what position in the millitary would a nurse get the most combat training?
Im joining the military soon with a BSN and i know that under the Geneva convention nurses are allowed the right to protect their patients but im just simply curious about some of the options in military for this field. As ignorant as this may sound please refrain a little from making fun of the post,
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"Position"? If you want combat, go into an armored cav squadron or an infantry battalion. Be careful what you wish for...
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As a nurse you wont see much if any combat in your career. Considering that, it would be a waste of taxpayers money to train you beyond basic combat skills.
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If a Nurse with a BSN joins the military, then he/she serves as a Nurse. There are options to serve in a variety of specialty areas, such as Operating Room, Emergency Medical Trauma, Critical Care, so on and so forth. We all get the same military training, including weapons qualification, defending our hospital, etc in the event we get attacked. We are not expected to engage in combat, if that is what you are asking. Not sure what you are really looking for in an answer, so please feel free to contact me or add additional details.
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Even though you have a BSN no one will MAKE you go in as a Nurse. That is YOUR choice. So if you want to be in combat arms..join something besides Nursing. I have a buddy that hold a JD (law degree) and is licensed attorney and serves as an Infantry Officer because that is what he WANTS to do. Has no desire to do law in the military.
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Army. Combat Medic code: 68W. W is for whiskey Has the highest rate for PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
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ok. well there is the officer side and enlisted side. for enlisted a 68W is a health care specialist. which is often called a combat medic. because they can be attached to any type of line unit. and they are the first responder on the line. so you could easily be in a scout, IN, MT, EN, MI or any other type of unit. they move, you move. as an officer you are not outside the wire as much. you are in a clinic and hospital seeing patience. even as a BN PA, you don't go on convoys and see much action. my husband is a 68W. in his 20+ years he has seen lots of combat. he has put many people back together again. some lived and some died. but he was always their first chance of survival. usually he just stabilizes them and gets them MEDIVACed out. very rairly does he find out if they "made it" unless they are in his unit. he see it in the news paper or even once he saw the guy one Oprah holding a picture of the medic who saved his life, him
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