Nursing Career Prospectus

TSgt Michael Burchfield Health Professions Recruiter 160 Technology Dr. Canonsburg, PA 15317 724-743-5852 Ext: 107 724-743-5859 Fax [email protected]

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This book has been prepared specially for you to let you review all the information we went over during our initial meeting. This information will help you in your decision on whether or not to pursue a nursing career in the Air Force

I have taken the information you provided me and put together a comprehensive presentation of what the Air Force has to offer you. While I have tried to include as much information as possible, this book is not all inclusive. If additional information is needed please feel free to contact me.

It is important to note that the information contained in this book is subject to verification of your qualifications and basic eligibility criteria. It is provided for your information and should not be viewed as a contract of any sort.

Michael Burchfield, TSgt, USAF Nurse Recruiter

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Pay in the Air Force is much more than just a salary. There are many factors that come into play. The next few pages are designed to explain what makes up your pay and entitlements

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1. Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH): This is a monthly TAX FREE allowance given to those who choose to live off base to offset off-base living expenses. BAH is based on location, rank, and dependency status.

2. Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS): All members receive a monthly TAX FREE food allowance. This amount is what they estimate it would cost to feed you for a period of one month at a dining facility. BAS for officers is $223.04

3. Federal Tax Advantage: Air Force personnel receive additional indirect compensation since allowances are not taxable. These allowances include BAS, BAH, Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA), Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA), and Family Separation Allowance (FSA).

4. State Income Tax Advantage: Most states do not withhold state income tax for those serving in the military. Conceivably you could go 20 years without having to pay any state income tax. Check with your state to see if this applies to you.

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5. Medical and Dental: As an active duty member, the Air Force provides you complete health care with no out of pocket expense. Should you require treatment that is off base, the Air Force will provide for that as well. Should you need medical attention while on vacation, regardless of location, you are covered.

The Air Force Medical Service also provides required dental care for all active duty personnel at no cost to the member.

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6. Military Leave: Accumulates 2.5 days leave per month (30 days of leave with pay each year) that can be carried forward (maximum of 60 days) into the next fiscal year.

7. Military Pay Raises: Every year you will receive a cost of living raise. Every other year after 4 yrs, (ie: 6, 8, 10, etc.) you will receive an additional pay raise called a longevity raise. So basically you will receive 2 pay raises every other year, on top off any pay raise one gets from being promoted.

8. Special and Incentive Pays: Air Force members may be entitled to selective reenlistment bonuses, accession bonuses, proficiency pays, career incentive pays, deployment pays, hazardous duty pays, and other special pays depending on specific qualifications.

9. Solders' and Sailors’ Relief Act: Any debts incurred prior to entering the military, that have an interest rate higher than 6%, has to be reduced to 6% upon the request of a military member. It will remain at 6% for the entire time that one is in the military.

10. Tax Free Shopping: Every base has it’s own grocery store (Commissary), department store (Base Exchange “BX”) and convenience stores (Shoppette). All items sold at these stores are tax free. Food sold at the commissary is sold at cost, in addition to being tax free. All purchases on a base are tax free, to include going to the movies on base, the bowling alley, the golf course etc.

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5. Medical and Dental: As an active duty member, the Air Force provides you and your family (if applicable) with comprehensive medical care. TRICARE is the name of the Defense Department’s regional managed health care program. Under TRICARE, there are three health plan options: TRICARE Prime (all active duty are automatically in Prime, but family members may choose to enroll in this plan); TRICARE Standard (a “fee-for-service” plan) TRICARE Extra (a Preferred Provider Organization plan). Under TRICARE Prime, you will have an assigned military or civilian primary care manager who will manage all aspects of your care, including referrals to specialists. Prime has no deductibles, cost-shares, or co-payments except a nominal co-payment for certain prescriptions filled outside of the military system. The personal costs experienced by you or your family will vary depending on the TRICARE option you select. For additional information, please contact the Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinator at the nearest military treatment facility.

The Air Force Medical Service provides required dental care for all active duty personnel at no cost to the member. Family members may receive dental care through the military system in many OCONUS locations, or through the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP), available in both CONUS and OCONUS areas. The TDP is a dental insurance program, with monthly TDP premiums that are cost-shared by the Department of Defense (i.e., government pays 60% and the sponsor pays 40%). The sponsor’s monthly premium payment is about $8 when a single-family member is enrolled and about $20 for two or more enrolled family members.

