majeco2001

Congratulations to all the FY19 MECP Selectees. I am an active duty GySgt in the Marine Corps with 13 years in and was fortunate to be one of the individuals selected. I look forward to the next chapter of my life and wish the best to those who wer...

Gofastphd, I just sent you a PM. Let me know if you get it.

elisabethm, Thank you for the input on Bethesda. You are the only person I have "spoken" to who has been stationed there so that is all I have to go off of. I am not a big fan of the DC area although there are amazing things to see. Having young k...

Hi, I will be graduating in December and most likely be PCS'ing next spring. I want to become a great nurse and have a future goal of becoming a CRNA or getting my DNP (leaning more towards CRNA). My top 2 choices for duty station preference will b...

Hi nh0824, My recommendation would be to contact the MECP POC to get the answer straight from her. My personal belief is that I would recommend going by exactly what the orders/literature of MECP say. The purpose of the "minimum credit" requiremen...

My advice and personal belief is don't tell yourself no, let whoever makes the decision say no. I don't want to give you false hope so plan for the worst, hope for the best, and go talk to a recruiter if it is what you feel compelled to do. If servin...

This is what the local Navy medical recruiter sent me and I quote: "It would likely require a waiver at minimum with the history of the condition and the length of treatment. It does pose the potential to be an uphill battle to be medically cleared f...

Hi , My recommendation would be to contact a current Navy medical recruiter. Needs of the military change so fast and with those changes, the standards/waivers/requirements change. For example, just recently the DOD has talked about allowing individu...

Jtomli10 and smhbtr318, If you need help or have questions with your packages, feel free to send me a PM.

ODURN2015, Thank you for the information. I was hoping there would be a way to get something other than Medsurg out of the gate but I understand the rational behind it. I sent you a PM because I would love to get in contact and get more information...

Hud0369, Check your inbox. I sent you a PM. If you aren't able to receive it, let me know or look me up on MOL locator and contact me (Last name ventura rank gysgt). I am the only active duty one on there. I can help you with everything.

Jmm1990, If you wouldn't mind, can you shoot an email to me at jventur3 @ emich . edu

Jmm1990, No I didn't receive an email from Ms. Kemp. Did she send one out? If so, I never received it.

navynurse15, Thank you. Yea, I have already read all of that but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything critical. Being in the Marine Corps and in a remote command without a usual admin section is a little different. I am getting anx...

Jmm1990, I appreciate it. I have been looking at the BUMED website everyday for the NAVADMIN but just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything as this is truly a life-changing opportunity. I tried PMing you my information but the site won't let ...

HM2 Mendez, I appreciate it. That's kind of what I have been doing but I just want to make sure I didn't miss something. I have been keeping an eye daily on the NAVADMINS and it still hasn't been released. Do we just keep waiting or should I reach...

Quick question: Since the NAVADMIN message hasn't been released, do we wait until then to request orders, etc., etc.? I apologize for the question but being in the Marine Corps and in a remote command there is very little admin support. Thanks in a...

Just wanted to see if you had any luck submitting your package?

Not 100% sure but I think 2 days ago.

Okay, I think I understand what you are trying to do now. Although I am not 100% certain how the reserves work, almost all branches of the military offer the rank of O3 upon commissioning as a physician in the armed services in order to compete with...

I may have an answer for you but am not 100% sure what your asking. Do you have 8 years prior service as an enlisted member and are now trying to do a direct commission? If so, you would commission as an O-1 but would rate the "E" designator in reg...

Hi everyone and thank you for any input/advice. I am currently an active duty Marine participating in the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP). My initial plan was to get out in September of 2014, go to Med school and join the nav...

jeckrn, MECEP (not to be confused with Navy MECP) is similar to signing a re-enlistment. In the Marine Corps, we do not get designated career fields until The Basic School (TBS) which is after commissioning. I know how to submit an inter-service tr...