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Hi everyone, I'm happy to say I was recently accepted into Duquesne University's second degree BSN program beginning in August 2016. But I have been doing my research on reviews of this program and throughout this forum, and it seems that there are quite a few people with negative comments. I heard that the program has been changed and improved in the last year. So I am curious - recent graduates of this program, honestly, what was your experience like? Would you recommend it? And if not, what didn't you like about it? Thanks

Yes, the Navy does have an HPSP scholarship for nursing students, as far as I know. It is quite possible I am mistaken but that is what the recruiter I talked to said. I've talked to a recruiter from every branch and this is a summary of what I have learned overall about the HPSP for all three of them: *Army: The Army wants you to have a BSN already, and at least one year of experience working as an RN. *Navy: Students in MSN programs are eligible, but the program would need to be completed in 24 months. *Air Force: As others on this thread have said, the Air Force HPSP is only for students who have been accepted to DNP programs. So MSN students are not eligible, unfortunately. So for those of us who are non-nursing majors, it looks like we will have to wait until after our first year is complete and we have received an RN license to become eligible for HPSP. Anyway, best of luck to you! It is really encouraging to see that there are other people with the same interest who want to go down the same path. We'll get there eventually.

Thanks for all the replies so far. Birthday_Girl, I've actually applied to Seattle University's APNI too! :) But I'm not sure HPSP would cover it. I've been talking to recruiters and the Navy has HPSP for Nurse Practitioners just like the Air Force does, but as far as I know they will only cover programs that are up to 24 months long. As you said, the direct entry PMHNP program at Seattle University is around 36 months. So if I do get accepted, I think I will just apply for HPSP after the first year, and maybe that would work out. I'm not really sure about the Air Force, but I think their HPSP scholarship for direct entry NPs is only for up to 24 months too. I don't know of any 24 month direct entry MSN programs for PMHNP, but if anyone does, let me know.

Hi everyone, I've been searching through/lurking in these forums for a while now but I finally signed up and this is my first post. There seem to be a lot of really helpful and wise people so it's a great pleasure to be here. Anyway, my question is for all of you PMHNPs who have worked in the military. I am not yet a PMHNP but I have been applying to direct entry MSN programs (my bachelor's was in psychology) and am seriously considering the HPSP scholarship. I have a great desire to serve and would be honored to be able to take care of our military, especially in the mental health field. Even if I don't get the scholarship I will probably try to work in the military anyway. So, I would like to know what your experience working in the military was like. Were most of your patients soldiers? Their families? Did you get to do any sort of counseling/therapy for conditions like PTSD? What kinds of things did you do on a daily basis?