mrs27smith

Hello everyone! I am a surgical ICU nurse and I have decided to apply for the Air Force Reserves as a flight nurse. I am currently working on my MSN in management and plan to apply for CRNA school next year after I complete my MSN. I have been a n...

I also used these same two methods mentioned by Okami_RN (I also used Evolve Elsivier's PASS CCRN for the review questions that comes with the book, AMAZING) and just passed my CCRN yesterday with a 97% on my first try. It only took me 1 1/2 hours o...

WOW thanks for all the helpful info!! í ½í¸Š

Well lucky me I am not a guy, but I have my labs tested biannualy so I'm good on all of that í ½í¸Š

My recruiter offered me $45K bonus pay (to be broken down over a 3 year period after I complete flight school) or $50K of student loan repayment.

Super glad to get an update from you. Sounds like you had an eventful weekend? So yes, all these school must be completed, and you technically don't get your "bonus" (first 1/3 of it for starters) until they have all been completed!!! So I'm super i...

Kind of sounds like the GS process! Well hope to hear from you in the next couple of weeks when you have drill. Keep us posted!

That is AWESOME! We all look forward to hearing all about it, so "Hurry Up and Share" when it is over!! í ½í¸†

Ok so quick update, after my physical I was found to be temporarily disqualified because I had an "angioedema" episode (something like anaphylaxis but not as severe). So the MEPS physician and I had a disagreement about rather or not it was consider...

Ok so update time! Yesterday I had my MEPS physical. So my timeline is: 0530 - Arrived 0600 - Roll call and badges passed out 0730 - Briefing done by CPT 0800 - Taken to Medical floor to start physical 0900 - Completed Vision & Hearing test 0...

I got the email from my recruiter today. I was reading the requirements of the attire and such and it kind of made me laugh reading the part about "making sure to shower and wear clean underwear" lol!! But I am set and will be at MEPS at 0530 Wednes...

Yeah he told me he would send me the packet this coming Monday morning so that I can prepare and "have the information fresh on my mind". I assume dress is important to set a precedence for Air Force standards? It would be nice to "move to the head ...

Thanks Vona86 for that info. I was told I have to be there by 0530. He told me that he was going to send me a packet before my appointment so I know what to expect. Did you get a packet as well, for either physical?

*gilversplace Just texted my Recruiter with your question and this was his response: Not all bases have C-5s or C-17s. That's the type of aircraft that flight nurse fly aboard to care for patients.

Yeah that was my initial thought as well, but unlike the AD route things are done differently. Recruiter states that he has seen scrolls come back between 1 week and 6 months. I actually had the opportunity to speak to an active reservist who had hi...

The scroll is the paperwork that is sent to the Secretary of Defense with all of your information to be reviewed and approved for your commissioning. Apparently it is the part of the process that takes the longest, which is why my recruiter says tha...

I recommend the Laura Gasparis DVDs and Pass CCRN book (to include the access code for the review questions & practice tests online).

Thankfully for me (blessed), I have never had any medical issues where I have been hospitalized besides the birth of my children. I kind of have OCD when it comes to my health so I keep a strict regiment regarding dentistry & medical check up an...

Thanks Vona86 for that valuable information. Thus far my timeline is: 28 March 16: Initial Recruiter contact 6 April 16: First appointment w/ Recruiter (sign docs) 8 April 16: Scroll sent up 11 April 16: All paperwork turned in 4 May 16 (future): MEP...

The process for a job on USAjobs can be very frustrating so learn some sort of relaxation technique lol, that is the first piece of advice I will give you. So the first thing that you want to do is check the eligible applicants for the job. Some pos...

*gilversplace I am not sure about rather or not every AF base has flight nurse drilling. I wouldn't see why they wouldn't as long as it is an AF base and not like an Army base or something. I can ask my Recruiter just to verify for you. And yes i...

Have any of you simply taken a "test run" at the test just to see what it was like so you can actually study confidently knowing what your weaknesses are?

I would definitely recommend the Laura Gasparis review DVDs (it comes with a copy of the slides & provides you with a test that you can send in and get 12 contact hours as well). Plus if you haven't already, purchase the PASS CCRN book (the one t...

I am in the process of joining the Air Force Reserves as a flight nurse. I have completed my application, my scroll has been sent up (per my recruiter), and I am now awaiting the appointment for my physical so that I can schedule my face to face wit...

Hey bsuciu I just spoke with my recruiter (texted 2 days ago) who just came off leave, again lol! So he informed me that he has already sent up my scroll after our last appointment and we are still waiting for that. He said that he received my tran...