Health Care Opportunities

Nurse Corps

High-tech medical care. Helping those who defend our country and their loved ones. Contributing to humanitarian missions. Earning all the respect you deserve. Skills you can take anywhere.

A career as a nurse in the Navy is all that and more.

You’ll develop strong, peer-to-peer relationships with Navy Physicians and work with a team of talented colleagues utilizing the latest high-tech resources. With specialty training, continuing education and generous benefits, you’ll serve a greater good – and your own career.

You’ll maintain the competitive edge that every nurse needs. Leading-edge medical advances. State-of-the-art equipment. High-quality hospitals. You’ll come to expect state-of-the-art technology like Radio Frequency Identification – wristbands that allow you to identify patients, update status, location and medical information in a computer system automatically. And you’ll appreciate how technology means less paperwork and more patient care.

You’ll be given opportunities to educate, lead and shape policy within the Navy health-care arena. You’ll instruct Hospital Corpsmen on how to provide quality patient care. And you’ll get to choose your specialty. Study to become a nurse practitioner or a nurse anesthetist. Or attend the famed Naval School of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD.

In the Navy, every nurse is an Officer – and every Officer earns respect. You’ll share equal status with the health-care professionals you work with – along with the respect and honor that accompany the Navy uniform.

For most nurses, the greatest reward is the joy of serving others. In the Navy Nurse Corps, you’ll reap rewards you may not have even thought possible. Financially. Professionally. Personally. Any way you look at it, when you work to improve the lives of others, you always end up improving your own.

Financial and Educational Benefits

Wherever you are in your nursing career, the Navy can help ease the financial burdens and advance your career with generous scholarships, financial assistance and continuing education programs. Whether you’re a student or practicing nurse, the Navy has a program that can help you make a difference.

• are you a student?
  $34,000 for nursing school Financing your education is no easy task. Tuition. Books and supplies. Living expenses. But the Navy Nurse Candidate Program offers a better way.

  • You’ll get an initial grant of $10,000, plus a stipend of $1,000 per month for up to 24 months. That’s up to $34,000 to help pay your way through nursing school.

    $180,000 in Scholarships

    Going to nursing school should be about learning, not worrying about how you pay for your education. The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship for nurses is up to $180,000 for college. It provides up to four years of tuition while pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing, plus textbooks, a monthly spending allowance and other related fees.

• are you a practicing nurse?
  $25,000 WHEN YOU JOIN A sign-on bonus of up to $25,000 is available to all practicing nurses who qualify as Nurse Corps applicants. Talk to a Navy Officer Recruiter for details.

  • UP TO $38,300 TO REPAY STUDENT LOANS

    There's no reason to be overwhelmed by the cost of your education. As an Active Duty Officer in the Nurse Corps, you can get up to $38,300 to repay your nursing school loans.

Talk to your recruiter about these or any Navy opportunities that interest you.

Nursing Specialties

In the Navy Nurse Corps, you’ll find an amazing scope of career opportunities. Your training will be top-notch. Your experience will be sought after. Your rewards will be the trust and faith patients instill in your abilities. Some of the many nursing specialties include:

• Ambulatory Care
• Critical Care
• Emergency Room/Trauma Medicine
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Oncology
• Perioperative Nursing
• Orthopedics
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Recovery Room/Post-Anesthesia Care
• Specialty Surgery

The Navy Nurse Corps

Working as a team to impact lives at home and around the world. Earning the respect you deserve. Financial support. Educational and high-tech, hands-on training. Competitive pay and generous benefits. The Navy Nurse Corps is the professional opportunity of a lifetime. And one civilian nurses envy.

Questions? Need more information? To talk to a Navy representative or to request our informative video, please fill out our information request form. We look forward to hearing from you!

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