Is there any Early Commission Program Officers that branched as U.S. Army Nurse Corps?

2018-11-22T19:44:26-05:00

Any ECP officers went on to finish their degree for nursing? if so, where? I am looking into schools but we have a time frame of 24-36months to get our bachelors degree before attending to BOLC, which makes it diffifcult for those who have degrees which require more time then usual.
I have a link here for those who may not know about the ECP ROTC Program, it is not very well known and understood.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Commissioning_Program

Early Commissioning Program - Wikipedia

Early Commissioning Program (ECP) is a U.S. Army ROTC program that allows graduates of one of the nation's four Military Junior Colleges (MJC) to become commissioned officers in the reserve components (National Guard or Reserve) in two years, instead of the usual four.[1] Upon completion at MJCs, ECP LTs must go on to finish a bachelor's degree before possibly serving as active duty officers or continuing a career in the reserve components....

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2018 7:48 PM

2018-11-22T19:48:24-05:00

Maybe I’m miss understanding but isn’t the total timeframe still four years, factoring in two years at the junior college and two more years at a four year institution?

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2018 7:52 PM

2018-11-22T19:52:15-05:00

To be branched Nurse Corp you need a qualifying degree. 2yr nurse is not. Maybe you Early commission in a different branches like medical service then branch transfer.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2018 9:23 PM

2018-11-22T21:23:18-05:00

If I remember correctly, NMMI is basically a military Jr. College and you have to find/get your 4 year degree within a certain time frame. If that's correct, I'd contact an AMEDD recruiter; there are 4 stations across the US. I think they'll have the info you need. COA #2 is email the Army Nurse Corps and find a recruiter or ask about programs that give you options. My .02 anyway - it's free...

Response by SSgt Boyd Herrst made Nov 22 at 2018 10:07 PM

2018-11-22T22:07:06-05:00

You Post’g the Link Cadet, shows you caring for your fellow Cadets..

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Nov 23 at 2018 1:12 AM

2018-11-23T01:12:41-05:00

1LT Private RallyPoint Member why are you trying to do this the hard way?

Response by COL Jon Thompson made Nov 25 at 2018 2:01 PM

2018-11-25T14:01:56-05:00

Commissioning as an Army Nurse requires a 4-year BSN degree. A BSN degree usually requires 2.5 years of nursing classes in addition to whatever general education classes. However, since I assume you will have completed Advanced Camp as an ECP cadet, there might be some more options for you. I know Allen College in Waterloo, IA has an accelerated program that basically goes straight through 2 year including a summer semester. It does not work for regular ROTC cadets since that summer is when they would do CST. However, something like that may work for you. However, there is a timeline to apply which I am sure is the same for any nurse school. So don't wait too long.