Posted on May 21, 2018
Do I have to attend the 52 weeks of 68C MOS? Since I have my bachelors degree, can that time be halved?
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I finish my bachelors degree recently and I want to join the Army as a 68C. I saw that the MOS is 52 weeks long and my question is ¿ that if I have to attend the 52 weeks or since I have my bachelors degree maybe that time can be halved??
68C: Practical/Vocational Nursing
Nurse
Posted 8 y ago
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Unless you degree is Directly related to that MOS, then you will attend the entire course and be happy. Being College educated is not the same as being Army trained. SF medics with no degree have had to surgery that some hospitals won't do. There is the right way, the Army way and Your Way, the Army Way will always win.
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You will have the priviledge of enjoying all 52 weeks just like everyone else. I also went through the course after having a bachelor's degree. May I ask why you aren't looking to commission?
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Ian Cruz I was under the assumption you needed a 110 to be a 68C. Must have changed since 2015
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Wait a minute...whoa...youve got a Bach already? What major? What GPA? Would you want to try for Army WOCS, an OCS, or an OIS indoc program for direct commission? You say you want nursing, I take it your bach wasn't for a BSN with RN? Elwborqte more, OK? I'll try to send you stuff hat might offer you some alternatives you hadn't considered, OK?
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Capt Daniel Goodman
http://www.usphs.gov
Trust !e, out can go USPHS nursing, esp in psych nursing if you'd want it, and ask to be assigned to Army Navy, or USAF or USCG as well, or anywhere else in Federal government you can get to take you, also, look at the school called USUHS, they have a PhD program in their grad school for nursing, believe me, I'd wanted the clinical side, I went line by mistake, I went allied health doctoral level later, I'd wanted USPHS, I just became too ill, believe me, trust what I tell you, and call [login to see] , he USPHS recruiting phone line, and ask for a nurse recruiter, I assure you, it'd be the very best possible phone call you could ever make, promise, if you'd care to chat further, explain more, give me your thoughts, I'll try to suggest or explain more, so far as I can, had I known USPHS existed way back, I'd never have gone in one of the regular svcs, I assure you, believe me, look at their sites, they're the very best kept secret for clinical side in the military, one of my atyendings was a USPHS O-6, he's why I'd wanted to go that way, honest, trust me and look at their stuff and call them, I promise you won't be disappointed, honest....
Trust !e, out can go USPHS nursing, esp in psych nursing if you'd want it, and ask to be assigned to Army Navy, or USAF or USCG as well, or anywhere else in Federal government you can get to take you, also, look at the school called USUHS, they have a PhD program in their grad school for nursing, believe me, I'd wanted the clinical side, I went line by mistake, I went allied health doctoral level later, I'd wanted USPHS, I just became too ill, believe me, trust what I tell you, and call [login to see] , he USPHS recruiting phone line, and ask for a nurse recruiter, I assure you, it'd be the very best possible phone call you could ever make, promise, if you'd care to chat further, explain more, give me your thoughts, I'll try to suggest or explain more, so far as I can, had I known USPHS existed way back, I'd never have gone in one of the regular svcs, I assure you, believe me, look at their sites, they're the very best kept secret for clinical side in the military, one of my atyendings was a USPHS O-6, he's why I'd wanted to go that way, honest, trust me and look at their stuff and call them, I promise you won't be disappointed, honest....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
And USUHS is a SVC school in MD, you might've heard of it, USPHS is the SVC I'm speaking of, not the school, he school is separate, though USPHS can also attend it, look also at their other PhD programs as well, OK?
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Capt Daniel Goodman
If you've got a BSN, you could go USPHS right now, and spare yourself a whole slew of aggravation, their recruiting procedures differ radically from the other svcs, I assure you, OK?
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MAJ Samuel Weber
Ian Cruz You don’t need a 110 GT for a Direct Appointment as an Army Nurse, that’s only for OCS and they don’t commission Nurses. Only ROTC and Direct Commission for those applicants with a BSN and RN License (passed the NCLEX). I’d speak with your local AMEDD recruiter.
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You can skip AIT if you completed a Civilian LPN Program, possess a License, and have some work experience. The program is called ACASP, Army Acquired Skills Program. It can be found in AR 601-210.
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You will enjoy 2 months at Ft Sam and then the remaining time of your yr at one of 5 MEDCENTs doing phase 2 and 3. The only exception is if you already have your LPN/ LVN in good standing and reclassified to 68C and AMED C&S allowas it you will attention phase 3 at FT Sam (criticalCare training) then upon completion you will PCS to your new duty station. I had a soldier that was civ LPN and that is what happened to her. Phase 3 and PCS. So short answer is enjoy the 52 wk PCS.
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Additional: if you do it right enroll in Excelsior College nursing program at the same time. If done right you can study your RN stuff at the same time pass your LVN tests and clinicals. Do the RN course in the same areas that you are doing the LVN course material and you "COULD" potentially complete all the didactics for your RN prior to completing phase 3. Then all you have to do is do the class for your clinical tests at one of their remote locations and do your RN NCLEX after you take your Texas LVN NCLEX. You will then have your LVN and your RN. 2 things as for the Army you will only be able to work as a 68C not a 66N. 2 you can apply for the ECP and see if they will send you to college and finish your BSN and commission as a 2nd LT after that. I had 2 people in my 68C class that finished their RN didactics prior to us taking our last in-service LVN test and NCLEX. So it can be done.
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Go OCS ! I joined with a bachelor’s degree also now I’m waiting to got OCS , just skip the middle part . Lower enlisted is not a great life compared to Officer life.
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You are going to have to elaborate. Either you are not giving us the complete story here or some recruiter feeding you bogus information. If, as you said in a other comment, you have a BSN, then you should not be seeing a regular enlisted recruiter but a specialized AMEDD recruiter. Where is your BSN degree from (is it accredited?), what state is your original RN license from, are you eligible for a secret security clearance? You do not need to take ASVAB for a direct commission into the Army’s Nurse Corps if you have a BSN? Why go to school for another year for lesser vo-tech type training in a similar field when the difference in pay and scope of practice is tremendous inside or out of the Army?
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the only way you can waive AIT is by having a LPN license and a active license. your degree will give you rank. Ask about Acasp Program.
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