I’m working on my BSN and considering joining once I have it. Thank you for the videos they are very enlightening

Estela Thank you for these videos. Very informative. I’ve enlisted in the navy and will ship February 2021 (estimated) and hopefully 🤞🏾 enroll in Navy medical program cause I really want to be a nurse. My mom, my homegirl and me just working on a hospital as a patient transport inspired me to do this. Only thing is I’m a bit older and already have a bachelors in another major. I’m just praying I can work my tail off to become a Navy nurse officer

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it! Just keep focused and stay on track!

Any branch of the US military will only take those who have earned their nursing degree from the USA regardless if you have a PhD degree or you are nursing luminary recognized worldwide or you are a Nobel peace prize winner or a nurse that has made a life changing innovation, you are nothing in their eyes and they won’t take you in until you are educated in the USA. You can be enlisted and start at the bottom with no guarantee of moving up to your profession. So even the desire to join is there, if you are not educated in the USA, you will be excluded. Let me know if they figure out something.

I would like to asked do you need to be an nclex passer to join navy corps? Or it would e better if u were an nclex passer. Im a graduate of bsn and would like to join the navy corps. Thank you

Hi! Can reserve nurses still get some benefits, specifically training? I'm graduating in 6 months from my BSN and I'm not sure that I want to go active duty because I want to travel, make some money and gain experience. I live in SoCal and I know that the pay is very good so I don't want to take a cut if I go active duty. I also want to start my MSN a year after graduating my BSN and I don't know how soon I can start that if I go active duty right away. I love your videos!!

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely you can get training as a reservist. I think you have a great plan!

If I am enlisted and plan on having my bachelor's in nursing by the time my current contract is up, I was wondering what my options are? Is there a way to transition to officer without getting out? All the programs I see are for going to school which I don't need. Will I need any experience, if I do I would have to get out/go reserves to get it. My current job is in aviation and my contract is up at the end of 2022. Any advice helps. Thanks!

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

Hi and congrats on working on your bachelors while you are enlisted! The only programs currently offered are for the Navy to pay for your education and you give back time. For your situation, you should see if you can directly commission (which would require you to technically get out after your enlisted contract is up then take the oath to commission as an officer). You will need to speak to a medical officer recruiter. Typically you do need some nursing experience for this route but it doesn’t hurt to ask. If they say you need experience, then yes, I would say go reserves, get your experience, then try to direct commission again.

hi, when you got stationed in japan, how were you able to travel to places for leisure? is it during your days off or did you request time off? :)

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Both. I requested special liberty and leave depending on how many days I wanted off and where I was going.

Do you exercise the skills you learned as a nurse often while on the job? I heard that the corpsmen are responsible for a lot of the hands on stuff with the patients. I would like to know as I’m currently studying to be a nurse and would like to retain my skills if I were to join the navy and then go back to work in the civilian sector later on.

@namenotfound8747

2 жыл бұрын

You've been talking to blue side Corpsmen too much. Navy and Army nurses do all the real work. Corpsmen get stuck doing all the CNA/ MA duties you might be thinking of. When something goes wrong they run to the RN, or PA, and if don't know, they go run to the MD/DO. If you are a mediocre nurse, it will show in the military or when you leave. If you leave the Navy not knowing how to do your job, it will be solely your fault. The only difference will you don't have to worry as much about the level of care you can provide. Something that is lacking in the civilian side with insurance and malpractice lawsuits. You get what you put in.

@a7dv7en7t

2 жыл бұрын

@@namenotfound8747 thank you!

@itsestelarojas4713

2 жыл бұрын

Corpsmen do a lot of work but the nurses are the ones responsible for everything. It is dependent on the Corpsmen and the nurse. There are some lazy Corpsmen and nurses and there are some take charge Corpsmen and nurses who are all hands in taking care of the patient. Ultimately though, nurses are the ones responsible for the patients. The military in general has a lower acuity of patient population and you will lose some skills because the acuity just isn’t there. The military sends nurses to train at civilian trauma centers to learn because of this fact.

Is your husband able to adjust well and find a job wherever you are stationed? I imagine it would be difficult for a spouse in the civilian sector to keep on trying to find a job whenever their military spouse moves duty stations. I am currently very interested in becoming a navy nurse corps officer but I also want to take into consideration my girlfriend and her career goals. Also, how do you deal with prolonged separation from family and friends? I'm sure it can be hard.

