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Article Date: 01/12/2008

New Incentives Hope to Attract Nurses to Army
There are currently more than 3,200 active-duty nurses, which is about 250 fewer than the Army needs. The Army’s bid for nurses reflects a national trend: According to a 2005 report by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the nursing shortage will reach 800,000 by 2020. Army leaders are trying to attract nurses, and they have some great incentives:
•Up to $38,000 annually for repayment of qualified educational loans.
• A bonus of up to $30,000 for new officers in exchange for a four-year service obligation, or a $15,000 bonus for three years.
• A $10,000 bonus and six-year obligation is also available in combination with the loan repayment option.
• Scholarships through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
• Nursing students ineligible for ROTC can serve as Army nurses upon graduation from a bachelor’s of science in nursing program, earning a $5,000 bonus upon enrollment, another $5,000 at the start of the second year or upon graduation for those enrolled for only one year, plus a $1,000 stipend for each month enrolled full-time.
• A stipend of $1,319 monthly for Army Reserve nurses or new Reserve accessions without a bachelor’s in nursing to complete the degree in no more than 24 months.
• A critical skills retention bonus for targeted year groups of $20,000.
• Incentive pay for nine nurse specialties: perioperative nursing (66E); critical care nursing (66H8A); emergency nursing (66HM5); obstetrics/gynecological (OB/GYN) nursing (66G); psychiatric/mental health nursing (66C); medical-surgical nursing (66H); community/public health nursing (66B); nurse midwife (66G8D); nurse practitioner (family, adult, OB/GYN, women’s health, psychiatric/mental health, or pediatric) (66P).
Soldiers interested in learning more about the Army nurse corps can go to http://www.usarec.army.mil/AECP/index.htm.

Website Address: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/01/army_nurse_shortage_080114w/

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