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  1. AF Critical Care Nurse, losing the E identifier

    St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    I joined the Air Force as a critical care nurse (M46N3E) last year and was wondering if it was possible to later remove the E identifier later in the future. I've come to realize that having that E...

  2. AF Officer Guide Book/Prepare for DDA and COT

    St.BaptistRN replied to RenaissanceGal's topic in Government, Military

    I literally just finished COT not even a week ago. 1 start saving money, there's a good chance you're not going to get paid while you're there (a lot of financial problems). 2 get your CAC ID before...

  3. AF nursing culture

    St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm about to finish COT and had some questions before my first assignment. What Is it like being an AF nurse? I was talking to a PA and he mentioned that nurses are slow to promote (at least above...

  4. Commissioning into the military as a nurse. Which is harder, Navy or Air Force?

    St.BaptistRN replied to Fullmetaljacket96's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not sure how far you'll get, but maybe you could get some paperwork and forms

  5. Commissioning into the military as a nurse. Which is harder, Navy or Air Force?

    St.BaptistRN replied to Fullmetaljacket96's topic in Government, Military

    It wasn't hard to do, just really tedious. I applied to both Air Force and Army, they were each looking for about 15 critical care nurses. Despite that, I got accepted by both and went with the Air...

  6. New Neuro/Trauma RN, Need a Lot of Help

    St.BaptistRN replied to St.BaptistRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thank you for your thorough post. That's the type of crash course I needed. Thanks for your

  7. New Neuro/Trauma RN, Need a Lot of Help

    St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hello my fellow neuro nurses, So I just joined the Air Force and am finishing my training. I spoke with my new supervisor today, and found to my shock and terror that I will be going to the...

  8. Military critical care nursing

    St.BaptistRN replied to Jleb886's topic in Government, Military

    Good luck, I'm trying to do the same, going to COT next

  9. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    St.BaptistRN replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    Just got orders for COT and Permanent duty station in

  10. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    St.BaptistRN replied to 06crna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What was the most difficult part of becoming a crna? Was is the application process, interviews, a certain class or project,

  11. Question about statement of motivation for Army?

    St.BaptistRN replied to Spring624's topic in Government, Military

    There's not a lot of stuff out there, but I did mine in about 1-1.5 pages. I thought that this part was one of the harder things, but their 60 odd page packet wasn't fun

  12. August COT for Air Force

    St.BaptistRN replied to dsrnusaf's topic in Government, Military

    Finally got orders for COT

  13. What am I getting myself into

    St.BaptistRN replied to lebo2072's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not sure about the guard, but I just commissioned as a 2nd lt as an RN into af, no enlistment required. Find a nurse recruiter, don't go to a regular

  14. What is Bagram AFB Hospital Like?

    St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    Okay, so I've got my commissioning done, COT date and assignment set, now I'm trying to figure out this deployment thing. My sponsor says nurses are pretty much deployed to Bagram AFB hospital for 6...

  15. How frequent are deployments?

    St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    I just comissioned last Friday and have a few questions about deployments over seas (Afghanistan, etc) and I keep getting different answers. For critical care nurses, how often and how long are

  16. ER Nurse moving to Tacoma

    St.BaptistRN replied to vegechik_RN's topic in Washington Nursing

    If you want busy, st joe is good. During flu season they had pts in the hallways. It occasionally looks like a disaster zone with all the admits and

  17. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    St.BaptistRN replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    Just got commissioned 6/23, going to cot

  18. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    St.BaptistRN replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    My recruiter called me, he says he got an email with a list of approved names. I have yet to get a letter, or anything official

  19. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    St.BaptistRN replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    Got my scroll today. Should commission next

  20. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    St.BaptistRN replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    Talked to my recruiter today, found out that August is the last COT for fiscal year 2017, so a least we shouldn't be delayed

  21. Air force nursing 2018

    St.BaptistRN replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    I started applying for AF in May of 2016, still waiting on commission. You've got some free time on your hands to get all the experience/certifications you

  22. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    St.BaptistRN replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    Like most here, pushed from May to August, and still no scroll. Does anyone know why the process is held up? Is this normal for

  23. CMC exam

    St.BaptistRN replied to MachewRN's topic in Critical Care

    I thought the CMC exam was one of the hardest I've ever taken, and that's including the CHFN, CCRN, and CSC exams. I used the Exam secrets series, It's a bright yellow book, found it on Amazon. It's...

  24. August COT for Air Force

    St.BaptistRN replied to dsrnusaf's topic in Government, Military

    I'm going in August to Maxwell too, got bumped from the May one due to lack of scroll. Does anybody know what the actual hold up is on that

  25. Air Force COT 2017

    St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    So, it seemed like the previous board selection thread was getting a bit long and cumbersome; thus it's about time for a new thread to focus on our respective COTs. I was selected for the May 22 COT...