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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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Cover Letter
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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Salary & Entitlements
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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Salary & Entitlements
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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Salary & Entitlements 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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Hospitals 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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Hospitals
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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Hospitals
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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Hospitals
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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Hospitals 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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Hospitals
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
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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
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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
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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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Nursing Positions
Flight Nurse Travis AFB, CA
McGuire AFB, NJ Pope AFB, NC Scott AFB, IL
Midwife Eglin AFB, FL
Keesler AFB, MS Lackland AFB, TX
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Scott AFB, IL Nellis AFB, NV
Langley AFB, VA Andrews AFB, MD
CRNA Travis AFB, CA
Andrews AFB, MD Eglin AFB, FL
Keesler AFB, MS Lackland AFB, TX
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Nellis AFB, NV
USAF Academy, CO Langley AFB, VA
Moutain Home AFB, ID Hurlburt AFB, FL Offut AFB, NB Bethesda, MD
Neonatal ICU Keesler AFB, MS
Lackland AFB, TX
Prenatal/OB 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 Moutain Home AFB, ID
Clinical
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
USAF Academy, CO MacDill AFB, FL Langley AFB, VA
Sheppard AFB, TX Moutain Home AFB, ID
Kirtland AFB, NM Altus AFB, OK Barksdale, LA Beale AFB, CA
Bolling AFB, Washington DC Brooks AFB, TX Buckley AFB, CO
Cannon AFB, NM Charleston AFB, SC Columbus AFB, MS
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Dover AFB, DE Dyess AFB, TX
Ellsworth AFB, SD Edwards AFB, CA Fairchild AFB, WA
FE Warren AFB, WO McGuire AFB, NJ
Goodfellow AFB, TX Grandforks AFB, ND Hanscom AFB, MA
Hill AFB, UT Holloman AFB, NM Hurlburt Field, FL Laughlin AFB, TX
Little Rock AFB, AR Los Angeles AFB, CA
Luke AFB, AZ Malmstrom AFB, MT
Maxwell AFB, AL McChord AFB, WA McConnell AFB, KS
Minot AFB, ND Moody AFB, GA Offutt AFB, NB Patrick AFB, FL
Peterson AFB, CO Pope AFB, NC
Randolph AFB, TX Robins AFB, GA
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC Shaw AFB, SC Tinker AFB, OK Tyndall AFB, FL Vance AFB, OK
Vandenburg AFB, CA Whiteman AFB, MO
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Nursing Positions
Women’s Health NP
Travis AFB, CA Andrews AFB, MD Keesler AFB, MS Lackland AFB, TX
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Scott AFB, IL Nellis AFB, NV
USAF Academy, CO MacDill AFB, FL Langley AFB, VA
Sheppard AFB, TX Moutain Home AFB, ID
Kirtland AFB, NM Beale AFB, CA
Cannon AFB, NM Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
Dover AFB, DE Ellsworth AFB, SD Randolph AFB, TX Holloman AFB, NM Malstrom AFB, MT
Edwards AFB, CA Fairchild AFB, WA
Hill AFB, UT Hurlburt Field, FL
Little Rock AFB, AR Luke AFB, AZ
McChord AFB, WA McConnell AFB, KS
Minot AFB, ND Moody AFB, GA Offutt AFB, NB Patrick AFB, FL
Peterson AFB, CO Pope AFB, NC
Robins AFB, GA Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Shaw AFB, SC Tyndall AFB, FL
Whiteman AFB, MO Elmendorf AFB, AK
Critical Care
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 Brooks AFB, TX Hurlburt AFB, FL
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
Mental Health Travis AFB, CA
Andrews AFB, MD Lackland AFB, TX
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH USAF Academy, CO Sheppard AFB, TX
Preoperative
Travis AFB, CA Andrews AFB, MD
Eglin AFB, FL Keesler AFB, MS Lackland AFB, TX
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Nellis AFB, NV
USAF Academy, CO Langley AFB, VA
Sheppard AFB, TX Moutain Home AFB, ID
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Nursing Positions Family NP
Andrews AFB, MD Barksdale AFB, LA
Bolling AFB, Washington DC Charleston AFB, SC
Dover AFB, DE Dyess AFB, TX Eglin AFB, FL
Fairchild AFB, WA Goodfellow AFB, TX
Shaw AFB, SC Hill AFB, UT
Hurlburt AFB, FL Keesler AFB, MS Kirtland AFB, NM Lackland AFB, TX Langley AFB, VA
Luke AFB, AZ Maxwell AFB, AL
McConnel AFB, KS McGuire AFB, NJ
Moutain Home AFB, ID Offut AFB, NB
