Question for Military wives who are RNs

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My boyfriend is in the Marine Corps and this fall we are planning to get married. :) Next spring I am due to start nursing school. He doesn't know where he will be stationed yet, but we are originally from California. If he is stationed in another state and I get my RN license in that state, how hard would it be when I return to California to get licensure there? Also, I've heard that if someone gets licensed in California it is easier to get licensed in other states versus going from the other state to California. Is that true? Anyone here have any first hand experience with relocation in the military being an RN. Thank you for any advice you can give me. :)

~Stacy

Specializes in Community Health Nurse.
cheerfuldoer, this is VERY exciting news for me. If I don't have to go through yet another endorsement, I will be a happy camper. I am in talks with someone at Wilford Hall right now. She knows I am a military wife, but she did not mention this. I have an email out to her and hope to hear from her tomorrow. I have never worked at a military facility as a nurse, so it never came up.

I will proabably get a TX license just to know I can go anywhere to work. But, if I do accept a position there, it is great to know I don't have to go through the endorsement process until I am ready.

Thanks so much for the information!!!!

You're welcome! :) Here's a website you can visit, leave a profile on, and search for jobs in military hospitals anywhere in the world if you like:

www.usajobs.opm.gov

Wish you the best!:balloons:

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Cheerfuldoer - thanks for clearing that up. I apologize that I gave incorrect info.

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