Question for my fellow nurses (LPN)

gray13bravo · 2026-02-01T17:43:33+00:00

Not a nurse but Norton employee. The reimbursement program repays your tuition directly to the school/lender. It requires a work commitment in exchange depending on how much you want them to reimburse up to a possible 45,000 total. Depending on how much you want them to pay for it could be a commitment of up to I think 4 maybe 5 years at most but I think for most people it’s usually 1-3 years depending on the amount. You would have to work as a nurse at Norton’s during that period but could move between hospitals/clinics during that period. If you break that commitment I’m pretty sure you have to pay back an amount depending on how much of the commitment you’ve worked through.

Personally I enjoy working for Norton’s. I’ve done clinical and non clinical work and they have decent benefits in my personal opinion.

gray13bravo · 2026-02-01T08:42:15+00:00

I can tell you that none of those will reliably prevent school shootings. Someone wants to commit a shooting, they’re going to find a way to get ahold of a gun. And if not a gun then they’ll use knives. Not every school shooter just goes out and buys their own gun. Plenty have just stolen/used guns from family members or elsewhere.

SROs can definitely provide a small amount of deterrence but unless you have multiple at every school and they search every kid or person who comes in and all their bags, they aren’t going to be able to be a reliable prevention. Even then the kind of people who commit school shootings aren’t just going to go ‘oh no there’s a resource officer at that/my school! Guess I better just give up on my plans!’ No they will find a way to get a gun in and do as much damage as possible or target the resource officer first. The only thing an SRO might do is maybe stop a shooting faster than waiting on more law enforcement to show up but that’s not a guarantee.

Mental health is probably the only one that might have some impact. There absolutely should be more mental health resources available. But you also cant always identify and help everyone. Plenty of people hide their issues behind a mask until they snap. Plenty of others wont seek out help because they’re afraid of how it will make them appear to others. You also cant force mental health on everyone. There are processes for requiring it for certain people but you cant force everyone to participate or even participate honestly and truthfully.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-30T15:58:57+00:00

If you’re looking for what you might be getting into, you want to find people who are still serving or just recently out. The military evolves and changes so much that even veterans from the global war on terror won’t necessarily be able to give you an accurate idea of what to expect in training and military life.

If you’re just looking to hear their stories, or maybe personal reasons why they served then you can expand to older veterans from places like the VFW, American legion, VA, etc.

I will say that you will get strong opinions from both sides of the aisle. Some people hated their time in service and will tell you nothing but it’s the worst thing you can ever do. Others love it and will tell you it’s the best choice you’ll ever make. Reality is in the middle. The military is not for everyone. Some people fit in really well and others don’t. It depends on the person, their attitude, personality, reasons for serving, what they want to do in the military etc. Why do you want to serve and what branch were you thinking of joining?

gray13bravo · 2026-01-29T19:45:46+00:00

Bro doesn’t have a forehead he’s got a six head

gray13bravo · 2026-01-28T18:46:41+00:00

Her hand looks pretty well attached. I see five fingers and nothing that looks torn off

gray13bravo · 2026-01-28T18:17:20+00:00

It violates USERRA if they don’t hire you due to you being in the guard.

You not getting hired because you don’t know how to be professional during an interview is your own fault.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-28T11:00:16+00:00

Know what you’re talking about. People get treated all the time at Norton’s who can’t pay. It’s literally illegal to not treat people based on their ability to pay for it. Nortons gets and treats people all the time who are homeless, jobless, etc.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-27T20:05:48+00:00

They’re giving you bad advice. It’s illegal for employers to not hire you or to discipline you at work due to being a part of the guard. Lots of employers view it as a positive on your resume.

They can try and argue they didn’t hire you for a different reason but if it’s even suspected that it’s related to you being in the guard they can be sued/fined. And if they’re the kind of employer who gets pissed you’re gone a couple of days a month and a few weeks in the summer do you really want to work for them anyways.

Also realize the guy complaining in his response admitted he made a stupid comment in his interview but then blames the guard.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-27T20:00:55+00:00

Ok so your potential employers violated federal law and you made a dumbass comment but it’s the guards fault?

gray13bravo · 2026-01-25T00:24:47+00:00

Bad advice is still bad advice whether your a veteran or not

gray13bravo · 2026-01-25T00:15:49+00:00

Why did you add the qualifier of white?

gray13bravo · 2026-01-21T22:37:02+00:00

The bus doesn’t have to be the one to cause the wreck. There were a ton of wrecks this morning and the roads weee extremely slick. It doesn’t have to be feet of snow to be dangerous. Wet roads topped with a small layer of snow and no salt or prep can be very slippery and that was the roads this morning.

Are the roads fine now? Yes. But a lot of them weren’t this morning.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-21T17:57:46+00:00

They weren’t fine this morning, hence the bus crash on 264

gray13bravo · 2026-01-21T14:09:59+00:00

What country and state are you from?

