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Currently have a tentative offer for a GS 610 11 nurse clinical nurse role with a Naval hospital. Im being asked to submit a request with current check stubs. Anyone successfully navigate through this process? What kind of increase did you see? Anyon...

I am currently in the same situation. Told to submit a request along with paystubs from my current employer. Can you tell me how it all worked out for you?

Hello I was wondering if anyone here has connections with BAMC ICU nurse manager. Preferably a CVICU but I also have MSICU experience. Please PM, thank you.

Hi all, my unit is doing F2F drill in Feb but since Im more than 400 miles away, I am not allowed to come in to F2F drill. Does anyone have a unit in OH that is doing virtual drilling in Feb so I can reach about RST? Ill be on a COVID assignment so I...

Hello Is anyone connecting to military site with an iPad and cac reader besides using the reader and app on militarycac.com?

No not all. And they won’t have you stay medsurg for long either from what I hear. Part of promoting within the army is changing you area of concentration, think of medsurg as entry level. To answer your question, I am a Periop Nurse in the Army...

Still looking for someone that has successfully been able to use their CAC card with an iPad that DID NOT purchase the expensive app/reader advertised on militarycac.com

I was in the same boat, drilling virtually before DCC.....can’t say any of it helped. DCC is like basic education of the Army. Courtesies, drilling and ceremony, Army history, UCMJ, land navigation etc. It's a condensed version of the basic educatio...

Hello Im looking for some insight from those who recently completed DCC. Could you mssg me please? Thank you

It may change after our class but it wasn't horrible. Apparently things changed from the our class and the one before us so some insight I received wasn't applicable.

I cant answer the 2nd question but the durst I can. Prepare for the ACFT. As a nurse you'll need to meet gold standard. You'll do the ACFT at DCC and BOLC. It doesn't count for record until March 2022 but if you pass, then better for you. Google Army...

In order to direct commission into L&D, you will need to come in with work experience. If you are trying to go in right out of school, you can reach out to an AMEDD recruiter and ask about the Clinical Nurse Transition Program. This is for nurses...

Do you have an ipad set up for the CAC card??

I just commissioned into the Army Reserves this past Feb right before my 41st. You can get in shape while you start the process. it will take about that long if not longer ? If Army, just make sure you find an AMEDD/healthcare recruiter.... in the be...

They have to submit your CV first to see if you even get approved to apply. Your job description and experience has to meet the minimum requirements for the role. Example, I had been a nurse 5 years but I was going in as periop so my CV couldn't be s...

I was commissioned in Feb for the reserves...still haven’t drilled and pretty much not getting any help moving forward. That being said I can tell you 2 things: 1. The next step is MEPS. You won’t get any movement till that’s done. If you’re 40 or ol...

Did you decide? I would say go where you felt comfortable with the team

I have a dark sense of humor...dowright inappropriate most times but apparently, compared to some, I reserve it for audiences who appreciate my dark humor. That means I would never wear my insensitive humor on my chest... That being said....theres no...

Call your BON and explain the situation and get their feedback. Take that to your nurse manager. While a charge nurse is in the chain of command, they are the chain of command during that shift (at least where I work) and do not make administrative c...

That actually warms my heart. Seems like they all had the same organic chem/physics requirements when I first began my college journey....ofcourse that was quite a few moons ago. Organic chem I was ok with....physics was another story Thank you again...

I will say its nice to see the differences laid out that way....makes it easier to decide which route to go ...thank you Minus a few things, it does seem like more of a difference in flexibility and autonomy over anything else. Im still toying with t...

I get what youre saying about access, but Im not sure thats what the person was asking about. What is the actual job/role/duty difference between a CRNA and AA? Besides/beyond/aside from independent practice....what can a CRNA do that an AA cant? I h...

The wording may throw people off.....to be certified you must take a certification exam but you after fundamentals you should have the basic skills of a nurses aide. Some hospitals may take you just like that. Some hospitals (some in FL, GA and Ohio)...