What is life like in the reserves?

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Good afternoon all,

I am 23 years old, almost 2 years experience in the ED. I tried travel nursing for a while because I am so desperate to get out and see some of the world... but I am too anal to live without knowing where my next paycheck is coming from and where I'll be 2 weeks from now... So now I'm back home in boring Illinois and extremely bored. My question, then, is what is life like in the reserves?

I have a husband and we just recently bought a house here, so full time active duty isn't possible right now. Plus, my husband and I are really close, and really love to travel together, which I know isn't possible in the reserves, so do you have any other ideas?

How often do you have to go to training? What does the physical test involve? Is there a way to get out of deployment and just work around the US? I know I really need to talk to a recruiter, but I want to know first hand from reserve nurses if this is what I want before I even take that step...

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Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.
good afternoon all,

i am 23 years old, almost 2 years experience in the ed. i tried travel nursing for a while because i am so desperate to get out and see some of the world... but i am too anal to live without knowing where my next paycheck is coming from and where i'll be 2 weeks from now... so now i'm back home in boring illinois and extremely bored. my question, then, is what is life like in the reserves?

i have a husband and we just recently bought a house here, so full time active duty isn't possible right now. plus, my husband and i are really close, and really love to travel together, which i know isn't possible in the reserves, so do you have any other ideas? travelling while you are in the reserves is not an issue as long as you make your 1 weekend a month.

how often do you have to go to training? for the most part 1 weekend a month 2 weeks a year. it can vary some by what type of unit you are in. put most is the 1 weekend and 2 weeks a year.

what does the physical test involve? varies by which service you are in. none of them are that hard with a little bit of pt. some people only run when they have the pt test.

is there a way to get out of deployment and just work around the us? if you are already thinking this way the reserves is not for you. deployments is part of the reserves. they can be stateside or overseas. i know i really need to talk to a recruiter, but i want to know first hand from reserve nurses if this is what i want before i even take that step...

not sure what your education level is but you have to have a bsn to become a military nurse. if you are adn grad or lpn you cannot become an officer. the army reserves use to take adn's but not anymore. if you are a bsn you will need to speak with a health care recruiter and not an enlisted recruiter.

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I'm sorry but people who say they want all the benefits of the military but also want to "get out of deployment" really tick me off. We join to serve our wounded soldiers and we go wherever they are. Go on a cruise.

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I agree. If you don't want to get out of a deployment then you should just look into a civilian career. Being in the military and going on deployments go hand in hand.

I'm sorry but people who say they want all the benefits of the military but also want to "get out of deployment" really tick me off. We join to serve our wounded soldiers and we go wherever they are. Go on a cruise.
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I agree. If you don't want to get out of a deployment then you should just look into a civilian career. Being in the military and going on deployments go hand in hand.

I'm sorry but people who say they want all the benefits of the military but also want to "get out of deployment" really tick me off. We join to serve our wounded soldiers and we go wherever they are. Go on a cruise.
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