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I didn't get an email about the invitation. But I just requested to join! Yay!

Yeah, Facebook page sounds good! Do you want to set it up?

Hi ladors! Oh my gosh! I'm excited for you! From what I've heard, that's a really nice area! Yeah, it's a solid 4 months between my graduation date and ODS. I'm still debating what to do in that timeframe.. In regards to forming some kind of group, that's a great idea! We're not a big group, so it shouldn't be too hard to get in contact with everybody! I'm so excited to go to ODS!!

Hi ladors!! I saw that you'll be going to ODS in April, if you aren't picked for an earlier class? I'm in the NCP program as well and will be heading to ODS end of April! I don't graduate until December though. I got assigned Portsmouth, VA :)

Do you know when you'll be going to ODS? Have you been assigned your duty station yet? I'll be going to Virginia! So excited!

ladors: That's amazing!! Congratulations! I'm so excited! Do you have previous nursing experience? Have you heard back where you'll be stationed?

chely21: That GPA is amazing!! They'll look at your overall college GPA I'm pretty sure. You definitely have a competitive GPA! Congratulations! My overall GPA was around a 3.55, but my nursing GPA was around a 3.75 when I applied.

lasarazen, BSN, RN: How long have you been an ER nurse? I want to go into critical care and possibly ER, but I figure that since I'll be a new graduate, I'll probably be in a medsurg unit at first. In reference to ODS, once you find out more, can you tell me what it is like? I know that it is 5 weeks up in RI and I browsed through the ODS website, but I just want to be as prepared as possible. Do you know where you will be stationed?

lasarazen, BSN, RN: That is so amazing, congratulations!!! I would love any advice and wisdom you have to offer, thank you so much!!!

chely21: It is a very competitive program, that's for sure. But don't get your hopes down, stay positive :). The toughest part is the waiting, the board doesn't meet until November or so, so it takes a while to find out. The questions they asked were mostly general, but depending on how you answer them, they'll base their questions on that. Some of them included "why do you want to join the Navy?" or "What is your goal as a nurse?" or "Why do you want to be a nurse?" Make sure you read up on the history of the Navy a bit and a bit about the various hospitals and the hospital ships. When they end the interview, they'll usually ask if you have any questions for them. It's good to ALWAYS have some questions for them. You can ask the interviewers about their career in the Navy or if they have any advice for you, a future Navy nurse. As for the GPA, I'm pretty sure the requirements are that you have at least a 3.0, but obviously, the higher the better. My recruiter said to keep my GPA above a 3.5, just in case. But that doesn't mean that a GPA below 3.5 is bad. When do you graduate?

I am currently in the program. The application process is pretty lengthy, so be prepared for that. Make sure you talk to a medical recruiter, they will know the process in detail. Some of the things your daughter will need to complete ... background checks, MEPS (to make sure that everything is okay medically speaking), multiple interviews, a bunch of paperwork to complete the packet ... That is what I remember off the top of my head. New graduates are sent to Officer Development School in RI for 5 weeks after successful passing of the NCLEX. Thereafter, she will report to her first duty station within a certain timeframe. She will be able to pick her top three choices of duty stations, but you never really know if you're actually going to get those. I am not in the area where you are located, but hopefully this somewhat gave you an overview of the main concepts. Depending on when she signs up and if she is accepted into the NCP program, she'll have a contract for 4-5 years, which can thereafter be renewed again. I wish your daughter the best of luck in her future endeavors! If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to answer them to the best of my abilities!

Hi everybody! I was accepted to the NCP in the Navy earlier this year. I graduate in December and the will head off to ODS beginning of 2017. I couldn't find any other recent threads for NCPers, so I just wanted to see if anyone else will be graduating around the same time and going to ODS around the same time as well. That way we'll kind of get to know each other beforehand as well, if we do end up in RI at the same time. If anyone who is already in the Navy working as a nurse or has gone through NCP as well, do y'all have any advice or tips? The three major duty stations from what I've heard are San Diego, Bethesda, and Portsmouth; what is it like working there and what is the area like? I submitted my duty preference sheet around two weeks ago, how long does it take to find out where I'll be stationed? Thanks! :)

Oh wow they didn't take many!! I found out that I was accepted!! I am so excited! Chadczar: Oh man, I'm sorry you didn't get in! I'm sure you will do great in the future and I hope that you will continue to apply and join the Navy! Maybe we will see each other in the future!

I got word that results are still not up. More waiting!

Me too!! Good luck :)