35 year old looking at AF or Navy Reserve

[ND_RN]

Hello...I am a RN from ND and I am looking into Air Force Reserve flight nursing...is there anyone active reserve right now, in flight nursing that I could contact via email with some questions...or if anyone has some comments..I have 12 years experience...geriatric, psych, ER, ICU, med-surg, PACU experience. I currently work full time at the State Veteran's Home in management. Still fill in at hospitals with my travel nursing per diem.I have my TNCC, ACLS, PALS and am looking to get the other certificates in ENPC, trauma nursing before the end of the year, while I wait to see if I meet the requirements, which I understand takes awhile to process. I would like some info on amount of time involved in regards to weekends, flight time, etc for the flight nursing...I am extremely excited to have a chance to do this...I finally feel like I have found what will make me feel like I am making a difference for this generation of soldiers. I have read conflicting amounts of time re: amount of time deployed (on average) anywhere from 60 to 120 days. Also...what is the officer training and flight training like? Is there a way to get some of the curriculum and read and study some of this before I go, since I will most likely not be able to have the green light to go, until next summer. Thought I would make good use of my time and read anything I can get my hands on. I am wondering how well this will fit with my job...which is currently Mon-Fri (but I am able to adjust hours to get 40 hours in 4 days, etc...)

Any information is helpful...it has been helpful going back and reading all the old posts...Thanks for all the great information.

Also...any Navy reserve nurses out there....currently, how long have your deployments been...and where (stateside, Germany, 6 months vs. 1 yr...etc)? How was the officer training school in Rhode Island? Is there anything specific you wish you would have been better prepared for when you went?

Have a good day! Rebecca