I’m A Lpn And I Want To Be A Nurse In The Air Force…….?


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I did all the research so i know I cant be a LPN in the A.F. , I know that i have to have a BSN. My question is if I join the Air Force , can I work as a civilian while attending school to become a RN. Or do I have to do one of their enlisted careers? Also do clinical nurses get deployed to Iraq or other war zones, or does it depend on what type of nurse you are? I know to talk to a recruiter [so pls don't remind me :) ] Thanks for your help.

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  1. Jen on December 1, 2009 1:44 pm

    First off, keep doing your homework before you talk to a recruiter. They will say anything to get you to sign the dotted line.
    In the town I live in there is a college with Air Force ROTC. If you go to this college on air force scholarship they will pay for your college, give you an allowance and when you graduate you will be an officer in the Air Force (something lieutenant rank). Sounds like your kind of deal!
    Since you are already an LPN you might be considering the bridge program, but if you are going for your BSN this is going to take some time and I don’t think you can join the Air Force and work as an LPN while working for BSN. You would have to do their enlisted job and do school on the side.
    Either way, in the air force college degree = officer. Not enlisted. That means better jobs for you. You may get deployed, but you aren’t going to be directly in the line of fire as an officer as a general rule.
    Check out colleges with Air Force ROTC. Also try googling J&J’s discover nursing website. There are tons of military nurses with stories on that site.
    Good luck!

  2. hecla 1 on December 1, 2009 2:12 pm

    recruiters can be a little less than truthful, I would try asking someone who has been an Air Force nurse. Try asking this question in the military section. See if any of your friends know any nurses that have been in the AF.

  3. thresher on December 1, 2009 2:25 pm

    Go ask them what your options are.