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[kuljazzulu3]

howdy fellow underappreciated folksies!!! PLS HELLPP!!

im thinking of joining the military esp navy or airforce for better pay, bonus and exposure to critical or acute care.

iam basically a new nurse considering a shift in career path. ive only been an RN for 7mths bit was an lpn for almost 2yrs b4 that. got an associates degree. new hosps arent hiring dudes with no experience:cry: so ive only been working in nursing homes:(. bored and unchallenging. plus dont know jack:nurse:.

wots the real deal? i want to further my educ to get a bsn, do they pay? is the weekly pay comparable.?, r u travelling constantly? do they pay for ur housing? can ur awesome patient[ bcuz shes reading this!] wife:heartbeat live with u? do they really clear past student loans? do i gain awesome experience which will help me in my wish of being a future ER nurse?

pls give any info that might shed any light on any of this. im a tad thick, so pls use simple terms.:)

thanks me mates!!!!!:chuckle:nurse:

[mommyX2]

I think you have to have a bachelors degree and then you go in as an officer. That was the impression I got from the recruiters who came to my school. You may be able to make a deal where you go in and obtain your bachelors by a certain date, I do know that this is done in other areas of the military.

[Harleyhead]

You most certainly do need a BSN before a nurse recruter will talk with you. Im a Navy veteran so I may be able to anawer some of your questions. I have heard that the Army reserves may take a ASN but thats just hearsay on my part. Email me if you like.

[SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN]

the army reserves takes adns as officers. right now they pay (don't know about the future) for you to go back to get a bsn. i am also told by a recruiter that in order to land any specialty outside of medical surgical nursing you have to have at least 2 years experience in that specialty or 2 years of experience in medical surgical nursing where you had some exposure to the skills required for the specialty of interest.

i have met former army nurse corps officers who worked medical surgical nursing and in their opinion it is not bad! it is challenging as any other specialty and rewarding. plus, the ones i know that started off as adn nurses and received a bsn, move on to active duty because there is an easy transition …. i do not know anyone who hated his/her time in either the reserves or on active duty in the army nurse corps. not to say that there is not an officer out there who does! however, from what i hear you definitely will not be bored! being a nurse in the army is nursing and requires that you to be an officer/leader at the same time... i am told that filling the role of both at the same time is a fun challenge (well fun if you like painful hard work).