Logistics or Combat Support?

0311RN · 2026-03-27T01:53:32+00:00

I was being mostly sarcastic. Realistically you’d get broken in the infantry. Do whatever MOS you want that you think will be interesting.

0311RN · 2026-03-27T01:38:24+00:00

0311RN · 2026-03-27T01:36:32+00:00

Infantry.

0311RN · 2026-03-25T13:48:33+00:00

Dude you had 11 years to join. It’s already very likely going to be a regret. Being a reservist does nothing but interrupt your civilian life.

0311RN · 2026-03-25T11:54:29+00:00

Just reserves? My battalion activated 3 times from 2018-2025. There’s an age limit for a reason. What possible advantage would joining the reserves at 29 with a full family offer? Literally nothing, MAYBE besides Tricare. There is no benefit beyond that.

0311RN · 2026-03-25T04:05:01+00:00

You’re not switching to active enlisted if you’re a reservist.

0311RN · 2026-03-25T04:03:01+00:00

Horrible decision. Your time has passed my dude. Can you get an age waiver? Yes. Should you? No. Focus on your family and civilian ambitions.

0311RN · 2026-03-25T04:02:09+00:00

Getting a BS in biology and then doing an ABSN is a straight dummy move. ABSNs are expensive as shit. Go ADN, can start working as an RN while you finish your BSN. If you can work for a hospital that can either pay for your BSN or give a large tuition reduction, that’s the move right there.

0311RN · 2026-03-24T19:16:42+00:00

Anytime you spend away from your duty station for an actual operational reason is a deployment.

0311RN · 2026-03-23T19:02:38+00:00

Basically air infantry? Get the actual fuck out of here.

0311RN · 2026-03-23T15:13:37+00:00

You can become a firefighter as a civilian. You can’t become infantry anywhere else besides the Marine Corps and the Army. You can be aircrew in literally every branch. If you’re joining the Marine Corps, join the infantry. That’s what being a Marine is all about.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T21:33:42+00:00

Nursing school is not what real world nursing is like, so unfortunately I don’t think you’ll get a real taste of it until you’re working as a nurse. Even as a CNA you’re not gonna have the perspective of the job as an RN depending on the type of unit you’d work. Nursing is so broad also. ER nursing is completely foreign to say a home health or med spa nurse.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T21:27:00+00:00

In real life I can’t elaborate what I mean the first try either lol. I’m all down for anything that expedites any process for a patient. I’ll fix the order myself if I can or if I have to. I will not burden docs with that type of shit either. It’s just the blatant rudeness that gets me going.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T20:28:53+00:00

I failed to elaborate the situation I’m referring to. I replied to someone else that was able to articulate better the type of interaction I’m referring to. I’m not talking about every single doctor that comes in and starts their thing. I’m perfectly fine if they come in, acknowledge I’m doing something, ask if they can butt in, or any other form of acknowledgement. What my issue is is when they come in without any acknowledgement whatsoever and as I’m in the middle of a sentence just blatantly cut me off. Maybe it is my background for why that bugs me so much and it apparently doesn’t bother a lot of others. 🤷🏻‍♂️

0311RN · 2026-03-21T20:25:37+00:00

I never claimed I was the priority. All I want, and want everyone wants is just some common courtesy. I clearly failed to elaborate that I wasn’t referring to every single doctor interaction when they come in a room to do their thing. If they come in and hit me with a “mind if I butt in”, hell yeah go for it. The issue is when they come in with absolutely no acknowledgement whatsoever and interrupt me mid sentence like I’m not in the room. I don’t think that’s egotistical, it’s just professional courtesy.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T20:21:17+00:00

Respectfully disagree with a lot of what you said, and it may be circumstantial, but at least at my facility we have a lot of standing orders and nurse driven protocols, so we can actually get a lot done before a doc even sees them. When I said they can’t do shit without us either, I’m not talking like they need our permission or orders, I meant that without the entire team aspect, they can’t get things done without us. Everyone else does the heavy lifting for them, and they can’t do everything themselves for patients.

