https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I served 12.5 yrs as a 42alfa HR and got out. I’ve since gotten my bachelors and working on my masters for nursing. I was wondering how would my rank go if I direct commission back into the military with time engraved and new MOS for nursing core and experience in nursing? How high of a tank would I come in as bc just with only nursing you commission as a 2Lt but I have time engraved Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:34:21 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I served 12.5 yrs as a 42alfa HR and got out. I’ve since gotten my bachelors and working on my masters for nursing. I was wondering how would my rank go if I direct commission back into the military with time engraved and new MOS for nursing core and experience in nursing? How high of a tank would I come in as bc just with only nursing you commission as a 2Lt but I have time engraved SPC Tyesha Petty Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:34:21 -0400 2020-04-07T12:34:21-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749624&urlhash=5749624 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That would depend on branch and program (how much credit they give to the experience). But in the navy, the Masters would put you at -O-2E. LCDR Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:36:47 -0400 2020-04-07T12:36:47-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749628&urlhash=5749628 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>How long have you held a BSN and how many direct patient care years as a nurse? LTC Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:37:25 -0400 2020-04-07T12:37:25-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749630&urlhash=5749630 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Your previous enlisted service doesn’t count toward commissioned service credit. A Masters degree may yield entry credit for 1LT; unlike physicians and dentists, all other AMEDD officers require extensive civilian experience to be granted equivalent entry credit. MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:37:55 -0400 2020-04-07T12:37:55-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749651&urlhash=5749651 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maybe 1LT. CSM Darieus ZaGara Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:43:54 -0400 2020-04-07T12:43:54-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749726&urlhash=5749726 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That&#39;s a question for a recruiter as it ultimately depends on what is available. There have been folks offered higher ranks but it all depends on working it out with the recruiters. This is a specific situation with specific details. SSgt Christophe Murphy Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:15:33 -0400 2020-04-07T13:15:33-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749728&urlhash=5749728 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>best friend&#39;s daughter just DCed into the USAF as a Capt with a masters in psychology and no prior service LTC Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:15:42 -0400 2020-04-07T13:15:42-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749729&urlhash=5749729 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Age education and profession will have a bearing. Never will you come back less than you were released though. Ok LTC Charles T Dalbec Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:16:18 -0400 2020-04-07T13:16:18-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749734&urlhash=5749734 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>AMEDD will do an eval of your schooling and experience and determine off that. They quoted my wife as a 70B to be a 1LT with 18 months TIG before the recruiter ghosted her.<br />So it&#39;s a lot more than just rank - there is time towards the next as well. CW2 Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:17:36 -0400 2020-04-07T13:17:36-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5749906&urlhash=5749906 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Probably 0-2 due to 7 years as a nurse and holding a BSN with a year of experience. The MSN won’t mean much in terms of rank at this point since you have no finished if. <br /><br />Your enlisted time won’t count towards your rank as an officer. You’ll get credit for those years though in terms of pay so your pay will say for example 0-2 E7 for example to show the years of enlisted service you get credit for. <br /><br />Most of AMEDD unless you hold a doctorate degree in a field you usually direct commissionin as an 0-1 or 0-2. MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 07 Apr 2020 14:07:48 -0400 2020-04-07T14:07:48-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5751786&urlhash=5751786 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They will only give you TIG for the years you were a BSN. 7 years with a BSN will get 3.5 years of credit = 1LT. You will pin CPT 6 months to a year later. If not, then at least you get OE pay, which is a great incentive in addition to the bonuses Army offers nurses, goodluck! CPT Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:36:41 -0400 2020-04-08T03:36:41-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5753297&urlhash=5753297 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-444516"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+would+be+my+rank+if+I+re-entered+the+military+with+12.5+yrs+of+service+but+direct+commission+as+a+RN+with+masters+instead+of+42A%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat would be my rank if I re-entered the military with 12.5 yrs of service but direct commission as a RN with masters instead of 42A?