ShockTraumaRN

Hi all, I'm wondering if there are any current or recently former Navy nurses out there in this community. I am very interested in Navy nursing, but I have a HUGE amount of questions and would love to get some information from those of you who have been there, done that. I looked at old threads, but most of them are quite old and don't answer most of questions. Here goes! And thanks in advance for any help :) Also, just some background, I'm a nurse at The Shock Trauma Center here in Baltimore...I work on an IMC. How many hours do/did you work per week? I've read that since the Navy basically owns you, you sometimes have to work overtime with no overtime pay...is that true? How easy is it to get time off? Do/did you get to create your own schedule? What was the application process like? Did you get to choose where you wanted to go? Did you stay in one place or did you transfer to other cities/states/countries? If you transferred, how easy or hard was it to do so? Whats the pay like? And how are the benefits? Overall, do/did you enjoy your experiences as a Navy nurse? Would you recommend it? What sort of unit do/did you work on? Do/did you get to pick what unit or types of units you get to work on? I'm interested in ICU/critical care; do/did you feel like there is the ability to get trained and move around to different units? Are/were you at risk of being deployed? Thanks!