US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing (USAGPAN) FY2025

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Was wondering who all was applying to USAGPAN FY2025? 

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ajll_2025 said:

 

What is the typical daily schedule for BOLC? Is it from 8am to 4pm daily?

Does it end on mid-May? I wanted to know how long is the break (if any) between BOLC and actual USAGPAN start (June). 

Thanks!

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It kind of varies week to week for BOLC, the first week you have a lot of in processing briefs that are at 0900 and then within the first two weeks you have height/weight they for us was a 0330 start time and then a record ACFT at 0400 

one you start combatives it's a 0600-0700ish start to the morning then usually in class by like 0900 until 1700 depending on your instructor

last three weeks of BOLC you'll be in the field at camp Bullis M-F and the home on Saturday/Sunday - so it varies

you do get a break, so for us in direct accessions we finished  BOLC 14 May this year and we had time off until 31 May - on 31 May the whole class had to be present for accountability, direct accession and LTHET and then first official day of class was 3 June 

 

 

 

 

 

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32SoulPatrolRN said:

It kind of varies week to week for BOLC, the first week you have a lot of in processing briefs that are at 0900 and then within the first two weeks you have height/weight they for us was a 0330 start time and then a record ACFT at 0400 

one you start combatives it's a 0600-0700ish start to the morning then usually in class by like 0900 until 1700 depending on your instructor

last three weeks of BOLC you'll be in the field at camp Bullis M-F and the home on Saturday/Sunday - so it varies

you do get a break, so for us in direct accessions we finished  BOLC 14 May this year and we had time off until 31 May - on 31 May the whole class had to be present for accountability, direct accession and LTHET and then first official day of class was 3 June 

 

 

 

 

 

THANKS for the info! Thinking if my family will have to move with me in January or if I should just go first in January and have them move in March when BOLC starts. From my understanding, DCC is going to be in Oklahoma around February (based on your timelime this year), so I don't wanna leave my family for a month in San Antonio while I'm in OK. I have 2 little kids and a wife who is also a nurse. Coming from out-of-state...

Did y'all move in Jan or last December? 

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I moved with my wife who is a nurse as well and with our 4 kids: 8,7,5,3 from central California to San Antonio  and we talked about me going first during DCC but we ended up all going together in January 

we had a place to stay temporarily here in San Antonio  two weeks before our house on post was ready 

it was rough leaving them for the month at DCC but I feel like it helped my wife adjust and build up her confidence in taking care of the kids/house by herself and other matters while I was gone

which has helped her continue to basically solo parent while I've been getting through this first semester of school 

We've all researched how demanding CRNA school is and it is crazy the pace that it goes and you will literally find yourself studying every free hour you have to keep up

 

 

 

 

 

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@32SoulPatrolRN

Wow. Basing from your family's experience, I can tell that it's going to be a big adjustment for me and my family. I hope my wife and kids can transition smoothly. 

Anyone here know when I am actually going to be considered "Active Duty"? Is it when I receive orders in Nov/Dec or next year when we move to TX? 

Is there a formal ceremony/ oathtaking that my family can witness or is it only in the movies? LOL!

Thanks

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I came in as a direct commission with a wife and 3 kids. If it makes you feel a bit more at ease, we were worried about the adjustment but we VERY quickly formed a tight knit group among all the direct accession. Right now, me, Soulpatrol, and 2 others all have kids that are friends and we've got a great rotation with babysitting so that we can all still spend quality time with our spouses. You'll get to know the other Direct Accession students through DCC and BOLC so don't sweat it too much. The LTHET students are also great and we've just extended our family from the 12 direct accessions to the 30 person class LOL.

As for when you become "Active Duty" they typically go based on when you sign your Oath of Office which is typically on whatever your official report date is on your orders. We did it on January 22nd this year. You can 100% bring family with you so they can watch you swear in, take pictures, etc. I would recommend it if they can because this is a big commitment.
 

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@ RNMedic553

Wow this is good to know. Thanks so much for all the helpful info. 🙂 I just had a zoom meeting for future soldiers/officers yesterday with my local recruiting team. They talked a little bit about Military life and Military benefits. I'm excited to start but nervous at the same time. Thanks to you, SoulPatrol, MikeyD for all the info and support in this feed. You guys are awesome!

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Late to the thread. I'm accepted. Is there a Facebook page? Somewhere where we can start connecting?

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Hi! Any good apartment/townhouse recommendations to those who live off-post? What areas around Fort Sam Houston should my family and I avoid? Just looking up housing as early as now in case I don't get a spot on base next year.

 

@TXRN2CRNA I don't think there is a facebook page created for our group (USAGPAN 2025) yet. I've been basically asking questions on this thread. I get a lot of helpful tips from those who have already started the program. Thanks to them😊

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ajll_2025 said:

Hi! Any good apartment/townhouse recommendations to those who live off-post? What areas around Fort Sam Houston should my family and I avoid? Just looking up housing as early as now in case I don't get a spot on base next year.

 

@TXRN2CRNA I don't think there is a facebook page created for our group (USAGPAN 2025) yet. I've been basically asking questions on this thread. I get a lot of helpful tips from those who have already started the program. Thanks to them😊

OK thanks! Anyone coming from DFW area? Also, do you guys know how clinical sites are assigned? Or even when we find that out?

 

How hard is it to stay in SA?

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As far as staying on base goes, if that interests you I would make sure that you submit your orders to the housing office as soon as you get them. You will likely be placed on a waiting list and it is first come, first served. You can also put in for housing on any of the 3 bases in San Antonio (Sam Houston, Lackland AFB, and Randolph AFB). If you are looking for places off base just reach out to your sponsor when you get one and start looking at places. There are several of us that live in the Converse area and a few in New Braunfels.

Northeast is generally a safe area and the only major downside is I-35 traffic is horrible. I live in the Saint Hedwig area. I'm spending 2160/month for a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath new construction so it's pretty reasonable for the price. 

For phase 2 I'm not going to be able to help much, they have changed how they do it from year to year and it may change again before you select. For FY 24 there are 8 clinical sites. Each site can only take so many students so we are all ranking the site from 1 to 8. We should be finding out the final say in October.

The current sites are:

Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX

Fort Cavasos, Kileen, TX

Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX

Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO

Fort Liberty, Fayetteville, NC

JBLM, Tacoma, WA

Fort Eisenhower, Augusta, GA

Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

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TXRN2CRNA said:

OK thanks! Anyone coming from DFW area? Also, do you guys know how clinical sites are assigned? Or even when we find that out?

 

How hard is it to stay in SA?

Typically you rank them and submit to usagpan faculty. However, hrc has the final say. There are certain considerations that complicate things such as MACP (dual military) and EFMP (for service members with specific family issues. Such as a family member that has a medical condition that must be considered). 
 

I trained in El Paso and it was fantastic. There was only 1 out rotation that was not local. We did about 1K cases a piece. 

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