Posted on Nov 9, 2020
How can I have the Army pay for nursing school and then commission as an active duty nurse, and then do Drill SGT school?
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Any information or experience with such please guide me to the correct answers.
I am in the reserves, I currently am obtaining my associates degree. I want to continue my education to become a nurse. I also want to commission as a nurse and have the big army pay or assist in doing so. Nursing school is very expensive and I am aware of my gi bill but I only have 60% use of it. My second issue is that I want to commission but I also want to become a drill sgt. My plan is using my gi bill paying for my nursing, direct commission in my unit while it’s being processed or after nursing school. I want to become a full time drill sgt. Any thoughts comments concerns or ideas. Please share.
I am in the reserves, I currently am obtaining my associates degree. I want to continue my education to become a nurse. I also want to commission as a nurse and have the big army pay or assist in doing so. Nursing school is very expensive and I am aware of my gi bill but I only have 60% use of it. My second issue is that I want to commission but I also want to become a drill sgt. My plan is using my gi bill paying for my nursing, direct commission in my unit while it’s being processed or after nursing school. I want to become a full time drill sgt. Any thoughts comments concerns or ideas. Please share.
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You are talking about two separate career paths.
You cannot go from commissioned officer to drill sergeant. But you can become a drill sergeant before commissioning.
As LTC Broom mentioned, drill sergeant has time and training requirements.
Commissioning also has requirements that very by source of commotion: ROTC, OCS, direct....
You need to narrow down your path for us to better assist you in planning.
You cannot go from commissioned officer to drill sergeant. But you can become a drill sergeant before commissioning.
As LTC Broom mentioned, drill sergeant has time and training requirements.
Commissioning also has requirements that very by source of commotion: ROTC, OCS, direct....
You need to narrow down your path for us to better assist you in planning.
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Nurses are commissioned officers, and drill sergeants are non-commissioned officers. You can't do both in the order you articulate (commission, then become a drill sergeant). You can do the opposite though (become a drill sergeant, and then commission), but that brings up different issues.
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SPC (Join to see) - The LTC is saying you can become a Drill SGT first. You basically have to purse the Drill SGT path independently of the Nursing Commission. But if you get a nursing scholarship before you become a Drill you will both not be commissioned at this point and you will probably be nixed from being sent to Drill school because who wants to send an NCO to drill school when they are on a commissioning path. That's effectively like being in ROTC but wanting to go to Drill School.
I don't think you're going to be able to knockout becoming a Drill SGT and then do any sort of training instruction as a Drill SGT before the nursing path stops all that in some way.
Now, what you could do is purse the Drill SGT path, and place entirely on hold the nursing path until you reached your Drill SGT goals.
I don't think you're going to be able to knockout becoming a Drill SGT and then do any sort of training instruction as a Drill SGT before the nursing path stops all that in some way.
Now, what you could do is purse the Drill SGT path, and place entirely on hold the nursing path until you reached your Drill SGT goals.
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You absolutely cannot do that. Once you're selected for commissioning programs you will not be selected for NCO programs. What you can do is become a DS first and then go to Nursing school. In fact, if you're using your GI Bill and TA you can continue to use them and become a DS while you attend school. Obviously, you cannot become a FULL TIME DS because you can't have a full time military job and attend college full time. But you can certainly be a Reservist and attend school full time.
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