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It's not hard, but you do have to wait and put in the time. They generally make you do 2 years of med-surg prior to specializing. After that, you can apply (not very competitive) for the psych fellowship at Travis AFB. I believe it's 6 or 8 weeks. The issue is that you only have 3 bases to go to with that specialty (San Antonio, Travis, and Elmendorf). After that, you have to put in more time (generally 2 assignments or 4-5 years) before you can do AFIT (the much more competitive program that sends you back to school full-time).
JohnRossi
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how hard is it to switch from med/surg to psych in the air force??? I'm going in through NTP in one week and have a goal/dream of being an Air Force Psych DNP. I know it's a long road, but curious about switching from med/Surg to psych to get the 2 years needed experience before applying to school? Thanks!!!!