carolinapooh BSN, RN

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    AF Nurse Accession Bonus & BLS question

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    You don't wear a name tag or ribbons on the blues jacket, just your Lt
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    Air Force COT questions

    carolinapooh replied to foqus's topic in Government, Military

    Brooks are awesome. They don't feel like much when you put them on, but I have all kinds of running issues (pronation for a start) and I've never had a problem with
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    Air Force COT questions

    carolinapooh replied to foqus's topic in Government, Military

    COT requires that you have running shoes - they don't care, as long as they're not neon green and silver (they have to be "conservative in color"). In BMT they provide running shoes, but COT is...
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    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    You will pay federal tax on your pay overseas because you are an employee of the federal government that is not tax-exempt. You will also pay state income tax if your state of residence requires it....
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    Air Force COT questions

    carolinapooh replied to foqus's topic in Government, Military

    "Full time" in grad school is only two classes. You work a schedule similar to a civilian RN in a military hospital, so you have weekdays off. I worked with plenty of RNs at Duke who worked full time...
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    AF Nurse Accession Bonus & BLS question

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    I think it's funny that JAGs and MDs go to COT together...oh, the irony... (JAGs are lawyers...) (At least it's not MDs, JAGs, AND
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    AF Nurse Accession Bonus & BLS question

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    It might be more like $2500. The most expensive thing has been the mess dress, which is about $450 with all the accoutrements on it. The tires have just been the straw that's broken the camel's back -...
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    Air Force COT questions

    carolinapooh replied to foqus's topic in Government, Military

    Fine by me - I plan on sticking around anyway. Better than footing the whole bill. For officers (when I was in), the time used to run CONSECUTIVELY. Wow - they've come a long way... Also, when I...
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    AF Nurse Accession Bonus & BLS question

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    I bought six sets of ABUs, extra blues (I just realized the other day I have a stupid number of blues shirts!), the mess dress, PT gear, both kinds of shoes, the service dress coat, I have everything...
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    Air Force COT questions

    carolinapooh replied to foqus's topic in Government, Military

    Do they no longer have tuition reimbursement? If not, that's
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    questions regarding air force nurse

    carolinapooh replied to wl1000jae's topic in Government, Military

    I figured the change to four years was for FY 2010. The bonus always changes when you take loan repayment, and it should - if I get the loan repayment, they'll be giving me almost fifty grand (I owe...
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    AF Nurse Accession Bonus & BLS question

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    I'm an idiot - I meant the BONUS plus loan
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    AF Nurse Accession Bonus & BLS question

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    The commitment for the loan plus repay has always been six years. The amounts are set by Congress and the Pentagon, and since the budget has yet to be published it may be a week or two before it's...
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    AF Nurse Accession Bonus & BLS question

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    The loan through USAA is the Pre-Commissioning Loan, which you're eligible for once you're accepted through one year past your commissioning date. It's for up to $25K and the rate is stupid low - I...
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    AF Nurse Accession Bonus & BLS question

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    Renew it now - you can't work anywhere without it anyway, and I think the AF needs it current when you get in (my card was Xeroxed at some point by
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    6 Months Experience As A R.N. Needed Prior To Being Accepted For Army Reserve STRAP

    carolinapooh replied to Skeletor's topic in Government, Military

    Don't know anything about it, but just wanted to offer my condolences. That sucks. Hope you can get it squared away and keep us
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    Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

    carolinapooh replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

    What's getting to me are the posters saying in nursing school you just "take it to get through". I'd say taking it to get through is what breeds the problem and only encourages continued...
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    OB nurse has questions about the Air Force

    carolinapooh replied to nydoll911's topic in Government, Military

    I figured that, but with some of the information people are told you never know - hope I didn't offend you... :0) To the OP - getting the weight off could be a great point for letters of...
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    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    There are no benefit deductions in the military - except for things you choose, like your life insurance (and you'll never get $400K in coverage as cheap as you will in the AF), your GI Bill (which is...
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    questions regarding air force nurse

    carolinapooh replied to wl1000jae's topic in Government, Military

    That is weird, because all I've ever heard is three. As long as we both get our cash, I guess it doesn't matter - I always thought three years is a stupid length anyway...I sort of wish it did say...
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    A Returning Vet with PTSD...Can I become a nurse?

    carolinapooh replied to codyerin's topic in Government, Military

    Even with my limited prior service and my military brat upbringing it was obvious I had a connection with the VA veterans I worked with during RN school that the other students didn't have. I totally...
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    questions regarding air force nurse

    carolinapooh replied to wl1000jae's topic in Government, Military

    Mine says three, my orders say three, and my contract says three - and I'm guaranteed thirty grand - and I signed in fiscal year '09 (6 Jun 2009 with a commission date of 24 July 09). If you get out,...
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    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    This is going to sound like a smart answer, and it's not meant to be - the board does what it wants how it wants to do it. And I don't think anyone but them knows for sure. What I do know is all...
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    Officer/Enlisted marriage question

    carolinapooh replied to southeastbends's topic in Government, Military

    Actually that's a cop quote (I'm an ex Air Force cop) and it comes from the simple fact that an enlisted E3 has the power to arrest a four-star general. It has nothing to do with males or females -...
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    OB nurse has questions about the Air Force

    carolinapooh replied to nydoll911's topic in Government, Military

    You won't pass a MEPS physical if you're that overweight and you won't be able to proceed any further with your package until you do. The first thing - harsh, yes, but you have to get that weight off...