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Map of Bases

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Hospital Locations

Major Air Force Bases

Alabama Maxwell AFB - Located 4 mi. northeast of Montgomery. Base Operator: (334) 953-1110 www.au.af.mil Population: 15,000 active duty and civilians Clinic

Alaska Eielson AFB - Located 26 mi. southeast of Fairbanks. Base Operator: (907) 377-1110 www.eielson.af.mil Population: 3,300 active duty, and 3,997 family members Outpatient Clinic

Elmendorf AFB – Located in Anchorage. Base Operator: (907) 552-1110 www.elmendorf.af.mil Population: 6,491 active duty, and 9,420 family members Hospital - 45 beds

Arizona Davis-Monthan AFB – Located in Tucson. Base Operator: (520) 228-3900 www.dm.af.mil Population: 6,500 active duty, and 8,159 family members Clinic

Luke AFB – Located 20 mi. west-northwest of downtown Phoenix. Base Operator: (623) 856-7411 www.luke.af.mil Population: 5,694 active duty and their families Hospital – 7 beds

Arkansas Little Rock AFB – Located in Jacksonville, 17 mi. northeast of Little Rock. Base Operator: (501) 987-1110 www.littlerock.af.mil Population: 4,375 active duty, and 5,408 family members

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California Beale AFB - Located 13 mi. east of Marysville. Base Operator: (530) 634-3000 www.beale.af.mil Population: 3,191 active duty, and 4,233 family members Hospital – 8 beds

Edwards AFB - Located 16 mi. east of Rosamond. Base Operator: (661) 277-1110 www.edwards.af.mil Population: 4,900 active duty, and 8,000 family members 10 – Bed Clinic

Los Angeles AFB - Located 5 mi. south of Los Angeles International Airport. Base Operator: (303) 363-1110 www.losangeles.af.mil Population: 1,405 active duty, and 2,067 family members Clinic

Travis AFB - Located adjacent to Fairfield. Base Operator: (707) 424-5000 www.travis.af.mil Population: 7,680 active duty, and 41,237 family members 185-Bed Medical Center

Vandenberg AFB - Located 8 mi. north-northwest of Lompoc. Base Operator: (805) 606-1110 www.vandenberg.af.mil Population: 3,297 active duty, and 4,144 family members Clinic

Colorado Buckley AFB - Located 8 mi. east of Denver. Base Operator: (303) 677-9011 www.buckley.af.mil Population: 1,445 active duty, and 2,060 family members Clinic

Cheyenne Mountain Air Station – Located Southwest of Colorado Springs. Base Operator: (719) 474-1110 www.cheyennemountain.af.mil Population: 554 active duty, and no family members Clinic

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Colorado Peterson AFB - Located 5 mi. east of Colorado Springs. Base Operator: (719) 556-7011 www.peterson.af.mil Population: 3,805 active duty, and 6,073 family members Clinic

Schriever AFB - Located 10 mi. east of Colorado Springs. Base Operator: (719) 567-1110 www.schriever.af.mil Population: 2,025 active duty, and 2,589 family members Healthcare provided by Peterson AFB

US Air Force Academy – Located in Colorado Springs Base Operator: (719) 333-1818 www.usafa.af.mil Population: 2,541 active duty, 4000 cadets, and 3,991 family members 67 – Bed Hospital

Delaware Dover AFB - Located 3 mi. southeast of Dover. Base Operator: (302) 677-3000 www.dover.af.mil Population: 1,746 active duty, and 5,101 family members Clinic

District of Columbia Bolling AFB – Located 3 mi. south of U.S. Capitol. Base Operator: (202) 767-6700 www.bolling.af.mil Population: 11,893 active duty, and 29,732 family members Clinic Florida Eglin AFB - Located 7 mi. northeast of Fort Walton Beach. Base Operator: (850) 882-1110 www.eglin.af.mil Population: 8,249 active duty, and 21,500 family members 85 – Bed Hospital

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Florida Hurlburt Field - Located 5 mi. west of Fort Walton Beach. Base Operator: (850) 884-1110 www.hurlburt.af.mil Population: 7,798 active duty, and 8,218 family members Clinic

MacDill AFB - Location: Tampa. Base Operator: (813) 828-1110 www.macdill.af.mil Population: 6,731 active duty, and 17,000 family members 55 – Bed Hospital

Patrick AFB - Located 2 mi. south of Cocoa Beach. Base Operator: (321) 494-1110 www.patrick.af.mil Population: 9,500 active duty, and 4,500 family members Clinic

Tyndall AFB - Located 12 mi. east of Panama City. Base Operator: (850) 283-1113 www.tyndall.af.mil Population: 3,765 active duty, and 5,858 family members Clinic

Georgia Moody AFB - Located 10 mi. north-northeast of Valdosta. Base Operator: (229) 257-4211 www.moody.af.mil Population: 3,700 active duty, and 5,229 family members Clinic

Robins AFB - Located 15 mi. southeast of Macon. Base Operator: (478) 926-1001 www.robins.af.mil Population: 6,330 active duty, and 13,171 family members Clinic

