I'm currently serving in the USAF reserve right now as a mechanic, but I will be graduating college in two years. Do you think I should go into officer field? I will be getting a degree in nursing and I would love to help out with treating soldiers. I can only imagine how often I will get deployed, which is a good thing to me.
Anyway, should I do that (join the Nurse corps as an officer) or should I stay in my career field? Although I like my current career field and my coworkers are great, it's kind of boring and I wish I could have more of a direct impact.
Also, if I do join the Nurse corps, should I stay in the Air Force or look into another branch? I would love to help out in the battlefield by treating wounded soldiers.
2007-11-13 15:22:54 · 16 answers · asked by airforcewolf 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Oh, I forgot to mention that I wish to stay Reserve no matter which path I choose. As much as I love the military, I need to stay near home for a variety of reasons.
2007-11-13 15:33:47 · update #1
go into the officer corps and become a nurse. We can get replacement mechanics easy, nurses are a rarer comodity and we ground pounders greatly appreciate good medical care.
2007-11-13 17:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-24 05:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are planning on making a career of the military, the only way to go is as an officer. The benefits far out weigh the cons. You are given a great deal of respect, you pay is higher, you housing is nicer, plus the O club is so cool. Stay in the Air Force as they have the best of everthing -- even have vets on base for your animals. How cool is that eh? Good luck and I hope you like nursing.
2007-11-13 15:31:56 · answer #3 · answered by Diane B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to look at a Nurse Corps commission in the Air Force Reserves with the view of becoming an aeromedical evacuation nurse. It's a demanding job and a lot of the trans-pacific and trans-atlantic missions are done by USAF Reservist medical and flight personnel.
You would be treating the wounded and ensure they arrive safely at air heads which are contiguous to major medical centers in CONUS.
2007-11-13 16:29:36 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pay and perks of an RN officer are much better than enlisted medic.
Also, you will find many opportunities to take 3- 6- or 9- month rotations around the globe as an RN that you will not find as a reserve medic.
Check out the Army, they have a much bigger medical system and many more destinations for traveling reserve nurses.
2007-11-13 15:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stay in the AF and become a nurse. It sounds like a great plan.
Diane - Yes, Air Force bases have vets but those vets are Army. Army is the only branch of service with that MOS.
2007-11-13 15:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by sunflowers 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Army Nurses are in high demand. I recommend that you take a look at this website: http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/nurse_program.jsp
Especially if you are excited about deploying, definitely be an officer in the Nurse Corps.
2007-11-13 23:04:59 · answer #7 · answered by Nicholas P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for it (nursing and a commission). The military needs good medical people and the experience will probably help you on the civilian side. Be a "retread."
(USAF Ret - 8 yrs enlisted, 13 yrs officer)
2007-11-13 15:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go for it. As a RN you will get more pay and perks. Besides the USAF, think about the Public Health Service. In the USPHS, you may still be assigned with a military unit and have many civilian options.
2007-11-13 15:30:06 · answer #9 · answered by Richard B 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just FYI, we have a friend , an Army reserves RN, has been to Iraq twice.
He has been deployed a 3rd time,this time to the Pentagon, to help the Army review and evaluate their entire nursing program.
He was recently prtomoted to light colonel.((That's Lt Colonel))
2007-11-13 16:20:04 · answer #10 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