Army Increases Benefits for Nursing Students
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October 24, 2011
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NURSING school CAN cost tens of thousands of dollars a year. U.S. Army Medical recruiting commander colonel Raymond Dingle says the army offers a comprehensive benefits package to ease the burden, INCLUDING paying for school through the health professions scholarship program.
COLONEL RAYMOND DINGLE:
“We recruit high caliber nurses and offer them different ways to pay for school. Army nursing career paths can include work abroad, clinical, administrative and leadership assignments."
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THE Scholarship covers TUITION AnD a monthly stipend, recently raised to more than 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS. OTHER BENEFITS ARE a signing bonus of up to 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS and loan repayment. Captain Sara ROgers is a student at the Army Graduate program in Anesthesia Nursing, ranked number one by u.s. news and world report.
cAPTAIN sARA rOGERS:
“I chose Army nursing for the team philosophy and training. When I graduate, I’ll be ready for wartime conditions or humanitarian missions. From being on a surgical team to commanding a health system, the Army lets you take your interests and skills as far as they’ll go."
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visit healthcare.goarmy.com to learn more. I’M JON DRYDEN.
