Navy or college??

I know if I go to college first then go to the navy I can be an officer, but Im afraid that if I do that I won't want to continue with the navy.. I deffenatily want to be a nurse.. but I would love to be a nurse in the navy.. so I was wondering if I could go to nursing school as soon as I get out of high school, then join the navy. Would I be an officer if I did that?? thanks for your help

I was in your exact same situation! I would say talk to a recruiter but they will push you to join! Depending on where you live, I would go and spend some time around any branch of the military. I lived right outside of a marine base for a little while, and it showed me what the military is really like. From then on I did NOT want to join. It would have been great, free training for nursing! But is having people control every aspect of your life for four years really worth it?

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Why not Navy OCS, and do both?

Go to at least two years of college first and see how that works out.

As a skilled professional you would be in high demand. By the way it is OK to do just one tour. You will have served and done your part. So I say Both!

I say join the Marines! Then go to college.\

well actually you can do both. if you enter the navy like in the national guard or just enter the navy period they offer to pay for your college and you could study it while in the navy. just be an assitant in the navy to the nurses and work ya way up from there. just talk to your nearest recruiter. i know they can help out a lot! hope this helps

The last time I looked into it (within the past year), most skilled health professionals were in very high demand in the military.

If you are short on money for college, I would go talk to a recruiter and see if the Navy will pay for Nursing school for you if you guarentee them one tour afterward.

You can find similar programs in the civilian world as well. The Health and Human Services has various programs that will pay for 1 year of schooling if you work for them for one year. Personally, I was looking to get into a division of the HHS called the IHS (Indian Health Services). Believe it or not, portions of the HHS are a uniformed service and you are eligible for many of the same benefits as the military I believe (the Oceanic and Atmospheric area of the federal government is also a uniformed service).

Check them out: http://www.ihs.gov/

Good Luck!

navy then college

Go to college. If the Navy is something you are really interested in then you will continue to be interested once you graduate.

If you want to keep the Navy career idea fresh in your mind throughout college, enroll in Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and you might even get your tuition paid for and graduate as a commissioned officer.

Another good thing about Navy ROTC is if you find out the Navy isn't what you really want to do you can drop out of the course without incurring a service obligation.

You should focus on an education. Commissioned officers lead better lives in the military than enlisted personnel.

Also, think about how awkward it would be to be 3-8 years older than all the other students at a University.

education is always better while your still young and learning (trust me),yes if you graduate from college you could be officer matterial but just because you go to college and graduate does not mean your guarenteed a comision,first you gotta pass O>C>S

each military branch has it's own .now if you go through R.O.T.C. then you college experience is not your everyday education it is also a readyness program that will be humiliating at fist but as you prove yopur stuff it is the best way to learn how to lead.

but there will be no vacations on the government dollar so if you go do your own financing/work programs and maintain your freedom .(in other words have a reasonable amount of fun while in college because your only young once.)

Even the Dept. of the Navy will tell you to go to college. You can sign up for ROTC and gain experience without the same level of commitment.

Go to College then Navy. I did Navy and then College and I wish I would of done it the other way around. You will have any easier time in the Navy with some College under your belt.

kill 2 birds with one stone... go to a navy acadamy, like Annapolis