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ERRNmarla, Id be happy to share about the interviews. The first one I did was in person with the chief nursing officer on the base closest to where I live. The interview was very easy- mine lasted an hour an a half but I don't think that's normal lol. We got to talking about a lot of other things because it was so informal and relaxed. He did ask questions like describe a time u had to use critical thinking, describe an ethical dilemma u had at work. What was your hardest pt and why. And then asked about my fitness level, if I had problem carrying weapon, why I wanted to join AF, if I know the mission and core values of AF, how I felt about deployments and a few other things I can't quite recall. I walked out feeling really awesome about how it went. The phone interview on the other hand was a little harder to connect with the person since it was over the phone and kinda awkward. It was a nurse within my specialty. She Asked more specific questions related to my specialty. Didn't really ask anything about Air Force stuff except about deployments. I didn't feel that great after that interview. Be sure to Have a bunch of scenarios answers prepared before u interview so u can be ready with quality examples. Other than that, just be your self and you will do great! donkin- Feel free to ask me any questions u have! And yay for fellow nicu nurses joining the AF! I am not sure when the board meets this year- Ive heard different things from people, but my recruiter told me they meet usually around sept and then dec/jan. So you should be able to get your package together by September (if that's when they are meeting). This past year I had heard there was only 4 spots open. Not sure how many people applied but I don't think that many because I feel like it's a little known fact that Air Force even has NICU nursing! There was not a signing bonus for nicu this time, but I hear if you are board certified u can get special incentive pay down the road so that is what I'm working on getting now. there are only 4 bases with NICUs- Langley Virginia, SAMC texas, landstuhl germany, and Japan. As far as dual military spouse stuff goes- I don't know much. Just that they try to station you together as soon as possible. Let me know if you have any other specific questions! Good luck!

Hi Eric! Congrats on getting selected and that's awesome to know we will both be headed to SAMC when we are done! I did not go MEPS, I had a commissioning physical done at the base my husband is stationed at. Waiting to hear back if I was cleared or not. In the mean time just trying to get all the paperwork filled out and signed. How did the MEPS process go for you? Hi monica! Congrats on being almost done with nursing school! Will you be going to COT in August as well? I will not be doing the NTP following COT because I am already an experienced nurse, I believe NTP is for new nurses, I could be wrong though. Bsuciu- Id be happy to explain the steps though I'm not sure if it's different for you since you will be reserve. My process went surprisingly fast! I first went in to discus options with a recruiter in September. Hardest part was collecting all my medical records because I have had quite a few surgeries. While waiting for records to come back which took about a month goal, I was collecting all the other prices of the application such as several letters of recommendation, fine tuning my resume and completing the essay. Then, we submitted my medical records to MEPS to see if they would clear me for physical so that I could actually apply for the December board deadline. While waiting to hear from MEPS, my recruiter set up an in person interview and a over the phone interview. Both pretty easy. I can give you tips if you would like. Lastly, I got approved to physical and then my application was submitted to the board in December. I hear back that was selected early January! I hope this has helped. Feel free to ask any more questions u have! Good luck

Hello there! I wanted to create a page for people who got selected into the AF nurse corps and will be attending COT this August 2016!! It will be great to already know people when we go, so please introduce your self and let everyone know how the process is going! My name is Kristen, I've been a NICU nurse at Childrens Hospital Colorado for about 2.5 years now. My husband is a medic in the Air Force (active duty). I am so excited to have been selected for NICU nursing in the Air Force!! Right now we live at whiteman AFB in Missouri but will be moving to San Antonio later this year which is where I will be stationed! Congrats to everyone who got selected!

A week ago I found out I was selected for NICU! They already told me my COT date (aug 15) and first assignment SAMMC (San Antonio)! Anybody else get that date or assignment? Congrats to everyone who got selected!

Congrats Morgan! a lot of your posts have been really helpful to me as a am now beginning the process of applying to the Air Force as a NICU nurse! I was wondering if I could pick your brain a bit about the application process and various things you've learned along the way regarding NICU nursing in the AF. My recruiter has been somewhat less than helpful. I'm new to allnurses so I'm not able to use private messaging yet. So I'll have to post a few questions on here. -what bases have nicus? Fort Sam, Japan, Germany, and Kessler? -what do you feel like really helped you get in this time versus the first time you applied? -what does the NICU interview portion entail? -how many NICU positions were you told there are? - how long did it take for you to gather all the application parts In order to be ready to submit the application for the first time ? My recruiter thinks I will be able to apply in December but that seems fast. I have a whole bunch more but let's start with those. Lol. Thanks so much. And congrats again on getting accepted!