I would love to hear from the military nurses, and to see how different working in the military differs from working for the private sector.

I was in the navy for 4 yrs, got out and now I'm in my junior year of nursing school. I was an engineer. It really depends on what u plan to do. If u go to school now and get ur degree, u can go in as an officer, or u can take what the navy calls an ASVAB test and depending on ur score determines what job u may be eligible for. Even if u score well enough it isn't guaranteed that u will be able to go in as a hospital corpsman, it depends on the needs of the Navy and availability. BUT even if u don't go into medical side, u will get ur G.I.Bill when u complete 3 yrs of service, and that will pay for school. The university i go to is private and tuition is 30,000 a yr and it is covered by the G.I.Bill, or u could go into the military and apply for the officer program (u have to be accepted first) and then have the option to go to school for 4 yrs and get ur degree in nursing and still have a job in the Navy. I can only tell u about the Navy, but any military recruiter can give u info too.   Hope this helps