What is the most versatile/useful non-clinical MSN while on active duty

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Any military nurses or prior service out there able to give me some advice or recommendations on what is the most versatile MSN that can be obtained while on active duty? I was debating on a non-clinical route between a masters in nurse admin or informatics. What do you guys think ? Basically my plan is to be able to accomplish this and have it as a backup just in case CRNA doesn't workout for me. I want to be able to obtain this degree on my first duty station and apply to army Crna school once I meet all the requirements. Thank you very much !

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

Correct, TA is concurrent. Just don't use it during the last 2 years of your commitment.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Correct, TA is concurrent. Just don't use it during the last 2 years of your commitment.

Hey, congrats on almost being done with your MSN! I hope you are enjoying the ICU as well.

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

Thanks! It's been good to me so far. I'm pretty sure I'm headed for CRNA at this point, so we'll see how the next few years pan out.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Thanks! It's been good to me so far. I'm pretty sure I'm headed for CRNA at this point, so we'll see how the next few years pan out.

That is the best deal going, and after I deployed with some amazing CRNAs, I seriously thought about it. But that is not where life took me, and I am good with that! One of my besties is about to retire as an Army LTC, she did ROTC and commissioned in 1997, ended up in ICU, then did the USAGPAN program. She has been a CRNA for about 15 years and is awesome! All the USAGPAN grads I have worked with are great.

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Specializes in U.S. Army Reserve 1LT 66S - ICU.

Thank you guys very much for the input, both of you have been great mentors since I started going on this website so I really do appreciate the information. I wish I would have made military a full-time career sooner. I've been a civilian ICU nurse for 9 years and when you go through a corporate takeover it seems like all the time I spent at my current hospital was taken for granted.

I've been working on a packet with my recruiter since March to go from Reserve to Active duty and after 9 months things are finally going into motion, just waiting on assignment orders. When I get settled in I will probably pursue an MSN in Admin and consider an LTHET packet for USAGPAN, but like what Pixie said I will see where life takes me as well. I just wanted a back up plan just in case CRNA doesn't workout

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