You have chosen a demanding profession. Medical emergencies require a cool head and clear thinking. Making the most of your skills, building a sense of confidence, and helping you realize your leadership and management potential are what Army ROTC is all about. As a ROTC nurse cadet, you will 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 prerequisites are met), you will receive a commission as an officer in the Army Nurse Corps (Army Nurse Corps Lieutenant assignments for FY99), ready to take on the challenges of your profession in one of the military medical treatment facilities in the U.S., Germany, or Korea. You will find that your Army ROTC experience has taken you a long way toward realizing your professional goals.
Partnership in Nursing Education Nursing is an extremely competitive degree program. In some colleges or universities nursing students face tough competition to get into clinical nursing classes, usually the beginning of their junior year. Some nursing schools admit five freshmen for every clinical nursing seat. In March 1996, Cadet Command implemented a new program called "Partnership in Nursing Education (PNE)." This program established "partnerships" with a number of nursing schools affiliated with Army ROTC. They guarantee progression of qualified Army ROTC nurse cadets into the clinical nursing classes. Students who receive four-year and three-year nursing scholarships must use them at one of the colleges or universities designated as PNE programs. While most two-year scholarship winners attend PNE schools, some two-year scholarships are available at other ROTC-affiliated colleges and universities.
The Nurse Summer Training Program The NSTP is a three-week clinical elective for Army ROTC nurse cadets. Attendance is voluntary. This paid elective is conducted at Army hospitals in the United States, Germany and Korea. You attend NSTP during the summer with Advanced Camp, which is usually attended between the Junior and Senior year of college. During the NSTP clinical elective, you will receive "hands on" experience under the direct supervision of a preceptor -- an Army Nurse Corps officer who works with you one-on-one.
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