What is it like to be a nurse in the Army?
I am a Reserves soldier in ROTC trying to decide what to major in. What is it like for an Officer Nurse in the Regular Army?? As far as day to day (do you just work at a hospital) and deployments (do most get stationed in Germany or Iraq etc just as much? Is it dangerous for nurses?)
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My wife is a 66E Perioperative (OR) Nurse and loves it. She goes in at 0700 and comes home around 1530 daily. The deployments for US Army Nurses are 6 months boots on the ground in a combat zone. My wife has not deployed and has been in for 2 years so far, but has worked with a couple that have. They said their living standards are quite nice and they wouldn't mind going back. As far as day to day operations go it's really dependent upon your job. My wife only works in the OR and from what she's learned, won't deviate from that unless she requests it. Again, look at the different specialties and that answer may vary accordingly. Is it dangerous...by odds I'd say no since we've lost one Army Nurse since the Vietnam War to Present. She died in a chow hall in Iraq. The educational benefits are one of the huge reasons she joined and remained in. The Army hired her with her MSN and she'll attend the Perioperative Masters Program before picking up Major. Anyway, my wife was a Nurse for 12 years before deciding upon this and she says she's never been more impressed with the efficiency of a hospital the way she's seen in the two Army hospitals she's worked in. If you've got more specific questions then please feel free to email me and I'll pass them on to the wife. Best of luck! *EDIT* So someone is going to give me a thumbs down when I actually live with an Army Nurse? Idiots.
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As a nurse in the Army, you are usually stationed in a hospital, but attached to a field unit. You will work in the hospital on a routine daily basis, doing your regular work. In the event the field unit deploys, you are pulled out of the hospital to go with them. You will be working in a field hospital, whereever you are deployed. You can be stationed anywhere the military has a facility, including the US, Korea, Europe, Iraq and Afghanistan
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