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I finished an ADN program and am currently working towards my BSN.

Hello, all, I have a few questions regarding military nursing and would love some help! My dream is to be a Navy flight nurse. Yes, I know it is rare and difficult to achieve, but that would be my ultimate goal. I love nursing and the military and have wanted to serve my country for as long as I can remember. I have just a few questions. 1) Which branch would I most likely be able to get a flight nursing spot? Navy or Air Force? 2) Would trying to get a college ROTC spot help my chances? 3) I have graduated nursing school and I am now finishing basics for my bachelors, is it too late to inquire about the Navy nurse candidate program? 4) What are my chances of being selected without any of the above? (NCP, ROTC, etc) 5) Is it possible to get flight written in your contract for military nursing? I also have a concern that does not involve nursing. I am with a guy and we plan to get married. The only snag is that he is currently a naval aviation rescue swimmer. If I were to join I would be an officer. I know the Navy (and all branches I'm sure) has a Fraternization policy. How would that work if we were married beforehand? Equally, how would it affect us if we weren't married beforehand? I am just curious to know. Please note that the answers will in no way influence our decisions about marriage. I just like to be educated and know what to expect. Also, I am a very dedicated hard worker who can work autonomously but is very good at working in a team setting as well. I love a challenge and excitement as well as helping those in need. By the time I plan to join I will have a year of ortho/med surg nursing and a year+ of emergency nursing under my belt. I will have BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications. I would have very high recommendations (if needed) from employers, educators, service members, etc. I am 21 and very much in shape and would have zero problem with any physical or mental challenges. Also importantly, I am in good academic standing and have been all throughout college. Honestly, any help would be so appreciated. Thank you for your time!

By time I would actually be able to apply I will have already had a years worth of experience as an RN. And thank you, I am definitely looking for more ways to get an edge on the competition. I will definitely look into getting certifications and so forth once I graduate from the program I am in now. The hospital I want to work at makes all of their RNs have an ACLS certification, so that's a plus. And thank you for the response, if there is anything else you think of that may help please let me know.

Hello, I am considering the nurse candidate program, is there any advice you can give me on doing everything I need to do that would increase my chances of being accepted?

Thank you for your responses!

Also, I plan to advance my education to a Doctorate degree, do you think that would matter at all?

Hello, I am in a nursing program right now, I will graduate in May of 2015. I will take both my NCLEX and state boards before I join a BSN program due to the fact that I still have a few semesters worth of basics to finish. I have been researching about joining the Navy. Honestly, the more I research the more excited I get. I can't think of a better opportunity to advance my experience/career than becoming a Navy nurse. I have been wondering an awful lot about the nurse candidate program. I was planning on contacting a recruiter after I graduate with my associates degree and inquire about the program seeing as it is hard to find information about it. Is that too late to contact a recruiter? If anyone who is applying or has been accepted or has gone through the program and has any advice or information I would extremely grateful for any help/information you may have. I know now the program is highly competitive but I am very athletic so the physical aspect is no problem, and by time I apply I will be an RN with a years worth of experience with a good GPA and with high recommendations (I saw somewhere that we needed recommendations?) and I have such a strong passion for nursing, do you think that will help my chances of being accepted? Once I am accepted into a BSN program I will only have 3 semesters and then I will graduate and I want to sign for 8 years if I get accepted to the program and am able to join the Navy. 8 years is the minimum amount of years I want to serve, but the only way I would serve that few of years would be if something happened to where I was no longer able to serve (such as an accident or something like that). Do you think that would help my chances at all as well? Any information would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you.