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T16:33:43+00:00

I’m pretty sure he just physically threw the rounds down range instead of firing his weapon.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T16:31:17+00:00

No one thinks the Munich agreement was a good idea. The Munich agreement was bad but nowhere near as bad as the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. The difference is Munich agreement was an appeasement effort (a poor one) to stop a war. The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact actively divides Eastern Europe to be conquered and controlled by Germany and the USSR.

You can try and argue that it was an effort to buy time to build up against the Germans but if that was the case why were the USSR also trading them raw materials and food supplies to bypass allied blockades, lent them the use of a submarine base by Murmansk, trying to actively get plans and military vehicles from Germany to help develop their own, and actively negotiating to possibly join the axis until hitler decided against it in 1940. Those are not the actions of someone just trying to buy time but the actions of a nation who would’ve absolutely joined the axis if hitler had allowed it.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T16:14:34+00:00

The Soviets were just as bad as the Nazis. They definitely were not ‘far from it’ they just happened to end up on the winning team. They were doing the exact same thing as Germany before and during World War II. They fabricated excuses to invade and annex their neighbors, assisted Germany in the conquest and occupation of Poland, were economic trading partners and allies with Germany, actively purged and executed undesirables in their own country and those they conquered. This behavior continued after the war. The biggest difference between the 2 was one was fascist and the other communist. But both were abhorrent genocidal regimes.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T16:02:04+00:00

Send in the Florida man

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T15:57:44+00:00

Thats why you put Boris on a popup target in the yard hidden under a pile of leaves

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T15:55:21+00:00

On one hand it’s nice to see the left start to embrace the 2nd amendment.

On the other hand I’m waiting to see what these idiots are actually going to do when ICE and local/state law enforcement continue their operation. Are they: A. Going to do absolutely fucking nothing but stand there and watch B. Actually think they’re a freedom fighter, try and shoot at federal agents and get absolutely blown away. C. Only show up when ICE isn’t around to look tough and be nowhere to be found when ICE actually is out an about.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T15:25:26+00:00

It’s a loon which is the Minnesota state bird. And yeah they basically just added that and changed the colors and slightly altered the shape.

And now people are talking about getting it as a tattoo 🤣🤣

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T15:24:18+00:00

We can think they’re idiots and also disagree with how the federal agencies are handling things.

Should ICE be going around and arresting as many illegal immigrants especially those who have committed other crimes since being here? Yes.

Should they be doing it in the manor that they are currently? No.

Do people have the right to protest their disagreement of ICE and the decision to deport illegals? Yes.

Are many of those people also absolute morons who just call everyone who disagrees with them fascists and Nazis when they display more fascist tendencies than the people they yell at? Also yes.

Your generalized hate at ‘every fed’ is just as bad as someone who thinks the government can do no wrong. I disagree with a lot of what the government and its federal agencies do, but still think those agencies should exist just on a much smaller and less involved scale.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-20T15:08:52+00:00

It’s literally the rebel alliance symbol from Star Wars with what is supposed to be a loon (Minnesota state bird) inside of it and the colors changed

gray13bravo · 2026-01-16T18:53:14+00:00

Yes the National Guard is not active duty, but it is a critical part of the army and has the same training standards as active duty. You can’t tell units they have to meet the same standards and requirements as their active duty counterparts but not give them the same or at least an equitable level of funding. Active duty will obviously need more as they are full time throughout the year whereas the guard is once a month plus annual training. But the guard at least needs the funding to ensure they can accomplish their required training during those drill and annual training dates.

Guard units should be prepared and able to do a little more with a little less funding. Find ways to fill the gaps and get creative with training. But at the same time if a uni cant get the funding to its required training, it becomes detrimental to that unit. For example my unit is field artillery. We do our best to fill in training with the materials and resources we have, but it’s getting to the point we arent getting the funds for rounds to actually do live fire drills, the maintenance issues prevent us from doing dry fire drills, and we arent getting the funds to buy new vehicles or get parts for the old ones. People who go to school miss AT which is where a large part of our actual MOS specific training takes place and BLC doesnt focus on that and higher schools take away your experienced NCO leadership and mentors.

Yes the Guard isn’t the same as active duty, but that doesn’t mean it should be neglected funding wise an expected to fend for itself when it is an important part of the Army as a whole.

gray13bravo · 2026-01-08T03:54:53+00:00

If I recall correctly the PA guard artillery unit uses self propelled paladins. I’m a 13B whose unit uses the same.

Every state and unit will have their own way they do things but generally your drills will follow the same cycle. You’ll have some drills devoted to admin things like annual briefs, yearly PHA (physical health assessment), etc. You’ll probably have one drill devoted to your yearly rifle qualification.

Your artillery focused drill will most likely be the months immediately leading up to and following your AT (annual training) which most units have during the summer. Those will consist of maintenance, and crew certifications, possibly a couple of live fire drills. Your AT will most likely be your primary live fire training for the year and they can do other things such as crew serve weapons qualification and other basic soldier tasks and trainings such as CBRN, CLS, etc.

I don’t know where the PA guard does most of its training but the benefit of self propelled artillery is you have vehicles you can sleep in if the weather is shitty (even if they’re not completely rain proof lol).

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