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="72198e07007e0534e5f48c328b78a5b9" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/444/516/for_gallery_v2/dfd7212d.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/444/516/large_v3/dfd7212d.jpg" alt="Dfd7212d" /></a></div></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1734123" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1734123-spc-tyesha-petty">SPC Tyesha Petty</a>, I can answer from my daughter&#39;s experience. She completed about 10 years in the Air Guard as a supply clerk rising to E-5 (SSgt). She resigned when she completed her BSN. After several years of experience as a nurse, including qualification as a First Assist, she completed her MSN and licensed as a Nurse Practitioner. She decided she wanted to re-enter the military. She talked to the Air Guard, Air Force, Navy, Navy Reserve, and Army nurse recruiters. She applied to the Navy Reserve Nurse Corps. It took nearly a year and she was accepted into a Nurse Practitioner slot and sent to a 4-week school to take a direct commission as a Lieutenant (O-3). (Graduation picture.) She received full credit for her &quot;good&quot; years in the Guard and IRR for pay and toward retirement. She was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant Commander (O-4). She is currently on temporary active duty at the Javits Center Field Medical Facility in New York City.<br /><br />You need to decide your near- and mid-term life goals and select the best deal you can get from the Services. Talk to all of the nurse or medical recruiters active duty and reserve component. Select the service based on your priorities among accession date, pay grade, training, post-commissioning training, full-time or part-time military duty, likelihood of being deployed, drill location, etc. Also, make sure your current employer will support your participation in the Reserve Component if you go that way. (My daughter is a VA Nurse, so they wholehearted support her Navy Reserve duty and she gets military leave with pay during the time she&#39;s on her &quot;two weeks a year.&quot;) Lt Col Jim Coe Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:11:54 -0400 2020-04-08T12:11:54-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5792856&urlhash=5792856 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Probably O3 but O4 if you have Masters LTC Charles T Dalbec Sun, 19 Apr 2020 11:14:17 -0400 2020-04-19T11:14:17-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5952248&urlhash=5952248 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You&#39;d probably be topped out as a 2nd Lt. SSG Omar Ruiz-Canales Sat, 30 May 2020 17:17:48 -0400 2020-05-30T17:17:48-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=5969629&urlhash=5969629 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Reading some of the advise and comments, I didn’t see anyone address issue that the years of service may not result in advanced rank on entry, it does take the years of service and calculated pay for that pay grade into consideration ! You may well end up an O-1 or O-2 with 12.5 years of service and your pay will reflect $$$$ compensation for that time and experience! And most often is significant! <br />Ultimately impacts retirement pay and longevity related issues. Remember that even though rank frequently reflects levels of experience and respect for that knowledge and experience it is the performance and actions that earn respect and recognition! Although appears not always fair or compensating for prior experience, there are many advantages to grow and develop in leadership and professionalism! Do not walk away from an opportunity to achieve your goals, based on your starting position - it is where you are in the end and what the journey gave you along the way! LCDR Melanie Herr Thu, 04 Jun 2020 15:35:26 -0400 2020-06-04T15:35:26-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=6042128&urlhash=6042128 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Also: Your previous Enlisted experience wasn&#39;t in a Medical MOS.<br />Your service time would count towards retirement credit! CPL Joseph Elinger Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:22:14 -0400 2020-06-25T12:22:14-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-would-be-my-rank-if-i-re-entered-the-military-with-12-5-yrs-of-service-but-direct-commission-as-a-rn-with-masters-instead-of-42a?n=6066721&urlhash=6066721 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was selected in FEB2020 with a similar situation. Your rank will be based on ob how long you have held your current degree prior to your commissioning. My BSN was 30 months old so I received 2LT. Unless you receive your MSN prior to being boarded, expect 2LT with less than 36 months on your BSN. 2LT(P) Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:43:40 -0400 2020-07-03T00:43:40-04:00 2020-04-07T12:34:21-04:00