[cgrunrun]

Good morning! Just starting my day off right by sending a little love and appreciation to the men and women who are putting their lives on hold and on the line in service to out great nation. If you reply to any thread today, let this be the one!!! cg

[SoldierNurse]

CG,

From the bottom of my heart, I thank you!

[OutWest]

Great post!!

thank you to Mag, all my friends still serving, and to all those whose names I don't know but who I think of daily. My flag is proudly flying in your honor!

[SoldierNurse]

Originally Posted by OutWest

Great post!!

thank you to Mag, all my friends still serving, and to all those whose names I don't know but who I think of daily. My flag is proudly flying in your honor!

Your welcome & thank you, too!

[cgrunrun]

I cannot believe there have been 22 views at this point and not more posts. I'm assuming those who didn't post did not lose anybody in the 9-11 attacks or in the war yet. Hope it never happens to you. But enjoy the freedom our Armed Forces are protecting for you.

[AmandaWIRN]

Just because people don't respond to this thread does not mean that they don't support our troops. This is a nursing site, and while we welcome off-topic discussions, not everyone is going to participate in such off-topic discussions as this.

[rn1964]

I support our Troops--and I am STILL trying to go back and CARE for our troops..

WHAT has happened to nurse recruiting? No wonder there is such a NEED for military nurses-- the recruiters are spending so much time kissing a** of the New Grads who have NO idea what they are doing, rather than take a few extra steps to get a prior military EXPERIENCED RN back into AD....
I have spent OVER a year to try and get ANY Recruiter to help me get back to AD: I am an experienced ER nurse as well--have a MSN, and am NOW paying for my own Periop nurse program.... I have been a nurse for 9 years and have deployed as well: got off of AD in 04. This entire year has been like pulling teeth to try and get someone to get off their a** and get my packet rolling---- but if I were an INEXPERIENCED GN still wet behind the ears and have no clue how to even start an IV or do a dosage calculation without killing a patient--- boy they would be all over me I guess....

I have emailed, called, texted and finally got a nurse recruiter from San Antonio to get back with me, but now I can't even get him to email back. He says since I have "not worked the floor" in a year ( I took this year off to start my Doctrine and spend time with my kids for God sake..) that I will probably have to go back to bedside nursing "for a while" before I am qualified??? HA!!!!! I was a Director for Emergency/Trauma Reional Level III in Houston and I'm not "qualified" for Amry nursing?!!!! I'm certified in BLS, ACLS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, and credenialed in FHM and Moderate Sedation for adults and peds..... Whatever.

ANYWAY--- THIS is where the military NC is at now, and it's sad that there (from what I HEAR) is such a shortage and that our troops (and fellow experienced nurses working 5-6 shifts a WEEK--- that was what I worked as a Navy NC ) are going through because I'm not , um... "qualified".

Let's hear it for the military nc>>>>

[SoldierNurse]

Originally Posted by AmandaWIRN

Just because people don't respond to this thread does not mean that they don't support our troops. This is a nursing site, and while we welcome off-topic discussions, not everyone is going to participate in such off-topic discussions as this.

I've been back a little over a month. My wife explained it to me pretty well. A lot of Americans are tired of US Troops being in the Middle East. Of course, around here at FT Lewis, WA support for the troops is high. Nonetheless, gasoline prices have almost doubled while I was deployed. The US economy is hurting. Frankly, after what I saw and heard I'm tired of our involvement, too. I support my brothers & sisters at arms but my views have changed and can understand why some have grown tired of the topic.