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Hi I’m an active-duty ICU nurse in the Army. To my knowledge there are no “street-to-CRNA” programs for any of the branches. Your options would be; 1). Join military as an ICU nurse and compete for spot for CRNA school after 2 years. 2). Get accepted to civillan CRNA school and contact a...

I was a nursing major and always lived with non-rotc people. I think it’s benificial to live with other nursing majors! Getting up early never bothered my roomates. If I had a PT test in the morning I would just explain to my roomate that I really needed some good sleep leading up to it.

Current AD Critical-Care Nurse (66S)

Very cool! Glad it all worked out 🤙🏼

I didn’t do CTLT, but NSTP. You do get an “OER” but it means nothing. However, it’s good exposure to the whole rating system. See if your LT is chill and will give/show you a copy of their OER support form. Side note Oahu is awesome! Do as many hikes as you can and live it up!

I have heard DCC is an experience… haha. It’s all no stress, you’ll enjoy it.

Hey! I was in your shoes many moons ago. I’m currently an active duty nurse in the Army, here’s my spiel. Army ROTC Pretty much what the poster above said. My advice when looking at schools is to ask their ROTC department about their nurse misson (quota), how many other nursing majors are in...

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...

Current Army Nurse here, this is my shameless plug to apply for AROTC and hey why not AFROTC for nursing. For a new grad nurse your first 1-3 years regardless of branch will be the same (working medsurg). The only major difference will be duty stations and the different brach cultures...

I think the reason why some folks choose to go reserve is they can work in a speciality like ED, ICU, Peds, etc right out of school. Going active you have to be a med-surg nurse for 2-3 years before you can specialize.

OML doesn’t really matter for nurses, liked stated above pretty much all nurses go active. Yes you can go to ranger school as a nurse but it all depends on how supportive your floor leadership is and if staffing is okay. I haven’t heard about nurses in SOAR, but If you become an ICU nurse it...

There are usually x3 BOLC dates per summer; Mid-July, End of August, beginning of October. It’s first come first serve for BOLC/Duty station so take the NCLEX ASAP!! Also duty station availability corresponds with BOLC dates so Hawaii could be only offered in October etc.

Current Army Nurse here I’ll speak to what happens when you graduate and commission as an active duty nurse. Once you graduate and pass the NCLEX you will submit all your paperwork and make your “wish-list” of assignments. You will be assigned to a MEDCEN which are the “larger” Army hospitals...

Just to make it clear you won’t be running and gunning in any or these units listed above. If that’s something you’re interested in you should look into some of the enlisted SOF medical jobs like special forces medic or being a medic in a ranger batt

Current Army nurse here, yes there are options to be “on the frontline” however these are extremely competitive and are usually are only available after 6-8 years in your career time line. Being a 66S (critical care nurse) or 66T (emergency nurse) are the two AOC’s that will open the door for...