $20K - and I took home
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    Alternate List for ADHPLRP

    carolinapooh replied to TriMan08's topic in Government, Military

    Hang on - It doesn't matter if it's in your contract - within what you signed is a statement saying if the money is exhausted before you get it, you don't get it. If it's not available, you will...