Link to Army Nurse Corps info

[SoldierNurse]

1) Link with lot's of info; Overview, Benefits, Specialties & Requirements, Careers & Jobs, and ANC Profiles.

Army Nurse Corps

2) Access link, then look to left side of screen for link info on how to join ANC.

HOW DO I JOIN THE ARMY NURSE CORPS?

If you still have questions feel free to PM or email me directly.

[cougarnurse]

More information you might like to know:

More information about army nurses
-Feb. 2, 2005, marks the 104th anniversary of the establishment of the Army Nurse Corps.

-When the United States entered World War I in 1917, there were only 4,093 nurses on active duty. By November 1918, there were 21,460 Army nurses, with 10,000 serving overseas.

-When the United States entered World War II, fewer than 7,000 nurses were on active duty. By 1945, more than 57,000 Army Nurses were assigned to hospital ships and trains, flying ambulances, field hospitals, evacuation stations, and general hospitals at home and overseas.

-Army nurses cared for combat troops during the landing on Inchon; the advance across the 38th parallel into North Korea; the amphibious landing on the east coast of Korea; the drive toward the Yalu River; and the retreat to the 38th parallel. Throughout the Korean War, 540 Army nurses served on the embattled peninsula.

-In Vietnam, of the nearly 5,000 Army nurses who served in 44 hospitals, eight women made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation.

-During Operation Desert Storm, approximately 2,200 nurses served in 44 hospitals.

-In 1983, they supported combat troops in Grenada; in 1989 in Panama; and in 1991 in the Middle East. Since December 1995, Army nurses have been deployed with medical units in support of NATO alliance troops in Haiti, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Kosovo. Nurses have continued to serve proudly during relief efforts following natural disasters such as Hurricane Mitch in 1998.

-More than 2,000 nurses have served in the war on terrorism.
Source: Army Nurse Corps Historical Collection

[SoldierNurse]

Wow, Cat just like female nurse to leave out some very important info;

August 9, 1955, Public Law 294, 84th Congress introduced by Mrs Frances P. Bolton (Representative from Ohio) & signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized commission for male nurses in the US Army Reserve Nutse Corps.

September 30, 1966, Public Law 89609, 89th Congress authorized commission in Regular Army Nurse Corps for male nurses.

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