Whats it like to be an army nurse?

[IHeartNurses33]

I am thinking of doing ROTC, Im a nursing student pursuing my BSN and I was wondering what kind of experiences any nurses in the army nursing corp have had. I have talked to the head of the ROTC at my college but of course they only tell you the good things. I basically want to know any and everything about your experience. Was it what you expected? Did the things they promised change when you got in? How often are you deployed? Im thinking of doing OB/GYN so any advice on that would also be wonderfull!

Thanks!

[armyicurn]

How flexible are you with changes? In the Army, the name of the game is hurry up and wait. Deployments are 6 months to 12 months up to 15 depending on assignment. My last tour to wonderful Iraq was about 2.5 yrs ago with 12 months on the ground.

Are you in just for a short time or are you a lifer? If OB is your calling, you might first deploy as a med/surg RNs and then when you return, go to the course guarantee of your choice. There was one time where OB RN were not being deployed because you do not see it in deployments but I think everyone is now going regardless of what you do.

You need to find if there are any previous Army Nurse Corp officers in your nursing school and those will be able to tell you exactly what you are looking for.

Good luck.