Hawaii Hickam AFB - Located 9 mi. west of Honolulu. Base Operator: (808) 449-7110 www.hickam.af.mil Population: 4,248 active duty, and 6,726 family members Clinic

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Idaho Mountain Home AFB - Located 10 mi. southwest of Mountain Home. Base Operator: (208) 828-2111 www.mountainhome.af.mil Population: 4,514 active duty, and 5,500 family members 20 – Bed Hospital

Illinois Scott AFB - Located 6 mi. east-northeast of Belleville. Base Operator: (618) 256-1110 www.scott.af.mil Population: 5,162 active duty, and 9,586 family members 70 – Bed Hospital

Kansas McConnell AFB - Located 5 mi. southeast of Wichita. Base Operator: (316) 759-6100 www.mcconnell.af.mil Population: 2,800 active duty, and 6,481 family members Clinic

Louisiana Barksdale AFB - Location: Bossier City. Base Operator: (318) 456-2252 www.barksdale.af.mil Population: 5,372 active duty, and 7, 125 family members Clinic

Maryland Andrews AFB - Located 11 mi. southeast of Washington, D.C. Base Operator: (301) 981-1110 www.andrews.af.mil Population: 4,985 active duty, and 15,000 family members 60 – Bed Hospital

Massachusetts Hanscom AFB - Located 17 mi. northwest of Boston. Base Operator: (781) 377-4441 www.hanscom.af.mil Population: 2,036 active duty, and 3,279 family members Clinic

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Mississippi Columbus AFB - Located 10 mi. north-northwest of Columbus. Base Operator: (662) 434-7322 www.columbus.af.mil Population: 1,165 active duty, and 1,650 family members Clinic

Keesler AFB - Located In Biloxi, 90 miles east of New Orleans; 60 miles west of Mobile, Ala. Base Operator: (228) 377-1110 www.keesler.af.mil Population: 6,081 active duty, and 6,257 family members 185 – Bed Hospital

Missouri Whiteman AFB - Located 2 mi. south of Knob Noster. Base Operator: (660) 687-1110 www.whiteman.af.mil Population: 3,347 active duty, and 4,300 family members Clinic

Montana Malmstrom AFB - Located 1.5 mi. east of Great Falls. Base Operator: (406) 731-1110 www.malmstrom.af.mil Population: 3,363 active duty, and 4,217 family members Clinic

Nebraska Offutt AFB - Located 8 mi. south of Omaha. Base Operator: (402) 294-1110 www.offutt.af.mil Population: 9,087 active duty, and 14,232 family members 45 – Bed Hospital

Nevada Nellis AFB - Located 8 mi. northeast of Las Vegas. Base Operator: (702) 652-1110 www.nellis.af.mil Population: 6,376 active duty, and 14,000 family members 119- Bed Hospital

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New Jersey McGuire AFB - Located 18 mi. southeast of Trenton. Base Operator: (609) 754-1100 www.mcguire.af.mil Population: 9,241 active duty, and their family members Clinic

New Mexico Cannon AFB - Located 7 mi. west of Clovis. Base Operator: (505) 784-3311 www.cannon.af.mil Population: 3,484 active duty, and 5,061 family members Ambulatory Care Clinic

Holloman AFB - Located 8 mi. southwest of Alamogordo. Base Operator: (505) 572-1110 www.holloman.af.mil Population: 3,995 active duty, and 6,657 family members Clinic

Kirtland AFB - Located southeast of Albuquerque. Base Operator: (505) 846-0011 www.kirtland.af.mil Population: 3,984 active duty, and 4,441 family members 25 – Bed Hospital

North Carolina Pope AFB - Located 12 mi. north-northwest of Fayetteville. Base Operator: (910) 394-1110 www.pope.af.mil Population: 4,809 active duty, and 4,676 family members Clinic

Seymour Johnson AFB - Located within Goldsboro city limits. Base Operator: (919) 722-1110 www.seymourjohnson.af.mil Population: 4,267 active duty, and 7,000 family members Clinic

North Dakota Grand Forks AFB - Located 16 mi. west of Grand Forks. Base Operator: (701) 747-3000 www.grandforks.af.mil Population: 3,041 active duty, and 4,296 family members Clinic Do Something Amazing Hospitals

Minot AFB - Located 13 mi. north of Minot. Base Operator: (701) 723-1110 www.minot.af.mil Population: 4,536 active duty, and 4,379 family members Clinic

Ohio Wright-Patterson AFB - Located 10 mi. east-northeast of Dayton. Base Operator: (937) 257-1110 www.wpafb.af.mil Population: 6,274 active duty, and 11,830 family members 300 – Bed Medical Center

