What's it like being a nurse in the army?

Good Morning and thanks for your question,

Whilst i'm not a nurse, i can give you some perspective on what to expect.

The training you will complete will be to the same level and qualifications as any other nurse in civilian life, and the job you do wont be too dissimilar either.

Your normal job will involve working alongside NHS colleagues, potentially in some NHS environments and also in Military medical centres and hospitals too.

The main difference to being an army nurse is that you will be capable and able to do your job anywhere in the world. This could be providing aid to our own troops and allies on various operations and deployments around the world, and providing humanitarian aid to other countries facing natural disasters, epidemics and anything else which may require medical assistance. All of this will be done in conjunction with the rest of the army too, bringing in professionals in various other areas to assist you in getting your job done. From engineers setting up the infrastructure, infantry providing protection (if required), HR and admin specialists ensuring pay and legality and so much more. So with this, you will have vast opportunities to work with people from all walks of life in various specialist areas and gain experience like no other career.

Along with this, through your medical career, if you would like to specialise in a certain area, the army will help you with this too, either through funding or through providing the training itself, there are plenty of options available.

Hope this helps, and if you need anything else then feel free to let me know.