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

It has been difficult for my husband to find a job wherever we move, especially in Okinawa where we are currently stationed where the job market is even more scarce and the pay is less than he made in the U.S. He was one of the “lucky” ones who got a job within 4 months of being here. Many people don’t get a job until almost a year. 🤦‍♀️ It has not been hard for him to adjust though, as he loves to travel and experience new places. It is much easier if spouses have a job working online where they can move anywhere in the world when compared to having a job in a physical setting. Yes, being separated from family is hard. I deal with it by keeping myself busy, having a routine, and calling and messaging them as often as I can.

Hi! Before I make this decision before going this route, is there any way I can ask you a couple of questions? I would love to ask someone who has this experience to get a better understanding of this.

@itsestelarojas4713

3 ай бұрын

Sure! What are your questions?

Estela 💛 thank you again for another video. One thing that concerns is the leadership aspect of being a nurse corps officer. Could you sometime talk about what that’s like and what responsibilities come with this role.

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

Sure! That is a great topic. I will put it on my list of video ideas 💡 Thank you!

@jefferyjulio4915

3 жыл бұрын

sorry to be off topic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot my login password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!

@raydenyousef8921

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeffery Julio Instablaster =)

@jefferyjulio4915

3 жыл бұрын

@Rayden Yousef Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

How to join?

Does navy let you study psychiatry like bsn to dnp for emple?

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can apply to graduate school to get a mental health nurse practitioner DNP.

Estela is it best if I wait to get a bsn in RN first to join the navy or join the navy and work my way up to get my BSN RN? I'm a Medical Assistant and had a Associate degree. I really loved humanitarian RN around the globe but hate the fact that tuition is skyrocket high.

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

This is a question I get asked a lot. Honestly, you can do it either way. I will say if you go straight to get your BSN and RN first then join, it will take less time. If you enlist first, you have to do your enlisted job first and work around your job to go to school.

@chiavue6701

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsestelarojas4713 I'm 34 y.o already if I'm finished my RN by the time I'm done I'll be 40. That's too old to be nurse corp officer.

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

@@chiavue6701 The cutoff age to be a nurse corps officer is actually 42. You have to be able to do 20 years of service by age 62, which means you can join at 42 years.

@chiavue6701

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsestelarojas4713 active has to be four years right?

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

@@chiavue6701 It depends. Can be up to five years.

I'm in high school but I want to go to college and then become a navy nurse

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

FaithonMar s Go for it!

hello i was hoping I could ask you some questions I am a parent and i would like to ask some information if you could possibly answer my son Antonio wants to be a navy nurse he is a good kid half filipino half American he is a dual citizen we live in the Philippines he speak three languages he is working on his eagle scout right now he is in a special school that he had to interview and compete to get accepted into the school is for all the brainiacs students the ones that like for example want to become engineers he started 11th grade a while back my question to you is here in the Philippines college tuition cost about one tenth of what it would cost in the united states what should he do should he just become a nurse here in the Philippines first and then go stateside and join up as i said earlier Antonio is a dual citizen actually he was born in the united states i'm sure you have run across filipino nurses in your life that immigrated from the Philippines if you could give us any guidance or information it would be greatly appreciated you have a fantastic channel thank you for all the information

@Hannah-xg2xq

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Congratulations on your sons achievements! I’m not sure if a degree from another country would be recognized here. One thing he could look into would be ROTC scholarships where a military branch will pay for school and then you have time in service due. They are competitive, but it sounds like your son is distinguished. For the navy, air force, and army you need a bachelors degree to be a registered nurse. I’d recommend going to the navy (or whatever branch) website and look for the find my recruiter tab. They will be able to give you more information about dual citizenship, Rotc scholarships, and the nurse corps!

@expatprepper8804

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hannah-xg2xq Thank you so much for your kindness to us ill make sure my son Antonio reads your response

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

@@expatprepper8804 I agree with everything Hannah ☝️ said. Your son sounds like he is doing amazing things already and could put in a competitive package. I have met a number of Filipino nurses and all of them have told me even though they had a nursing degree and nursing experience from a university in the Philippines, the Navy did not recognize it as an accredited university and they had to get a BSN from an accredited university in the U.S. I have also met corpsmen who have a nursing degree from the Philippines who couldn’t get a BSN so they enlisted as a corpsman (rather than get commissioned as a nurse corps officer) so they can try to apply for a medical commissioning program while serving on active duty. Thank you 🙏 so much for watching my channel. I hope this information helps your son make the best decision for himself.

@expatprepper8804

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsestelarojas4713 yes thank you so very much we have family in Jacksonville Florida so he's looking at the nursing programs there also

Can you bring your family with you on base?

@itsestelarojas4713

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

What about student loan repayment?

@itsestelarojas4713

Жыл бұрын

I have heard there are student loan repayment programs, I’m just not that familiar with that so I can’t speak on it.