Oklahoma Altus AFB - Location: Altus. Base Operator: (580) 482-8100 www.altus.af.mil Population: 1,845 active duty, 463 students, and 2,694 family members Clinic

Tinker AFB - Located 8 mi. southeast of Oklahoma City. Base Operator: (405) 732-7321 www.tinker.af.mil Population: 8,621 active duty and their family members Hospital

Vance AFB - Located near Enid. Base Operator: (580) 213-5000 www.vance.af.mil Population: 735 active duty, and 1,202 family members Clinic

South Carolina Charleston AFB – Location: North Charleston. Base Operator: (843) 963-1110 www.charleston.af.mil Population: 3,200 active duty, and 5,356 family members Clinic

Shaw AFB - Located 10 mi. west-northwest of Sumter. Base Operator: (803) 895-1110 www.shaw.af.mil Population: 5,690 active duty, and 5,789 family members 15 – Bed Hospital Do Something Amazing Hospitals

South Dakota - Ellsworth AFB - Located 12 mi. east-northeast of Rapid City. Base Operator: (605) 385-1000 www.ellsworth.af.mil Population: 3,033 active duty, and 3,972 family members Clinic

Texas Brooks AFB - Location: San Antonio. Base Operator: (210) 536-1110 www.brooks.af.mil Population: 1,198 active duty, and 2,437 family members Clinic

Dyess AFB - Location: Abilene. Base Operator: (915) 696-0212 www.dyess.af.mil Population: 4,666 active duty, and 6,540 family members Clinic

Goodfellow AFB - Located southeast corner of San Angelo. Base Operator: (915) 654-3231 www.goodfellow.af.mil Population: 2,000 active duty, and 4,650 family members Clinic

Lackland AFB - Located 8 mi. southwest of downtown San Antonio. Base Operator: (210) 671-1110 www.lackland.af.mil Population: 11,277 active duty, and 10,286 family members 200 – Bed Medical Center

Texas Laughlin AFB - Located 6 mi. east of Del Rio. Base Operator: (830) 298-3511 www.laughlin.af.mil Population: 1,402 active duty, and 1,445 family members Clinic

Randolph AFB - Located 17 miles east-northeast of San Antonio. Base Operator: (210) 652-1110 www.randolph.af.mil Population: 5,995 active duty, and their family members Clinic Do Something Amazing Hospitals

Sheppard AFB - Located 4 mi. north of Wichita Falls. Base Operator: (940) 676-2511 www.sheppard.af.mil Population: 10,985 active duty, and 5,814 family members 45 – Bed Hospital

Utah Hill AFB - Located 8 mi. south of Ogden. Base Operator: (801) 777-7221 www.hill.af.mil Population: 4,481 active duty, and 4,536 family members Clinic

Virginia Langley AFB - Located 3 mi. north of Hampton. Base Operator: (757) 764-9990 www.langley.af.mil Population: 7,957 active duty, and 10,000 family members 40 – Bed Hospital

Washington Fairchild AFB - Located 12 mi. west-southwest of Spokane. Base Operator: (509) 247-1212 www.fairchild.af.mil Population: 3,398 active duty, and 4,602 family members Clinic

McChord AFB - Located 8 mi. south of Tacoma. Base Operator: (253) 982-1910 www.mcchord.af.mil Population: 3,624 active duty, and 4,705 family members Clinic

Wyoming Francis E. Warren AFB - Location: Cheyenne. Base Operator: (307) 773-1110 www.warren.af.mil Population: 4,400 active duty, and 14,742 family members Clinic

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Travis AFB, CA Cannon AFB, NM Luke AFB, AZ Andrews AFB, MD Charleston AFB, SC Malmstrom AFB, MT Eglin AFB, FL Columbus AFB, MS Maxwell AFB, AL Keesler AFB, MS Davis Monthan AFB, AZ McChord AFB, WA Lackland AFB, TX Dover AFB, DE McConnell AFB, KS Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Dyess AFB, TX Minot AFB, ND Scott AFB, IL Ellsworth AFB, SD Moody AFB, GA Nellis AFB, NV Edwards AFB, CA Offutt AFB, NB USAF Academy, CO Fairchild AFB, WA Patrick AFB, FL MacDill AFB, FL FE Warren AFB, WO Peterson AFB, CO Langley AFB, VA McGuire AFB, NJ Pope AFB, NC Sheppard AFB, TX Goodfellow AFB, TX Randolph AFB, TX Moutain Home AFB, ID Grandforks AFB, ND Robins AFB, GA Kirtland AFB, NM Hanscom AFB, MA Seymour Johnson AFB, NC Altus AFB, OK Hill AFB, UT Shaw AFB, SC Barksdale, LA Holloman AFB, NM Tinker AFB, OK Beale AFB, CA Hurlburt Field, FL Tyndall AFB, FL Bolling AFB, Washington DC Laughlin AFB, TX Vance AFB, OK Brooks AFB, TX Little Rock AFB, AR Vandenburg AFB, CA Buckley AFB, CO Los Angeles AFB, CA Whiteman AFB, MO

