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NROTC nursing students??
Does anyone else have a MIDN that is a nursing student??
My 2C dd will be a Navy nurse. i'd be interested in swapping stories about their cruises, etc.
peace & joy to you all <>/p>
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Permalink Reply by J/J Mom on
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Hi Lori!!
Finally, another Nurse's mom :} i'm sure there are others out there... i mean i met a whole bunch of Nursing MIDN last fall at the fall Navy Nursing Symposium in Milwaukee.
My dd is a 1/C MIDN, how bout yours?
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Permalink Reply by Lori4629 on
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She's technically a 4C (incoming freshman) but she'll complete her BSN in 3 years, so....? nobody is quite sure how that'll all work out. She's wondering about next summer's cortramid cruise and what the difference is (if there is one) for the nurse corps MIDN and everyone else. I'd love to hear about your daughter's experiences! So glad to "meet" you! Where is your DD gong to school?
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Lori -- Sorry, this will probably be long...
The Nurse option MIDN don't go to CORTRAMID & they only go on 2 "cruises," after Fr yr & after Jr yr. [unless things have changed in last couple years]
The 3/C "cruise," after Fr yr, is on a ship somewhere. My dd was on a amphibious ship out of Norfolk w/ her time on ship ending in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A couple of the other 3/C nurse options were somewhere near the Philippines on an air craft carrier. My dd had quite a bit of liberty time & basically 6-10 work days. They were docked at the base much of the time. Her friends, however, were on ship 24/7 & worked 12-15 hour days almost every day. Both had great experiences & learned tons in different ways.
The 1/C "cruise" isn't a cruise. After Jr year the nurse options were sent to a Navy Medical Center for 4 weeks. I don't know for sure, but i believe this is common practice. The 4 1/C nurses at MU all went to the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. They basically worked about a 40 hour week & had the rest of the time as liberty. They each had a "single" at the Navy Lodge out there. They learned a bunch, got to see & experience a bunch & had a bunch of fun lol
We have 2 MIDN, our dd is now a 1/C and our ds is a 3/C. Both are at Marquette University in Wisconsin.
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Permalink Reply by WNCNavyMom on
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My Daughter is 4/C MIDN at George Washington University and attends CUA for Nursing. She happens to be at orientation this week. Looking forward to seeing her at the ceremony at GWU.
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