Army Nursing - the ROTC Edge
Leadership with compassion
- Taking Care of Soldiers and their families. Being one of
the individuals responsible for the care of the men and women
who defend our country.
- Being an Army Nurse improves ones leadership and management
skills in a hospital environment. These skills are considered
very valuable experience.
- Advanced Education Opportunities.
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Specialty Training such as Intensive Care, Operating
Room, Emergency Room, and Delivery to name a few.
- Assignment Opportunities across the Country and the World.
- Regular Promotions with pay increases.
APPLY TO ONE OF THE BEST NURSING PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY
AND JOIN
THE PROUD AND DEDICATED
ARMY NURSE CADETS AT RADFORD UNIVERSITY
● Army scholarship incentives
● RU incentive for ROTC scholarship winners
● Benefits of Army nursing
● Summer course
● Scholarship eligibility
● Educational opportunities
● Miscellaneous
● Related links
ARMY SCHOLARSHIP
INCENTIVES
- Full tuition and fees
- $1,200 per school year for books
- Monthly, tax-free stipend during the
school year (freshmen receive $300/month; sophomores receive
$350/month; juniors receive $450/month; seniors receive
$500/month)
- Reimbursements for immunizations and
testing required prior to clinical training, nurse malpractice
insurance, nursing uniforms and clinical supplies, NCLEX-RN
review course ($250-400) and NCLEX test fee ($200)
- Paid three- or four-week summer internship
after your junior year at an Army Medical Center, to include
Germany and Hawaii, in the specialty of your choice and receive
credit towards a senior elective
- Receive a free stethoscope your junior
year
- Receive a free PDA with pharmacology
software your senior year
RADFORD
UNIVERSITY INCENTIVE FOR ROTC SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
- Guaranteed
acceptance into the Upper Division Nursing Program with a
cumulative GPA of 3.0
BENEFITS OF ARMY NURSING
- Commission as an officer in the United
States Army
- Choose to work at one of 37 medical
facilities around the world
- Preceptorship of 30-90 days, based on your
needs
- Receive a tax-free housing allowance
(money to pay your rent or mortgage)
- Free medical and dental care
- Low-cost life insurance
- 30 days paid vacation a year, plus 10
holidays
- No malpractice insurance needed
- Commissary and post-exchange shopping at
considerable savings
- Moving expenses paid
- Positions available in clinical,
administrative, and educational specialties in a variety of
settings (you may even apply to be the White House Nurse)
- Outstanding continuing education and
advanced degree opportunities
- Professional autonomy
- Travel (free vacation flights around the
world on space-available status)
- Steady increases in pay and allowances
(within 4 years, you will surpass most individuals in the
civilian world
- Regular progression in promotions and
selection for positions of increasing responsibility
- Maintain seniority as you change locations
and jobs
- Practice in an
all-baccalaureate-degree-prepared Nurse Corps
If, after reading the above information,
you are still unsure if you want to join Army ROTC and the Army
Nurse Corps, then just sign up for a no-obligation Military Science
class.
SUMMER COURSE
Nursing students are required to attend the
ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) and have the
option to attend the Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP), a
clinical and leadership internship at one of the Army’s Medical
Centers. This training normally takes place during the summer
between the junior and senior years in college and counts as credit
toward your nursing degree. Benefits earned during LDAC and NSTP
include room and board, free travel, approximately $1,000 in pay,
and an incredible learning experience. You will arrive for your
senior year in college better prepared than most of your peers. The
Training Program is divided into two phases:
- Phase I (LDAC): A month-long, paid
training exercise focusing on basic military skills and
leadership training conducted at Fort Lewis, Washington.
- Phase II (NSTP): A three-week, paid
clinical experience in one of the Army’s Medical Centers,
including Germany and Hawaii, where nurse cadets work one-on-one
with an Army Corps officer in a specialty of their choice.
Cadets have the opportunity to gain job experience and refine
their leadership, clinical, and administrative nursing skills.
This experience is clinically focused and based on the preceptor
model of teaching. You can receive college credit for this
experience.
SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY
- Be a citizen of the United States
- Be at least 17 years old by October 1 of
the year of enrollment, if enrolled in the fall
- Be under 30 years old at the time of
commissioning
- Be of good moral character and exhibit a
strong desire to pursue a military career
- Be willing to serve our nation for a
period of 8 years
- Possess a minimum SAT score of 920 or an
ACT score of 19 and a 2.5 cumulative GPA if a high school
applicant, or have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 if already enrolled
in college
- Pass the Department of Defense Medical
Examination Board (medical exam)
- Pass the Army’s Physical Fitness Test
consisting of push-ups, sit-ups, and a 2-mile run
- Be accepted at Radford University before
or just after you submit your scholarship application. You must
be accepted by RU and be a full-time student (12 or more credit
hours) before activating your scholarship.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Additional nurse specialty training is offered
to Army Nurses after graduation, which include:
- obstetrics and gynecology
- critical care
- psychiatric and mental health
- operating room
- emergency room
- community health
Additional degree programs may be pursued with
additional time incurred.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Radford University offers fully accredited
undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing, accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing. The Radford University School
of Nursing’s motto is “Blending Knowledge with Caring.” Expert
educators with advanced degrees and clinical certifications
provide current clinical expertise in a caring and exciting
environment.
- Be as involved in ROTC as you would like.
Complete your regular course load (attend class, morning
physical training sessions and a weekly lab) or you have the
option to do the regular course load plus join the Ranger
Challenge Team and/or the Color Guard.
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