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The Army, like many health care employers, has a need for nurses. An Army nurse is an officer and one way to become an officer is through Army ROTC. Being an Army nurse can be a rewarding experience, and it is very competitive with the civilian workplace. The Army has many hospitals and medical centers throughout the United States as well as overseas.
The Army offers many incentives for ROTC and nursing students in particular.
Internship - During the summer before your senior year you can attend the Nurse Summer Training Program. This is 3 weeks, 120 hours total, where you work one on one with an Army Nurse in an Army hospital.
Guaranteed training - After graduation, you can be guaranteed training in skills such as critical care, peri-operative, psychiatric, and obstetrical and gynecological nursing.
Continuing Education - The Army will provide training to keep your skills current and help you enhance them as well. The Army will pay for you to get a graduate degree.
As a nursing student we understand your course load can be intense. Our program is designed to be flexible to you so that you will succeed as a nurse and future officer.
Upon graduation, passing the NCLEX and commissioning serve a minimum of four years on Active duty
Attend one Military Science class per semester
Participate in physical training, Leadership Labs and one Field Training Exercise per semester.
You will be given more responsibility in an Army setting; and sooner, than you would typically get in a civilian setting. As an officer, doctors and other health care professionals will show you respect based on your rank and experience.
Contact our department: CPT Sara Woods at sara.woods@mnsu.edu or 507-389-5835 or stop in to 316 Wiecking Center on the Mankato campus
For more information about Army Nursing, visit http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/nurse/index.jsp.
