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If Nursing is your professional goal, there's no better place to begin than with Army ROTC. Army ROTC offers you a unique opportunity to gain practical experience and leadership training while receiving financial assistance for college. Most Nursing majors receive Army ROTC scholarships.
As an Army ROTC Nurse Cadet, you'll be able to combine college electives in Military Science and invaluable Nurse summer training experience with your regular Nursing program. You will develop your professional skills while you learn some meaningful things about yourself and what you can accomplish.
Upon completion of the program (and provided all requirements are met), you'll receive a commission as an officer in the Army Nurse Corps. You'll be ready to take on the challenges of your profession in one of the military medical treatment facilities in the United States, Germany, or Korea. You will find that your Army ROTC experience has taken you a long way toward realizing your professional goals.
You have chosen a demanding profession. Medical emergencies require a cool head and clear thinking. Making the most of your skills, building confidence, and helping you realize your leadership and management potential are just some of the advantages you'll take from your Army ROTC experience.
Rocket Battalion Nurse Cadets and Graduates of The University of Toledo's Army ROTC program.
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In life I have always wanted to do two things; to make a career out of helping others and, to serve my country. I believe that one of the best ways to help others is by become a nurse and the best way to serve my country is in the US Army. The Army ROTC program here at The University of Toledo is a great way for me to become a leader in the US Army while earning my degree in nursing. The ROTC program has opened up so many opportunities for me. For instance, I earned my Airborne wings last summer at the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon graduation from the University of Toledo’s College of Nursing I will commission as a Second Lieutenant and become a nurse in the elite United States Army Nursing Corps.
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"My cousin who went to the Virginia Military Institute saw that I had great potential and would be a great candidate for the Army. He told me about all of the great benefits and advantages I would gain if I joined the Army through ROTC. I soon discovered that there were great scholarship offers for people who were interested in Nursing and Army ROTC. Army ROTC at Toledo had the best deal by far. They offer so many great benefits such as covering tuition, room and board, and also receiving a monthly stipend. Besides all that, I knew I would gain and learn great leadership skills and other qualities that would help prepare me for the future. Also, several of my family members have served in the Army. What I enjoy most about Army ROTC is the people. I was kind of scared at first because I thought most of them would be hard-core Army people, but they weren't. They were all just regular college students who like to go out and have fun like everyone else. I also enjoyed the cadre. I enjoyed having them as instructors. They gave me many useful lessons and values to go by and they always had a good attitude."
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"I come from a military family, and one day I was walking by the Army ROTC building and I decided it was something I might want to check out. I talked with the staff and mentioned that I was studying nursing and they told me about the Army Nursing program. I decided to go with while pursuing my nursing career because of the many benefits available. Army ROTC has allowed me to do something challenging and have my school paid for at the same time. I've accomplished things that I would never have dreamed possible. I met so many great people, and I honestly feel like it's one big family. The physical training is what I enjoy most about ROTC. I love competition with others and with myself. There were times I felt physically drained and pulled off more than I would have imagined. Time management has been key for me in my first year at the University of Toledo, and Army ROTC helped a great deal. If you're interested in Army Nursing, you should do it. Not only does ROTC provide many benefits; it's an honor to tell people you participate in the program. It gives you a sense of pride in your country and yourself."
“In Baghdad, I really felt like I was at the pinnacle of what I wanted from Army Nursing; helping to save real Soldiers and having an impact on their lives. The Soldiers were often at their worst when they came in, and often just a smile and a kind word made them feel more relaxed and not as concerned. I’ll never forget the things the Soldiers said like, ‘Could you call my wife and tell her I’m okay and that I love her?’, or ‘How soon will I be able to get back to my unit?’. I’ve had extraordinary experiences my first year of Nursing. With a small staff working effectively together I was expected to do things like incubating patients, putting in chest tubes, suturing wounds, operating vents, and performing CPR. The Nursing Program at UT/MUO gave me a great education and a solid clinical foundation. At the same time, Army ROTC gave me the skills I needed to become an effective Army Nurse Corps Officer.”
"The other day I was on a flight with a critically wounded soldier, a gunshot wound to the head. We loaded on to the Blackhawk and off we went. It is only a 25 minute flight to the next level of care. But for those next 25 minutes, it was only me and the flight medic that are in charge of keeping this kid alive so he could get home. It was a rocky trip with the helicopter doing evasive maneuvers and the patient status changing minute to minute. When we landed and unloaded the patient, that is when I could breathe. As we flew back to Baghdad, I had a minute to think about things. This is why I became an Army Nurse; to help injured soldiers. Everyday I know the feeling of gratification in what I do. No where else in the world could I get that feeling. I wouldn’t trade this experience for the world."
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