"Are you serious?!"

[sa[RN]ah]

After some sulking and feeling bad for myself over all the changes in requirements, and finding out i was ineligible to apply for active duty army.. i decided to go ahead and try my luck at getting a foot in the door through the reserves. I can't say i was really expecting too much, at the time of the board i only had 7 months experience and no certs outside of good ol' BLS. But i work in neuro/trauma and had a couple really good evals and letters, and a letter from a retired army nurse thrown in there. So i submitted everything and forgot about the whole thing because i didn't want to be as disappointed as i was last year. BUT.. two weeks ago I got a call from my recruiter to tell me I had been selected for commission :w00t:!! I was in a state of shock and awe and had to keep asking if he was really serious lol. I'm extremely excited to say the least and i'm going to take everything i possibly can from this experience. And, when the time comes and i'm eligible, i'll hope to be joining the rest of you in active duty! No word yet on when i'll sign papers or do my commissioning. So in the meantime i'm still waiting for something to remind me that this is all real!

Until then, i guess its time to put myself to the grind and lose my last couple pounds and make some improvements to my PT..

[jeckrn, BSN, RN]

Good luck to you.

By the way, even if you went into the active Army, your commission would still have been through the Army Reserve. Active Army commissions rarely go to anyone other than Military Academy (West Point) grads along with some but not all the grads from a handful of other military schools such as the Citadel, VMI (the "West Point" of the South - set up after the Civil War to help prevent another one) and oddly, tiny Norwich University in VT.

"Lead by Example!"

This is no longer true, several years ago all active duty commissions became RA commissions. When I came back on active 2 years ago it was a RA (Regular Army) not AR (Army Reserve) commision.

[sa[RN]ah]

Lunah.. thanks soo much! I'm super excited, even more now that i got a call my from recruiter today to let me know everything is all set and i've gotten final approval and all that. So my commissioning is set for next thursday!! Still feels a little surreal, im sure it will all set in and feel real next week..

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

Woo! Keep us posted. I'm happy to answer any questions, but you know I'm still relatively clueless ... jeckrn is a much better resource.

[jeckrn, BSN, RN]

Woo! Keep us posted. I'm happy to answer any questions, but you know I'm still relatively clueless ... jeckrn is a much better resource.

Thanks

[jeckrn, BSN, RN]

ah;6048517']Lunah.. thanks soo much! I'm super excited even more now that i got a call my from recruiter today to let me know everything is all set and i've gotten final approval and all that. So my commissioning is set for next thursday!! Still feels a little surreal, im sure it will all set in and feel real next week..[/quote']

Congrats!

[sa[RN]ah]

I definitely wouldn't hesitate taking advice from either of you two.. you guys always have a ton of really great info and insight into things. And lunah, you're a whole lot less clueless than i am! Im feeling a little lost in limbo.. i have no idea what to expect for OBLC or my weekend drills. I suppose this is why its called an adventure! lol

[rustynail]

Expect slight sleep deprivation on weekend drills :) I did Army Reserves for 4 years (and National Guard for 4 more) and those are some early morning wake ups. While in ROTC, early wake ups only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Now combine that with a weekend drill - 4 days early wake ups in a row!

I am a little reluctant to volunteer for BOLC combatives at this point - early wake ups 5 days in a row? That is a different story though :)