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1. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

   Unfortunately, this was an issue for many. Maybe reach out to your recruiter about this to see if you can be sponsored earlier somehow...but I didn't receive my CAC until week 4 or 5 of ODS even...

2. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

   Direct accession bonus is $50k (at least it was last year, unsure if it has gone up) for a 4 year commitment. If you're like a critical care certified nurse I believe they can get up to $75k (don't...

3. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

   My process took about 1 year from initial meeting with recruiter to signing the commissioning paperwork. MEPS was simple, just wear appropriate undergarments (and socks!) and be honest. MEPS took me...

4. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

   Hello!! Same to you—Be prepared for the cold! October/November wasn't too terrible in RI. Some cold mornings but that PT will warm you right up (or they may have you in the gym). There are many...

5. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

   The interviews were hard for my recruiter to find someone available. People are busy but the two nurses I talked to had a lot of wisdom to share and did not seem like they were in a rush. It was a...

6. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

   Yes, my process took a little under a year. Unsure if you being in the reserves might make it a little quicker for

7. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

   Congratulations! I hope it's going well and wishing you the best for the rest of your time there. I see you have a MSN, what specialty will you be going into? Are you planning to live off base?...

8. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

   They gave me 8 months, 22 days so that was a surprise I didn't think I'd get any for being under 2 years of experience. I assume I'll be M/S but the detailer said it could change when I get to...

9. Navy Nurse 2024

   Scoontz posted a topic in Government, Military

   Hello 🙂 I was recently accepted to the Navy Nurse Corps and I'm making this thread in hopes to connect with other nurses who are or already have been. I just found out my first duty station...

10. Tidewater Community College Fall 2016 Cohort 1

    Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in School, College Programs

    Just signed up for the BLS class! I'm so excited that our orientation is only a week away. I wonder if we're assigned our clinical sites at the orientation as well since we'll be getting our...

11. Tidewater Community College Fall 2016 Cohort 1

    Scoontz replied to Scoontz's topic in School, College Programs

    Has anyone gotten their physical done and the BLS card/insurance/CPR certification yet?! I'm nervous about getting all of this done in

12. Sentara 2017 Start Date

    Scoontz replied to lndk123's topic in School, College Programs

    Check your e-mails! I got wait listed í

13. Sentara 2017

    Scoontz replied to Baker93's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi Baker93! I just submitted my application. Don't feel bad though, that's just the average accepted score, meaning there had to be some scores lower than 85 and some higher :) be positive! You have a...

14. Tidewater Community College Fall 2016

    Scoontz replied to FutureRN0425's topic in School, College Programs

    Yay Ssathia1!!! So exciting. congratulations and welcome to cohort 1 í

15. Tidewater Community College Fall 2016

    Scoontz replied to FutureRN0425's topic in School, College Programs

    Congratulations FutureRN! I created a thread for cohort 1 but it doesn't seem like there's too many of us on this website, which surprises me!...