Flight Nurse CRNA Travis AFB, CA Travis AFB, CA Midwife McGuire AFB, NJ Andrews AFB, MD Eglin AFB, FL Pope AFB, NC Eglin AFB, FL Keesler AFB, MS Scott AFB, IL Keesler AFB, MS Lackland AFB, TX Lackland AFB, TX Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Scott AFB, IL Prenatal/OB Nellis AFB, NV Nellis AFB, NV USAF Academy, CO Langley AFB, VA Travis AFB, CA Langley AFB, VA Andrews AFB, MD Andrews AFB, MD Moutain Home AFB, ID Eglin AFB, FL Hurlburt AFB, FL Keesler AFB, MS Offut AFB, NB Lackland AFB, TX Bethesda, MD Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Neonatal ICU Nellis AFB, NV Keesler AFB, MS Langley AFB, VA Lackland AFB, TX Moutain Home AFB, ID

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Women’s Health NP Mental Health Travis AFB, CA Travis AFB, CA Edwards AFB, CA Andrews AFB, MD Preoperative Andrews AFB, MD Fairchild AFB, WA Lackland AFB, TX Travis AFB, CA Keesler AFB, MS Hill AFB, UT Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Andrews AFB, MD Lackland AFB, TX Hurlburt Field, FL USAF Academy, CO Eglin AFB, FL Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Little Rock AFB, AR Sheppard AFB, TX Keesler AFB, MS Scott AFB, IL Luke AFB, AZ Lackland AFB, TX Nellis AFB, NV McChord AFB, WA Critical Care Wright-Patterson AFB, OH USAF Academy, CO McConnell AFB, KS Travis AFB, CA Nellis AFB, NV MacDill AFB, FL Minot AFB, ND Andrews AFB, MD USAF Academy, CO Langley AFB, VA Moody AFB, GA Eglin AFB, FL Langley AFB, VA Sheppard AFB, TX Offutt AFB, NB Keesler AFB, MS Sheppard AFB, TX Moutain Home AFB, ID Patrick AFB, FL Lackland AFB, TX Moutain Home AFB, ID Kirtland AFB, NM Peterson AFB, CO Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Beale AFB, CA Pope AFB, NC Nellis AFB, NV Cannon AFB, NM Robins AFB, GA Langley AFB, VA Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Seymour Johnson AFB, NC Brooks AFB, TX Dover AFB, DE Shaw AFB, SC Hurlburt AFB, FL Ellsworth AFB, SD Tyndall AFB, FL Randolph AFB, TX Whiteman AFB, MO Holloman AFB, NM Elmendorf AFB, AK Malstrom AFB, MT

ER/Trauma Travis AFB, CA Andrews AFB, MD Eglin AFB, FL Keesler AFB, MS Lackland AFB, TX Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Nellis AFB, NV Langley AFB, VA

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Pediatric NP Family NP Mental Health NP Andrews AFB, MD Andrews AFB, MD Andrews AFB, MD Eglin AFB, FL Barksdale AFB, LA Lackland AFB, TX Keesler AFB, MS Bolling AFB, Washington DC Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Lackland AFB, TX Charleston AFB, SC USAF Academy, CO Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Dover AFB, DE Sheppard AFB, TX Scott AFB, IL Dyess AFB, TX Keesler AFB, MS Nellis AFB, NV Eglin AFB, FL Scott AFB, IL MacDill AFB, FL Fairchild AFB, WA Langley AFB, VA Goodfellow AFB, TX Sheppard AFB, TX Shaw AFB, SC Bolling AFB, Washington DC Hill AFB, UT Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Hurlburt AFB, FL Hill AFB, UT Keesler AFB, MS Little Rock AFB, AR Kirtland AFB, NM Luke AFB, AZ Lackland AFB, TX Maxwell AFB, AL Langley AFB, VA Minot AFB, ND Luke AFB, AZ Moody AFB, GA Maxwell AFB, AL Offutt AFB, NB McConnel AFB, KS Randolph AFB, TX McGuire AFB, NJ Robins AFB, GA Moutain Home AFB, ID Seymour Johnson AFB, NC Offut AFB, NB Tinker AFB, OK Peterson AFB, CO Tyndall AFB, FL Randolph AFB, TX Whiteman AFB, MO Robins AFB, GA Grand Forks AFB ND Sheppard AFB, TX Kirtland AFB, NM Tinker AFB, OK Malstrom AFB, MT Travis AFB, CA McClellan AFB, CA Tyndall AFB, FL Air Force Academy, CO Wright Patterson AFB, OH Scott AFB, IL Bethesda, MD

