Any nurses in the Army/air force?

[Phteven]

My pleasure. Nothing like a good slap in the face.

[Arimeh]

Sorry, I didn't think your response was helpful. I thought this was a forum where we could ask people for their experiences instead of being told to go somewhere else and ask.

Be like someone asking a breastfeeding question and being told to call the ABA. Or someone asking a pregnancy question and being told to call their midwife.

Has the forum changed since I've been here a lot and people don't help any more?

[Caz_88]

MNB, Im not a nurse but used to work in the Navy. I was a med assist, so working alongside them. I may/may not be able to answer some of your questions there. Im also an Army wife so if you have any Q's in general I should be able to help there :-)


....and the lifestyle and work is VERY different in the forces to what recruiting tell you. Unfortunately they are just trying to get you in the door sometimes. But there are many really good aspects to the lifestyle as well :-)

[Phteven]

Personally I never hesitate to tell people to call the ABA or talk to their midwife.

[Arimeh]

MNB, Im not a nurse but used to work in the Navy. I was a med assist, so working alongside them. I may/may not be able to answer some of your questions there. Im also an Army wife so if you have any Q's in general I should be able to help there :-)


....and the lifestyle and work is VERY different in the forces to what recruiting tell you. Unfortunately they are just trying to get you in the door sometimes. But there are many really good aspects to the lifestyle as well :-)

Thanks Caz I'll be back later with DH's questions And yes, I thought they would tell us all the nice stuff to get us in the door! lol

[Freya]

Mel, one word of advice - RAAF! Do not bother with the Army. He will have better job satisfaction and its more family friendly. There is a reason why my DH is jumping ship. From memory he will be sponsored to finish his RN's through Uni and when he graduates he will go to RMC or Duntroon in Canberra for Officer training (as RN's etc are officers). He will have a roso (set term of service, usually training + 4 years but these days I think they are negotiable cause they are desperate!)

ETA - yep and recruiting lie, esp for the Army and they will often convince you to do some other job aside from the one your qual'd or looking for.

[Arimeh]

Yeah we are leaning towards the air force over the army - we've heard about it being more family friendly, plus their postings are for shorter periods.

However, he has to go away for 17 weeks to do the training, I'm guessing thats at the end of his uni though? So would be in about 2 years time if thats the case. I think. LOL

[Caz_88]

Yes. Airforce is definitely less likely to deploy go field etc. But I don't necessarily see that as family friendly. We are posted to a RAAF base atm and the sense of community seems non-existant. I find the Army bases so much more supportive and involved, which can make all the difference during deployment..... You also need to consider the places that you will be posted. I actually prefer Army base locations over RAAF.
All that being said I would still like DH home more.....

PS Short posts aren't necessarily good. Disrupts kids schooling more..... but if that's something you like I know some Army wives who would give you their turn..... some I know have been on 12monthers got 3-4years..... it varies so much. We are just about to post on an expected 2+2.