If you’re considering an undergraduate nursing degree, enrolling in Army ROTC can enhance your leadership skills and critical-thinking abilities while providing financial support to help make your professional goals a reality. Being a Nurse in the Army provides you with opportunities not found in the civilian world. As an Army Nurse and Officer, you will have the respect of your peers and coworkers as well as opportunities to train and serve in a variety of specialties.
“Buffalo’s Own” Army ROTC provides an opportunity for college nursing students to receive practical, hands-on leadership experience. You may be able to participate in the Army ROTC Nursing program through the Daemen University’s, D’Youville University’s and University at Buffalo’s nursing program. The courses provide a chance for students to develop management, communication and decision-making skills in a non-threatening environment.
Army ROTC Corps Opportunities & incentives
- Two, Three, and Four year full-tuition and fees scholarships are available to nursing students
- Contracted Cadets receive $600/ semester for books and a $420 monthly stipend (10-months during academic year)
- $650 one-time clinical equipment fee reimbursement (scholarship cadets only)
- Up to $500 for an NCLEX review course (all Senior nurse cadets)
- $200 reimbursement for NCLEX fee (scholarship cadets only)
- Semester one-on-one meetings with an Army nurse mentor
- Nurse Summer Training Program- Nursing cadets may elect to attend the Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP) clinical elective. This program provides nursing students an opportunity to further develop and practice leadership and clinical skills typically between their junior and senior year of nursing. The three-week program is voluntary, although highly recommended. Nursing cadets will work at various Military hospitals throughout the country and overseas. Students will be assigned an Army Nurse Corps officer as their preceptor/instructor to guide them through the nursing process for three weeks.
Post ROTC Army Nurse Corps Opportunities & incentives
- The Army Nurse Corps has 6 clinical specialty training courses. These specialty courses are offered as 12-16 week fully funded courses in the following areas: Intensive Care, Emergency, OB/GYN, Psychiatric, Community Health, and Peri-operative Care.
- Dedicated 12-week orientation/ preceptorship at first duty station
- Opportunity to attend specialty training after 12 months of Medical-Surgical experience
- Army provides specialized training for ER, ICU, perioperative, labor & delivery, public health, and psychiatric nurses
- Safe nurse-to-patient ratios (1:5 max on med-surg)
- Quicker progression to leadership roles (Charge nurse, head nurse of a unit, etc)
- Ability to move between clinical and non-clinical areas
- Free training opportunities (ACLS, PALS, ALS, Combat Casualty Care Course, TNCC, etc)
- Tuition Assistance to attend graduate school part-time
- Full-time graduate school options
- Bonuses up to $35,000/ year (vary by specialty)