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Women’s Health NP Clinical Family NP Aviano AB, Italy Bitburg/Spangdahlem, Germany Aviano AB, Italy Bitburg/Spangdahlem, Germany Incirlik AB, Turkey Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Incirlik AB, Turkey Landstuhl AB, Germany Kadena AFB, Japan Landstuhl AB, Germany Osan AB, Korea Ramstein AB, Germany Lakenheath AB, England Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Landstuhl AB, Germany Misawa AB, Japan Anderson AFB, Guam Osan AB, Korea Hickam AFB, Hawaii Yokota AB, Japan Kadena AFB, Japan Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Lajes Airfield, Azores Anderson AFB, Guam Lakenheath AB, England Midwife Croughton AB, England Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Eielson AFB, Alaska Lakenheath AB, England Geilenkirchen AB, Germany Landstuhl AB, Germany Hickam AFB, Hawaii ER/Trauma Aviano AB, Italy Kadena AFB, Japan Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Kunsan AFB, Korea Landstuhl AB, Germany Lajes Airfield, Azores Lakenheath AB, England Ramstein AB, Germany Yokota AB, Japan Mental Health NP Misawa AB, Japan Elemendorf, AK Osan AB, Korea Lakenheath AB, England Pediatric NP Ramstein AB, Germany Preoperative Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Kadena AB, Japan Aviano AB, Italy Lakenheath AB, England Incirlik AB, Turkey CRNA Kadena AFB, Japan Landstuhl AB, Germany Ramstein AB, Germany Aviano AB, Italy Lakenheath AB, England Elmendorf AFB, AK Misawa AB, Japan Incirlik AB, Turkey Critical Care Osan AB, Korea Landstuhl AB, Germany Landstuhl AB, Germany Yokota AB, Japan Lakenheath AB, England Lakenheath AB, England Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Misawa AB, Japan Kadena AB, Japan Osan AB, Korea (Remote) Elmendorf AFB, AK Yokota AB, Japan Neonatal Landstuhl AB, Germany Kadena, AFB, Japan

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Prenatal/OB Aviano AB, Italy Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Landstuhl AB, Germany Lakenheath AB, England Misawa AB, Japan Yokota AB, Japan

Do Something Amazing Educational Programs

Air Force Nurses enjoy a wide variety of opportunities to continue their education. A brief overview of several available programs is provided below: Nurse Transition Program: This course is designed to facilitate the transition of novice nurses into the USAF Nurse Corps and prepare them for their roles and responsibilities as officers assigned to AF Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs). The primary focus is to provide nurses an opportunity to gain experience and competence in direct patient care under the supervision of a nurse preceptor. This 10-week program includes didactic and clinical components correlated with JCAHO, ANA standards, and Air Force directives. Held at several different locations throughout the continental United States.

Nursing Service Fundamentals: Introductory-level correspondence course designed to prepare nurses to deal effectively with day-to-day situations encountered on AF nursing units. Additionally, the course facilitates an awareness of the nurse manager role. Some components include cultural diversity, sexual harassment, followership, mentoring, manpower and duty schedules, ethical decision-making, and delegation. Prerequisite to selection for Nursing Service Management (see below).

Flight Nursing: Trains nurses pre-selected for a flying assignment as a member of the medical crew in aeromedical evacuation units. At Brooks AFB, TX, the 5 ½-week course includes principles of aerospace medicine; altitude physiology; specialized techniques necessary for safe and efficient transportation of patients by air in peacetime and wartime environments; life support principles, procedures, equipment, and techniques; and survival skills. Provides the knowledge and skills required for management and nursing care of patients in flight.

Clinical Hyperbarics: Provides training necessary to function as a hyperbaric medicine nurse, emphasizing management of total patient care for critically/chronically ill patients selected for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Attendees participate in all phases of clinical hyperbaric medicine, including wound care, in this 7-week course at Brooks AFB, TX. Students gain experience in emergency practice to include treatment of decompression sickness, air embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning, and gas gangrene. Four weeks of job qualification training is then mandatory at the selectees’ clinical hyperbaric site before the nurse is considered fully qualified.

Nursing Service Management: This 32-day course in residence at Sheppard AFB, TX provides training in the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties associated with nursing management positions. Some topics covered include regulatory agencies, standards of practice, responsibilities, management tools, quality assessment/improvement and risk management, duty scheduling, and performance evaluations. Completion of Nursing Service Fundamentals is mandatory before selection to attend NSM.

