Reserve Army Nurse

[gcmiller]

Would like to move to Hawaii, have been there before so we know what to expect, I'm a RN with one year experience in a Cardio unit, I have been talking to a recruiter and he thinks the best way to get our family to Hawaii to work as nurse is to move there go in as a reserve as medical army nursing (course I will already be working as nurse in Hawaii hopefully at Tripler) then go active nurse to get full benefits, my husband is Disabled Marine, he has a son with six years in Air Force so we understand military life and that I can be deployed, the point I'm trying to make here is how to get to Hawaii and work as nurse in the Army.

[oahufish]

Not quite following you, do you want to enter the Army on active duty then get stationed here on Oahu...or are you hoping to get a civilian/DOD job up at Tripler AMC? If you want to join the Army Nurse Corps, your recruiter should be able to set you on the correct path. Although I've read that it's very very competitive and difficult to get a direct commission slot anymore, with all the cutbacks in military funding and the draw down in troops the past few years. If you hope to land a Civilian/DOD RN job, there is a government website with info and job listings, just do a web search.

[ShondaJ]

To be an Army Nurse You Need A BSN to receive commission as a nurse. I plan to get my BSN to get back in the Army as a nurse.

[ShondaJ]

You can do reserves in a similar MOS and go to school for your BSN and when you are done check with the recruiter about reclassifing to RN after you receive your BSN and get your license.