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Can You Tell Me More About Getting A Lpn Degree In The Army?

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QUESTION:

I probably will join the Army as a 68W medic. I heard i can get my LPN degree in the Army… Will that take two years or will i get in much less time since i am in the Army? I originally didn’t want to do this in the army but the more i think about it i would be an idiot not to do it, because i want to be a nurse when i get older and eventually a nurse anesthetist. I originally wanted to be a MP but i think i would be better off as a medic since i want to be in the medical field later in life…but i am still thinking about it.
So if there any army nurses or 68W’s here please help me out a little and explain all about it and how i obtain it etc..
Do i have to be working in a hospital setting the whole time, while i am in the army? I would like to try and become a flight medic if possible.
thanks!!!
*** I know i ask a lot of questions on here and I know I am annoying. Thanks for putting up with my questions… I just am trying to decide what is best for my future. thanks!

2 Comments so far

  1. hamroger on December 11, 2009 8:59 am

    LPN is not a degree but a license diploma program. You will have to first serve as a combat medic. A combat medic can be assigned anywhere the Army needs you, with ground troops, to an ambulance service, a clinic, a major hospital, anywhere. When it is time to reenlist you can request to be sent to the Army’s LPN course (called 68WM6) in Fort Sam Houston, TX. This is a one year long course. The majority of LPNs are assigned to wards and ERs at Army hospitals. If you have completed the LPN course you cannot go on to be a flight medic, you would need to do that before the LPN course.

  2. Colin M on December 11, 2009 9:28 am

    the M6 course (LPN) is offered primarily to the MOS 68W. If you are active duty this course is offered depending on your unit or as a reenlistment option. If you are reserves this can be given to you directly from the recruiter. Ask him if he has 68Wm6 openings in the local units. The course is significantly shorter than the civilian version of the course but the certification you receive is the same. Since it is shorter they cram a lot of information into a short amount of time and lots of testing.