Operating Room: Provides training to enter the operating room nursing career field, AFSC 46S1, from other NC career fields. Course consists of two weeks of didactic training and ten weeks of clinical experience under direct supervision of the course supervisor and approved preceptors. Emphasis is placed on development of the perioperative role and ability to function effectively and safely as a surgical team member. Creation of an optimal surgical environment, utilizing the principles of aseptic technique and infection control practices, is stressed. Operating room nursing responsibilities during OR emergencies, peacetime disasters, and wartime medical readiness are also emphasized. Selection is competitive. .

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Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing: This new 10 week course is scheduled to begin in late FY 02. Provides training to enter the Neonatal ICU nursing career field 46N1F, from other NC career fields. This course provides training for neonatal nurses in the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of a clinical nurse in a Level II-III neonatal intensive care unit. This course will include emergency response to newborn deliveries and concepts of neonatal transport. Instruction is geared toward providing the basic knowledge and hands on training needed in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care of the neonatal patient. Selection is competitive.

Perinatal Nursing: This 6-week course, held at Langley AFB, VA or Lackland AFB, TX, provides training for new perinatal nurses in the knowledge and skills necessary to perform duties as a staff nurse on an obstetrical unit, including labor and delivery, postpartum and newborn nursery. Instruction is geared toward providing the basic knowledge and hands-on training needed in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care of antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal patients.

Health Professions Education and Training Course: Four-week course held at Sheppard AFB, TX to prepare both officer and enlisted members for various roles in education within the Medical Group. Attendees make several oral presentations and accomplish various individual and group learning projects. Content focuses on initial orientation of medical group personnel, in-service education, and continuing education. Included are such topics as assessing learner needs, teaching adult learners, planning and implementing educational programs, evaluating effectiveness of educational endeavors, and management of Group Education and Training.

Nurse Anesthetist: Selected RNs participate in a two-year master’s degree program through selected universities, which are fully accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. The didactic instruction involves areas such as general anatomy, physiology, physics, chemistry and pharmacology. The clinical phase is accomplished at various Air Force Medical Centers. Selection is competitive.

Sponsorship for Graduate Study: Through the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), nurses are selected each year to earn a graduate degree, at the Air Force’s expense, from civilian colleges and universities all over the United States. Tuition and fees, as well as full pay and allowances are provided while obtaining a master’s or doctoral degree. While a student, nurses are not assigned to any other duty. However, time limits do apply for completing degree requirements and additional service commitments are incurred. Several degree majors/clinical specialties are generally offered based on forecast needs of the AF Medical Service. Examples of some opportunities include: family nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse practitioner, women’s health nurse practitioner, and midwifery; clinical nurse specialist such as critical care, maternal/child,emergency/trauma, pediatrics, neonatal, adult health, mental health, and gerontology; community health nursing, nursing education, and nursing administration. Selection is competitive.

Continuing Education Contact Hours (USAF NC requires 60 hours every 3 years, state requirements vary): The USAF NC supports professional growth and development through continuing education programs. Several funding sources exist to send nurses, expenses paid, to educational offerings such as national conventions of nursing specialty organizations and other local and national education conferences/courses. In addition, the NC continues its tradition of commitment to education through its Continuing Education Approval and Recognition Program (CEARP). Contact hours activities, approved through CEARP, are often held right in the workplace and are possible because the NC is an accredited approver unit of the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA). Do Something Amazing Nursing Career Path

Nurse Corps Career Path

GRADE EDUC/TRNG Executive/Management/Administrative Pathway

Dir AF Nsg Svcs, Lead Agt, MAJCOM Capstone Gen Surgeon, Med Ctr CC, SG/Dep SG

AFPC, CN, Dep Dir AF Nsg Svcs, IHS, JTF CC, SSS, Sr Exec Ldrshp, Lead Agent, MAJCOM MDG CC, Interagency APN, SGN/SG/Dep, MDG Col OR, SG CC/Dep, Med Ctr CC/ Institute, Medical 21+ yrs Consultant Dep, Special Duty, (additional duty) Academic Faculty Capstone Air Evac, Chief Nurse (CN), Dep or SQD CC, APN, Chief HCI, Clinical SSS, SQD CC, AAD, Dep MDG CC, Flt CC, Coordinator, MAJCOM/SG HQ/MAJCOM Staff, IHS, Advanced Exec Skills, Lt Col Consultant (additional Informatics, JTF CC, Lead 17-20 yrs duty), MH, OR, Health Agent, Special Duty, Interagency Institute Promotions Academic Faculty

