![]() You won't really have anything to do with working in the field, and definitely can't go to the Regiment. If being a Ranger Medic was what you really wanted you picked the wrong MOS. If you have further questions, DM me.Too bad you didn't get here sooner. 68C AIT will give her college credit for A&P 1, not 2. 68W AIT is only 4 months and you are almost as clueless when you come out of it as you went in. Keep in mind the 68C AIT is 52 weeks long, is multi Phased meaning you will go to San Antonio after BCT then go to a Phase two site, which could be one of five locations. They may now be called MEDCE Recruiters, not too sure. Instead, you need to talk to what used to be called an AMED recruiter-usually find them on college campuses. Your education is paid for by the Army, but after graduation you must service in the Army for a set amount of years.ĭo not talk to a normal enlistment recruiter about the AECP, they likely have no idea what it is and will divert you to another enlistment route to make their numbers. While in the AECP, you get paid as if you’re in the Army and just focus on school. She could join as a Charlie or a Whiskey, get out of AIT, work on college credit and apply for the AECP to work towards her BSN at any approved/accredited school of her choice. Your work is counting inventory items, breaking down tents, and PMCSing vehicles. BSN could be done, but you wouldn’t actually get experience being a nurse because you don’t actually work in a hospital. Then, as a Charlie, you could go to a CSH (“cash”) and your schedule would widely depend on uptempo or leadership. There are many 68Cs that are and they are working on their BSN. Once I was back at the aid station, I would have more time to complete class, but then I deployed and was on mission the entire time (not next to a computer).Īs a Charlie, you could get placed on a hospital assignment, and you could have a set schedule. One of my joes, a platoon medic, would sham all the time to complete his online course work. Was placed as a medic “on the line” meaning in a rifle company. As a medic, I was with a FORSCOM infantry unit. ![]() I wish I could resolve this with confidence.Īll depends on your unit you get assigned. being an EMT).Īn easy solution would be to join the Reserves and go to college full time, but that's expensive. But I like that 68C makes you an LPN is a classic nursing path (vs. One reason I'm leaning to 68W is simply that it's a 4-year commitment instead of 6 (like 68C). That probably explains why the answers are all over the map.įor some active army medical folks, it was doable. How demanding your job is and if they move you around a lot (deployments).How accomodating your commanding officer is.Lots of variables beyond your control, including: I'm keeping an open mind, but based on your response (and others), it certainly seems like a tough road filled with uncertainties. The challenge with some/all of these courses is that you gotta hope that you can find something like that near your base - and that the Army doesn't move you every 6 months. Indiana State also has a military-friendly LPN-BSN course. If you have your LPN already (which you would as a 68C), then you can skip 3 of the 15 required nursing classes (that's 20% of your workload). Rasmussen College has a Flex Choice option that lets you get an ADN and rarely go to a campus. It might work for 68C too, but they don't mention it. The following schools give you 1-year or one-semester of credit if you're a 68W. Here's one.īutte College in CA gives you credit if you're a 68W. ![]() Texas has many military-friendly nursing programs. You're right that LPN does not equal RN and no MOS makes you an RN.īut it seems that doing an LPN-RN Bridge Program is feasible while on active duty, although I haven't gotten a firm confirmation of that. Yours is one of the more discouraging ones, but that's fine. Part of my research has been posting on a couple of Reddit forums.
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