Jun

12

Trading Stripes For A Lantern

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The AF has unveiled a new program that will allow enlisted members - with certain prerequisites completed - to become commissioned officers as members of the Air Force Nurse Corps:

The Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program, or NECP, will give enlisted members the opportunity to complete a full-time bachelor of science degree in nursing at an accredited university while on active duty. The nurse corps hopes to select 50 students for the upcoming fall semester.

Much like entrance into the AF Physician Assistant program, the NECP requires certain classes to be completed (as part of a minimum of 59 credit hours) to be considered: psychology, anatomy and physiology I and II (labs required), microbiology (lab required), chemistry I and II (labs required), nutrition, and statistics.
Nurses are amazing, and Air Force nurses even more so. If you’ve harbored dreams of becoming a nurse, this looks like a great opportunity.