Element Leader, Flt CC, APN, Clinical Nurse, OR, MH, FN, HQ/MAJCOM Staff, ISS, Advanced Academic CAREER BROADENING MAJCOM/SG Consultant (additional Informatics, International Degree (AAD), Initial Exec Maj duty), PCM Clinical Nurse/HCI or Chief Health Specialist (IHS), 12-16 yrs HCI, Health Promotions Special Duty (Recruiting, Skills, Fellowships Instructor), Readiness Clinical Pathway SOS, NSM, SDO, ICO, Clinical Nurse, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN - Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse ABONC, Flight Nurse, Practitioner/Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist/Certified Nurse Midwife), Operating Capt Room (OR) Nurse, Mental Health (MH) Nurse, Flight Nurse (FN), PCM Clinical Nurse/Health AF Intern Program, 5-11 yrs Care Integrator (HCI), Health Promotions, White House Nurse Fellowships

BOARDCERTIFICATION

BUILDCLINICAL DEPTH Clinical Nurse (Primary Job Proficiency/Clinical Experience) NTP, Off Prof 2Lt/1Lt Dev, Nsg Fund, 1-4 yrs Aerospace Basic Commissioned Officer Reserve Officer Training Corps, Enlisted Commissioning Program, Direct Accessions Training School

Do Something Amazing Application Process The Application process is progressive in nature. The steps are included below in chronological order.

-Physical Exam

-Applicant workbook filled out and e-mailed back to me.

-Complete application and send it to Air Force Nurse Corps headquarters in Texas for consideration

- Chief Nurse Interview at Hanscom AFB, Lexington, MA

Do Something Amazing Application Process Continued:

-Once Selected an assignment offer/acceptance letter is given

- Get Commissioned

-Orders are mailed to you

- Attend COT (Maxwell AFB, AL)

- PCS to first duty location

All in all, we can control the speed of the application process. We can adjust to meet your needs as long as you are up front with your desires.

Do Something Amazing Application Items

Air force Nurse application Requirements:

*Air Force Physical **Applicant Questionnaire Resume **AFRS Form 1373 (Total of 3 w/references) Official Transcripts (from ALL colleges attended) Copies of ALL Diplomas Copy of ALL professional licenses Verified Certifications (BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.) Training certificates *Chief Nurse Interview

* I will set up **Forms will be provided by me

Do Something Amazing Nurse Transition Prog.

Air Force Nurse Transition Program Overview: The Nurse Transition Program (NTP) is an initial training program for new nurses with less than 12 months of nursing experience to gain skills in the exciting world of nursing. The course is offered at six training sites: Andrews AFB MD, Keesler AFB MS, Lackland AFB TX, Scott AFB IL, Travis AFB CA, Eglin AFB FL and Wright Patterson AFB OH. This program is 10 weeks in length. The first week occurs in a classroom environment where documentation and assessment, intravenous therapy, infection control, respiratory care, annotation of orders and other relevant topics are taught. The next five weeks, clinical rotation one, occur on an assigned nursing unit in which the student enhances their clinical skills. The new nurse will work with a dedicated preceptor whose primary purpose is to train, educate and mentor while the nurse is on that unit. Clinical rotation two begins the sixth week of the program. The student is assigned to a new floor and a new preceptor. The focus of this rotation is to improve clinical skills and begin team leading. The final day of the program consists of a formal graduation for all students who have met the program objectives. Students assigned to the NTP may remain at the training site as a permanent party or they may be assigned to another base. In either case the new nurse will know their follow on assignment prior to beginning the program. NTP PROGRAM OBJECTIVES The NTP is 10 weeks in duration. The first 3 days are didactics: documentation/assessment, medication administration, computational pharmacology, annotation of physician orders, supervision and management (nurse/technician interactions), Basic Life Support, and emergency response and procedures First clinical rotation: 5 weeks, geared toward skills acquisition. The following Air Force Nurse Corps core competencies are used: venipuncture, IV drip/piggyback medication administration, IV heplock, IV push/bolus medication administration, peripheral IV cannulation, administration of blood/blood components, anaphylactic shock/blood transfusion reaction computational pharmacology (used in didactics), and emergency response and procedures (used in didactics). Second clinical rotation: 5 weeks, geared toward team leading. They have to be able to manage a team of patients by graduation; accomplish admissions, discharges, pre-op and post-op management of patients. Currently they get training on ethics and leadership, as well as age specific care. There are progress checklists that students must pass to graduate. They also have to pass the computational pharmacology exam and the anaphylactic shock/transfusion reaction test.

Do Something Amazing ? NTP Bases

Travis AFB, CA

Andrews AFB, MD

Eglin AFB, FL

Keesler AFB, MS

Lackland AFB, TX

Wright Patterson AFB, OH

Scott AFB, IL

Nellis AFB, NV

Elmendorf AFB, AK

USAF Academy, CO

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