If there are any AF nurses out there, or other nursing students that are also applying to the USAF, please join in the discussion! I have decided to join the USAF after I graduate with my BSN in May 2010. I have started the application process to NTP. I will go to MEPS in July and will be applying for the boards that are held this October (October 2009). My recruiter says I will go to COT in August 2010. I started the process LATE in my junior year when I found out about the USAF Nurse Corps, so from reading the posts on this website, I feel like I am incredibly behind in the application process. Does anyone know if this will affect my application, and if yes, in what way(s)?
To the students or recently commissioned USAF nurses, can you tell me a little bit about the process to apply? Since I started so late, my recruiter is doing the best he can to explain it to me and help me along the way but I'd like to hear about others' experiences so that I can be prepared. Plus, I still don't fully understand the "board" process that supposedly starts in October. I have filled out all the paperwork, gotten all the required supporting documents and now am setting up my MEPS and Chief Nurse appointments.
Are there any AF nurses out there that could tell me a little bit about their experiences? I have read all the posts here on allnurses.com but I'm just still very curious as to your experiences in the nurse corps with things like particular bases, starting out as a 2nd lt. and other specific questions. I only have experience with civilian acute care nursing, and I'm very curious as to how hard it will be for me to adjust to AF nursing (my specialty is L&D/NICU).
I really appreciate you taking the time to read this incredibly long post. Thank you so much for your help in advance, I am really grateful!
Thanks for all the wonderful advice! Most of it has put me a little more at ease. I'm in nursing school for my BSN (no ADN, came in right out of high school) and had never had any knowledge of the military at all. Most everyone on here has been incredibly helpful - thanks a bunch!
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Thanks for all the wonderful advice! Most of it has put me a little more at ease. I'm in nursing school for my BSN (no ADN, came in right out of high school) and had never had any knowledge of the military at all. Most everyone on here has been incredibly helpful - thanks a bunch!