Peterson AFB, CO Randolph AFB, TX Robins AFB, GA
Sheppard AFB, TX Tinker AFB, OK Travis AFB, CA Tyndall AFB, FL
Air Force Academy, CO Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Scott AFB, IL Bethesda, MD
Mental Health NP Andrews AFB, MD Lackland AFB, TX
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH USAF Academy, CO Sheppard AFB, TX Keesler AFB, MS
Scott AFB, IL
Pediatric NP Andrews AFB, MD
Eglin AFB, FL Keesler AFB, MS Lackland AFB, TX
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Scott AFB, IL Nellis AFB, NV MacDill AFB, FL Langley AFB, VA
Sheppard AFB, TX Bolling AFB, Washington DC
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Hill AFB, UT
Little Rock AFB, AR Luke AFB, AZ
Maxwell AFB, AL Minot AFB, ND Moody AFB, GA Offutt AFB, NB
Randolph AFB, TX Robins AFB, GA
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC Tinker AFB, OK Tyndall AFB, FL
Whiteman AFB, MO Grand Forks AFB ND
Kirtland AFB, NM Malstrom AFB, MT McClellan AFB, CA
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Overseas Positions
Midwife Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Lakenheath AB, England Landstuhl AB, Germany
Aviano AB, Italy
CRNA Aviano AB, Italy
Elmendorf AFB, AK Incirlik AB, Turkey
Landstuhl AB, Germany Lakenheath AB, England
Misawa AB, Japan Osan AB, Korea (Remote)
Yokota AB, Japan
Clinical Aviano AB, Italy
Bitburg/Spangdahlem, Germany Incirlik AB, Turkey
Landstuhl AB, Germany Lakenheath AB, England
Misawa AB, Japan Osan AB, Korea
Yokota AB, Japan Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Anderson AFB, Guam
Croughton AB, England Eielson AFB, Alaska
Geilenkirchen AB, Germany Hickam AFB, Hawaii Kadena AFB, Japan Kunsan AFB, Korea
Lajes Airfield, Azores Ramstein AB, Germany
Women’s Health NP Bitburg/Spangdahlem, Germany
Incirlik AB, Turkey Landstuhl AB, Germany
Osan AB, Korea Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Anderson AFB, Guam Hickam AFB, Hawaii Kadena AFB, Japan
Lajes Airfield, Azores Lakenheath AB, England
Pediatric NP Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Lakenheath AB, England Kadena AFB, Japan
Ramstein AB, Germany
Critical Care Landstuhl AB, Germany Lakenheath AB, England
Kadena AB, Japan Elmendorf AFB, AK
Neonatal Landstuhl AB, Germany
Kadena, AFB, Japan
ER/Trauma Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Landstuhl AB, Germany Lakenheath AB, England
Yokota AB, Japan Misawa AB, Japan Osan AB, Korea
Family NP Aviano AB, Italy
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Kadena AFB, Japan
Ramstein AB, Germany Landstuhl AB, Germany
Preoperative Aviano AB, Italy
Incirlik AB, Turkey Landstuhl AB, Germany Lakenheath AB, England
Misawa AB, Japan Osan AB, Korea
Yokota AB, Japan Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Mental Health NP Elemendorf, AK
Lakenheath AB, England Ramstein AB, Germany
Kadena AB, Japan
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Overseas Positions
Prenatal/OB Aviano AB, Italy
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Landstuhl AB, Germany Lakenheath AB, England
Misawa AB, Japan Yokota AB, Japan
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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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Education cont. 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).
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Nursing Career Path
Nurse Corps Career Path
GRADEGRADE
2Lt/1Lt2Lt/1Lt11--4 yrs4 yrs
CaptCapt55--11 yrs11 yrs
ColCol21+ yrs21+ yrs
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AF Intern Program,
Fellowships
ISS, Advanced Academic
Degree (AAD), Initial Exec
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SSS, SQD CC, AAD,
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Interagency Institute
SSS, Sr Exec Ldrshp,
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NTP, Off Prof Dev, Nsg Fund, Aerospace Basic
Clinical Nurse (Primary Job Proficiency/Clinical Experience)
Clinical Nurse, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN - Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse
Practitioner/Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist/Certified Nurse Midwife), Operating
Room (OR) Nurse, Mental Health (MH) Nurse, Flight Nurse (FN), PCM Clinical Nurse/Health
Care Integrator (HCI), Health Promotions, White House Nurse
APN, Clinical Nurse, OR, MH, FN,
MAJCOM/SG Consultant (additional
duty), PCM Clinical Nurse/HCI or Chief
HCI, Health Promotions
APN, Chief HCI, Clinical
Coordinator, MAJCOM/SG
Consultant (additional
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APN, OR, SG
Consultant (additional duty)
AFPC, CN, Dep Dir AF Nsg Svcs, IHS, JTF CC, Lead Agent, MAJCOM SGN/SG/Dep, MDG CC/Dep, Med Ctr CC/ Dep, Special Duty, Academic Faculty
Air Evac, Chief Nurse (CN), Dep or SQD CC, Dep MDG CC, Flt CC, HQ/MAJCOM Staff, IHS, Informatics, JTF CC, Lead Agent, Special Duty, Academic Faculty
Element Leader, Flt CC,
HQ/MAJCOM Staff,
Informatics, International
Health Specialist (IHS),
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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