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I am currently looking into a career with the Navy. I am 30 years old male and currently attending college. I plan on graduating eventually with a BSN (Nursing) and may consider advancing into Physical Therapy or applying to Medical School. My wife is currently a nurse so relocation won’t be a problem in the future. I am desperately looking for options in the Navy for my future. A few questions; what options do I have for my plans or what can the Navy offer me? Should I just go ahead and sign once I have my ADN and continue working towards the BSN? I do want to be an Officer in the Navy, so I do need to know the requirements for OCS or ODS as well. Not quite sure which path I would need to take. I am a good student; I have a family with one child and am very eager to serve my country. I greatly appreciate your advice and help with my future!
Hi Jake,
To become a commissioned officer nurse in any of the military services, you need a BSN. You cannot be a commissioned officer with an ADN. You could only become an enlisted medical specialist (and one can do that with just a high school diploma).
If you have the financial means to stay in school, and your goal is to become a commissioned officer, I would recommend staying in school until you receive your BSN.
If you need financial assistance for school, you may want to check into a Navy ROTC scholarship. Under that program, when you graduate and recieve your BSN, you would be commissioned without having to attend OCS or ODS.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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