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Hi people, I see alot of promising things around nurse traing with the Army, However I know almost no one in the army and it would be great to hear a first hand account of what this is like, I already know I want to become a nurse but I cannot decide how.
I can work hard as an employe but really stuggle with self directed learning and I worry I wont be disciplined enough going the university route. Furthmore a lot of people I know feel the teaching from their university is very limited. Does this make training with the army a better option.
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You still have to go to uni if you join as a nurse in the MoD, it’s just that the MoD will pay you to do so and pay for your education.
If you don’t think you would be disciplined enough to go the uni route, I’m genuinely curious as to why you think the military-an organisation world renowned for discipline-would be the best path for you?
If the discipline is placed you you its different, I know you join university with the MoD for army training, but if there is more discipline and direction with the MoD uni route, compared to a typical uni route the MoD could be a better option.
I need a course that is intense and hands on
I know Universtiy is but, to be directed and surrounded by people doing the same work / studying seems like a route I can make the most off
Do it through the Army - you'll still go to Uni but have no student loans as the MOD front the bill, and pay you a wage while you're studying.
I only know 3 Army nurses, and all 3 are currently working in civi hospitals on long-term loan.
They’re probably at a joint hospital group, there’s four in the UK (civvie hospitals with a partnership with the army) and it’s always the first posting for a nurse or Healthcare assistant lasting three years and even longer if you want to dodge green stuff
I'd go uni first then apply to the army unless you want to specialise in being a in-field combat medic.
Dont waste military funding on a civilian role. University has more utility at its disposal for your specific role.
Always pick the most benefitial option.
The most beneficial option would be to have the MoD pay for the nursing degree. Getting paid to be in uni is a far better option than paying for it yourself and then applying to the army. That would be utterly stupid.
Yeah just get in debt when the army could pay for it for you, while paying you a wage while you’re studying 😭 it’s a no brainer doing a uni course through the army