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You can go to the Oct COT date even if NTP. I did back in 2015 and was medsurg NTP

Hey guys, been a bit since I was on here. I'm about done with COT, then off to NTP at Tampa, FL. I'll be stationed at SAMMC afterwards. I thought I'd start a new thread for people to ask questions specifically about COT/NTP because in the last year ...

Hello, So I have an interview coming up at St Thomas West in Nashville for their new nurse residency program. I was wondering if anyone on here knew anything about the program? I tried calling but never even got a human being on the phone. I know the...

Officer Training was difficult, but not nearly as difficult as basic is for enlisted. It's 5 weeks total, and you go through phases. Each time you phase up, you get more privileges as a group. The first two weeks were the toughest, that's when most o...

Jfratian is correct, the AF and Navy take a very small number of new graduate nurses without experience each year. By very small, think 35 medsurg and 5 OB for the AF. ROTC is always an option, no guarentee you are selected at the end but gives you a...

You could also look into ROTC and the Air Force. AF takes new grad nurses through the NTP program, I just finished it in January. It's competitive, everything is right now. But you could look into it as an option, doesn't hurt to see options. Talk to...

I commissioned and started COT in October, then started NTP in November. Originally I wasn't going to commission until January, but I specifically requested to go sooner if possible and they found an opening!! At NTP there were 14 of us total, and on...

I think somewhere a month ago someone asked about GPAs for people who were accepted? I had a 3.74 GPA. When I applied the minimum required GPA was 3.4 I think. If anyone has other questions about the application or how to improve chances, let me know...

Yes they'll cover the flight if you fly. I drove my own vehicle, so I was able to pack more items and on weekends when you do have base privileges, you can use your own car to drive around

Oh, and my first duty station is SAMMC on Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio TX

I'm already in COT, I arrived Oct 5th and graduate Nov 6. My NTP is in Tampa, FL at MacDill so I'll be there in a few weeks. There's lots of great forums on here about how to apply and be competitive. Biggest points are high GPA, strong CV with extra...

I wish I'd brought food items like granola bars, energy gummies, and beef jerky. You don't get phased up for the first two weeks, so you aren't allowed to just go buy food whenever. I just bought candy for Halloween last weekend, after week three en...

Those numbers sound about right, maybe on the low side but they changed the standards so less people were able to apply. I applied first in summer 2014, when there were over 300 applicants but only 35 medsurg spots and 5 OB spots. Then I applied in 2...

From first day I talked with a recruiter till this Sunday (my leave day) the process took 1 year 10 months. I applied twice for the NTP program, for new nurses without experience. If I were accepted last year it would have been about one year total b...

Sweet, I'm joining then. My name is Suzanna

JoJo, would that page be for any NTPers or just your specific COT class? As in, I'm COT class 16-01, but I haven't found anyone going to this one yet

The Air Force and Navy take new graduate nurses with little experience, however the Air Force only meets once a year to take new nurses without experience, and they just met in July and picked their selects. This is a long process, the next new grad ...

I swore in August 17th, leave October 5th. I'm also not sure what is meant by scroll. I know congress has to approve us for commissioning, so I guess my scroll was approved if I already swore in? I dont have my official orders yet though

Yes, you are at least looking at next year for boards. If you have enough experience by March you can apply for that one, otherwise it's apply to NTP in July or the FQ board next September...just depends how your experience works out

_zoubisoubisou_, there are a couple different boards meeting. The one that's happening now/soon is for FQ, the fully qualified experienced nurses. Now I don't remember if you need 6 months or 1 year to be considered FQ, I applied for NTP with 5 month...

Agreed, there are plenty of past posts that will answer your questions, as well as meeting with a healthcare recruiter. I'll quickly address some of your questions. If you're applying for next year you may have enough experience to apply FQ, just dep...

Being prior enlisted may give you a small advantage, but not in a way that makes you more likely to be selected as a nurse. It's more like, you understand the military and system already. They do consider past experience on your CV, so having militar...

You will swear in before COT, I swore in at my recruiter's office with a Captain last week. But until we start training, we're considered reserve, not active duty. As far as getting weighed, I know we do a diagnostic PT test at COT, which should incl...

That's awesome!! That will definitely help with the interview part of it. If you happen to meet/know other nurses/officers that have military background they would be excellent for Letters of Recommendation! I was fortunate enough to have a retired L...

What my recruiter explained was the accession bonus was not a thing for the NTP program. It IS still alive for the specialty nurses, so ICU and the others that are not doing NTP. I even signed a legal document yesterday after swearing in, that stated...