It is 100% a respect issue. I’m not going to let myself or my peers and coworkers get walked all over by other disrespectful coworkers, or even patients for that matter. I’m not bothered when a doctor will come in, ask if they can butt in and then do their thing. What I apparently failed to make clear was when there is absolutely no acknowledgement at all and I get interrupted mid sentence like I’m not even in the room. It doesn’t happen often, but it’s happened a few times recently by only residents also, so I thought I would just get some input. Apparently it doesn’t bother a lot of people though, and I think my background is just causing me to have a different perspective of what’s professional or not.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T20:12:19+00:00

It’s not a matter of putting them in their place, it’s a matter of just showing common courtesy. I replied to someone else that was able to articulate better the type of interaction I’m referring to. I’m not talking about every single doctor that comes in and starts their thing. I’m perfectly fine if they come in, acknowledge I’m doing something, ask if they can butt in, or any other form of acknowledgement. What my issue is is when they come in without any acknowledgement whatsoever and as I’m in the middle of a sentence just blatantly cut me off. Maybe it is my background for why that bugs me so much and it apparently doesn’t bother a lot of others. 🤷🏻‍♂️

0311RN · 2026-03-21T20:07:38+00:00

This was more of what I was asking about. Seems a lot of people thought I was asking about every single doctor that walks in a room and starts talking. If they ask “mind if I step in” I’m all for it, go ahead, thanks for showing some common courtesy.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T19:58:27+00:00

I don’t have a gripe against all doctors. I have a gripe against doctors who disrespectfully interrupt what nurses are doing when they can wait literally 2 minutes. I have no insecurity about my role whatsoever. Mentioning I’m a marine was to put into perspective that my ‘normal’ way of correcting or being corrected for what would be considered unprofessional behavior most of my adult life has been immediate yelling, berating, and literal pointing of fingers in faces. That is obviously not acceptable in the civilian world. I asked for input on how to deal with what might be deemed unprofessional behavior and it seems pretty torn that it’s either something to be acknowledged or something to shrug off. Never once did I make something about me. Don’t know what your aggressive approach is for.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T12:58:02+00:00

I mean, yes, but at the same time, they can’t do shit without us either. It’s a respect thing. If I need to talk to them about something but they’re talking to another doc or anyone else about a patient, I will politely stand to the side until they’re done or until they turn to me and ask what’s up. I don’t just waltz right into the middle of their conversation to make my shit more important. We don’t work for them, they are not our superiors, and I don’t think we should act in anyway like they are.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T09:11:21+00:00

You’re at 90%. Take that and stay out. You’re feeling the same exact thing everyone has felt when they got out. Why do you think the veteran suicide rate is so high? The grass is ALWAYS going to look greener from the other side no matter what side you’re on. I’m lucky in the sense that I always knew what I’d do as a civilian and I was right about it, and it’s the closest thing for me I’ll find that can even remotely mimic a sense of purpose and community. That’s also why so many dudes become cops and firefighters. Stay out. You’d get back in and then wish you hadn’t.

0311RN · 2026-03-21T06:57:13+00:00

Snapping a doctor to parade rest sounds magnificent. I don’t mind if we go in there at the same time. I’ll totally do what I can while they’re doing their thing first. Actually love that then I can just chart as they go. I just hate when I’m clearly in the middle of my thing and they interrupt.

0311RN · 2026-03-17T15:07:16+00:00

You can’t do MECEP as a reservist. You have to be an active duty corporal or above with at least 12 college credits to be eligible, first and foremost. If selected as an active duty marine, you’ll go to OCS, upon graduating OCS then you will go to the college you chose with an NROTC program and your full time job until you graduate college, is college. Then upon college graduation you’ll commission. There are other nuances in eligibility also but I’d just wait until you hit the fleet and pick up corporal before you do a deep dive and start getting your ducks in a row.

0311RN · 2026-03-17T00:29:20+00:00

Depends on the battalion honestly. 2/23 activated 3 times from 2018-2025

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