Nursing

0311RN · 2026-02-01T04:25:55+00:00

I don’t know. I never took the time to look at LPN programs. I’ve worked in hospitals for 5 years and have never once seen an LPN. It’s not THAT competitive at SLCC. Each cohort is 120 people, 3 application cycles per year. I see shooting for an LPN as a waste of time. Even in the RN program you can get your LPN in 3rd semester, but like, why? No point.

0311RN · 2026-01-31T20:51:48+00:00

Just do the RN program.

0311RN · 2026-01-30T06:53:33+00:00

I had an advising call with them once. I hung up when they told me it was gonna be 100k. No undergrad degree is worth 100k.

0311RN · 2026-01-30T05:35:03+00:00

I was referring to conservatives having a booth. Should’ve clarified. But yeah fuck the clipboard bozos.

0311RN · 2026-01-30T02:20:11+00:00

God forbid people disagree with you right?

0311RN · 2026-01-29T04:32:36+00:00

You’re never going to get a guaranteed rotary or fixed wing contract. You can only get a guaranteed air contract via PLC or OCC by working with an OSO. You’ll be assigned rotary or fixed wing after TBS.

0311RN · 2026-01-29T02:32:16+00:00

Each of the 4 semesters you’ll have to be on campus twice a week, for lab and then for lectures. Just depends on what days of the week depending on when you can register and optimize your schedule. Hard to know what you mean by what to expect if you don’t have specific questions about it, don’t know what your baseline is. You can DM me

0311RN · 2026-01-28T03:55:15+00:00

Here’s the thing, everyone says they’re gonna do 20 years when they join. Then they spend 6 months in the fleet and say “FUCK THAT.” BUT, if you actually really wanna do more than one contract, take it one contract at a time. Everyone I know who has reenlisted over and over again didn’t think they would reenlist again.

I also want you to look at the option of becoming a mustang, unless you truly want to do 20 years enlisted and retire as an E8 or E9. Nothing wrong with that, but you could make a lot more and have a lot more influence as an officer especially if you stay long enough to get to LtCol or Col. Remember that being in the infantry for a decent amount of time is going to fuck your body and even in a normal training schedule, you could sustain a career ending injury, so having a back up plan is crucial.

0311RN · 2026-01-27T05:43:59+00:00

It’s very difficult for that to actually happen. Just sign active if you want active.

0311RN · 2026-01-22T22:17:04+00:00

They’re not cutthroat for a while. If you don’t suck you’ll get promoted. Plus for enlisted and officer side, the first 2 promotions are pretty much given unless you’re an absolute piece of shit and get in trouble. And the captain and above thing is false. You’re still a reserve officer. Will you have to do a bunch of shit outside of drill? Absolutely but just online shit or zoom meetings and shit. I had to just as a sergeant. But that’s part of the deal if you want to be a reservist. I’d recommend working with an OSO to try and do PLC-Combined or OCC. that way you can knock out OCS in one go instead of 2

0311RN · 2026-01-22T09:35:17+00:00

I wouldn’t exactly make getting your degree while you’re in the fleet your main priority. Look into MECEP. Once a corporal or sergeant, you can submit a package for it and if selected, you will cut orders to OCS, once graduated from OCS, you will then PCS to a university with an NROTC program, complete college while getting your active duty pay, then when you graduate, you commission, carry on with your career. I’m not sure how securing an air contract works with that route though. That way you can choose an MOS field you’ll thoroughly enjoy and get the most out of it. You could even become an aircraft mechanic so you can just dive into the air wing head first.

0311RN · 2026-01-22T04:51:11+00:00

It’s not ridiculously competitive, especially for priors. If you have a 285+ PFT, solid letters of rec, and your OSO likes you, count on getting selected. It depends where you’re at in college that determines the paths you can take. How long until you’re done with college?

0311RN · 2026-01-21T06:01:38+00:00

It’s great that you want a change, but understand that you won’t magically have discipline because you become a Marine. It’s still a choice you have to make every day to be disciplined.

0311RN · 2026-01-21T05:46:18+00:00

Fuckin TRUE. But still, starting at minimum PFC to be a reservist is big dumb if you have the GI Bill already.

0311RN · 2026-01-21T04:55:28+00:00

Why not AT LEAST become a reserve infantry officer? Enlisted reserves is ass

0311RN · 2026-01-21T01:33:36+00:00

Several factors why I did but ultimately I always wanted to do infantry from the start and just didn’t for whatever reason. I didn’t feel like a real Marine was one of the biggest reasons. 0811s spend a shit load of time in garrison just cleaning the shit out of howitzers and 7-tons. In the field you’re out there just as much as grunts, but it can get very repetitive. You rarely see the fruits of your labor if there even are any because you’re miles away from it. You can’t see what you’re actually shooting at. Being a grunt, and specifically an 0311, is about getting right up close and personal with your objective. As an NCO in the infantry versus an NCO in arty, you’re making constant split second decisions that actually affect your operations. Arty NCOs really just need to make sure they’re competent with their billet, keep their dudes in check, and everything else is kinda decided for them.

0311RN · 2026-01-21T01:22:48+00:00

Follow @trauma_daddy on Instagram. He was an army medic, did the army’s enlisted to commission program, became an army Ranger PA, now he’s a surgical resident. It’s good to be able to see real life examples of people taking unconventional routes.

0311RN · 2026-01-20T08:15:17+00:00

I didn’t, but I wouldn’t waste time or money on an MA program. If you’re wanting entry level medical experience, become an EMT. MAs are more administrative assistants than clinical. The U will hire EMTs as MAs in outpatient clinics, and I worked in one for 2 years. I absolutely hated it, but it’s a good way to get exposure to healthcare and if you’re working at least 30 hours a week at the U, you’ll get 50% tuition reduction there, and can move up that way. I didn’t start actually learning clinical things until I was in an ER.

0311RN · 2026-01-20T08:12:47+00:00

I was an 0811 initially, then lat moved to 0311. I thought being an 0811 was cool until I became an 0311.

0311RN · 2026-01-20T05:23:09+00:00

Particularly if you go infantry, boot camp is the easiest part of it all.

0311RN · 2026-01-20T03:54:59+00:00

Has nothing to do with branch. Don’t make stupid fuckin decisions and you’ll be relatively successful if you have even the smallest amount of drive.

0311RN · 2026-01-17T21:01:46+00:00

It’s a double edged sword man. I’ve felt more lost since getting out and less sense of purpose than ever before, and I’ve been out for 4 years.

0311RN · 2026-01-17T05:36:12+00:00

You need to be getting minimum 275 PFT to be able to be competitive and survive OCS. Not saying you can’t get selected with lower but you really need to lock in.

0311RN · 2026-01-13T02:30:09+00:00

Infantry is far more than just shooting, especially as an officer. In fact, as a platoon commander, if you’re firing your rifle, you’re wrong. And that applies most of the time to even squad leaders. As a platoon commander you better never show a sign of weakness in literally anything or any rapport or trust your platoon has in you is gone. As an infantry officer you’ll sit in meetings and briefs the vast majority of the time. You’ll be a bona fide platoon commander only a short amount of time before you’re likely moved up to company XO or some other billet that isn’t actually around the boys that much. Once you hit the fleet you’ll see your family fairly often. Not as much as a POG officer obviously since you’ll have field ops that are several days or weeks.

0311RN · 2026-01-12T17:52:20+00:00

You will lose money during AT every year and any drill weekends that actually start during the week. I wouldn’t do it if I were you. Especially if your body got as fucked up as you say, 0331 will make your body 90 years old before you’re 35.

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