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  1. USN16x

    Funny how things work out

    Almost four years ago I was a senior in ROTC thinking about duty station preferences. I remember posting here asking for feedback on Hawaii vs DC. Got a lot of responses, and ultimately was lucky enough to have a Hawaii vacation the last three years. What’s my next assignment…. Walter Reed in...
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    Whelp...

    https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/01/10/more-17000-uniformed-medical-jobs-eyed-elimination.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1547130285
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    First Duty Station advice

    Well the countdown begins! One more semester until commissioning! Although I do not need to submit a formal preference of duty stations until I pass the NCLEX sometime around June I would like to start making a tentative list and researching various locations. I am from New England and looking...
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    Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP)

    I just finished up my summer training by completing NSTP at BAMC or (SAMMC). It was an incredible experience! It seems that the nurse population on this site is growing (which is awesome) so if anyone has any questions about NSTP/career progression feel free to ask or pm me! It's an exciting...
  5. USN16x

    Advance Camp 2017

    Hello all I just graduated from 5th Reg AC today! If anyone has any questions feel free to ask, we were told today that next year's AC will be pretty much the same as this year.
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    Army Nursing Reserve

    I know this is a shot in the dark but does anyone have any experience with the reserve component of ANC? There isn't a whole lot of info online and the active duty counterparts I've talked to don't seem to know a whole lot. I'm a rising senior planning on branching reserve so just trying to get...
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    Army NSTP

    Hello all! Nurse Summer Training Program assignments are released along with the tentative corresponding advance camp date. I'm heading down to SAMMC (San Antonio) this summer. Hoping to spend a lot of time in the ICU and ED!
  8. USN16x

    Reserves and Finding a Civilian Job

    Hello all! A little bit about me; I'm currently a junior in AROTC and a nursing major. Over Christmas break I would like to start to plan out my next few steps after graduation/comissioning. I plan on choosing "Reserves" as my component, and am looking into "New grad ICU residency programs"...
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    Reserve Component Nurse BOLC

    http://allnurses.com/government-military-nursing/rc-bolc-2016-a-1040816.html This blog post gives a pretty good description of what to expect at RC Nurse BOLC.
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    AROTC Nurse News

    Just got word from my HR person at school and apparently nurses will not be attending CST after their sophmore year, they will go when everyone else goes.
  11. USN16x

    CIET 2015

    Anyone hear anything about possible dates for CIET this summer?
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    AROTC Nursing News

    I had a meeting with my Brigade Nurse Rep and learned some interesting info that I would like to share. For my Brigade our mission went down from 260 nurses to about 145 nurses. I imagine this is the trend across the country. There is also around 3000 nurses currently in the Army Nurse Corp, im...
  13. USN16x

    AROTC Contracting Board

    Is it common for scholarship winners to go the contracting board, I was under the impression that our spot was "guaranteed" if we pass/maintain requirements?
  14. USN16x

    Book Allowance

    How does the book allowance work for arotc? Do I buy the books I need than get reimbursed later?
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    AROTC Scholarship Question

    I was awarded a 4-Year arotc scholarship and was wondering on how the finances will work. I understand that my benefits will not begin until I pass the apft, so will my parents have to pay the bill and be reimbursed once I pass the apft? I emailed my battalion about this, just wondering if...
  16. USN16x

    Change in medical status

    Does getting a tattoo after being deemed qualified by dodmerb count as a change in medical status?
  17. USN16x

    Remedial Question

    I just checked my status and a remedial has been requested. Will DoDMERB send me information regarding what I am being remedial for and where to go?
  18. USN16x

    Remedial Question

    I just checked my status and a remedial has been requested. Will DoDMERB send me information regarding what I am being remedial for and where to go?
  19. USN16x

    Tattoo question

    I heard somewhere that the army is changing their tattoo policy, tattoos below the knee will no longer be allowed. My family has a tradition where everyone gets a shamrock a little bigger than a quater tattooed on their inside calf. Should I get tattooed before I start arotc next fall? I already...
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    AROTC Nursing Question

    Will being the only nurse in a battalion be a bad thing?
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