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Originally Posted by Navymichael
Thank you for taking the time to read this and help my family out.
Where in the U.S. can one find ALL of the following (other than Colorado Springs):
1. Mountains
2. Lakes/Water
3. Low mosquito population
4. Mild-to-colder climate
5. Low humidity
6. Affordability
Bonus items would be:
1. Within an hour from a military base with a Commissary
2. Within 45 minutes to a hospital (or location my wife could work as a nurse)
Background: Our family (5 kids aged 9 and younger) live in Colorado Springs. We love the Springs. I am retiring from 23 years of active duty service in July. My wife wants to finish her courses for a nursing degree and work in an ER. She is applying for a nursing school here, but since we both love travel and adventure, she wants to apply to multiple nursing schools around the U.S. so we have more than one option. The Navy will pay for our final move, so we could go anywhere from Alaska to Florida.
Thank you so much in advance!
I'm sorry if this isn't posted in the correct spot.
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Hi Navymichael...
Firstly thank you so much for your service and helping to keep the rest of us safe!,
Just read your post...wow...5 Kids! You both are saints in my book Now!
Wanted to address your wife’s desire to finish her education and get her RN.....I am biased here, as an RN of 50 years, from a family with four sisters, all nurses!
Your wife likely knows this, but nursing education, at any level...two or four year programs..are pretty impacted most all over the country.....what a shame, since data indicates that about 50% of those of us registered, are over age 50, which means we will be facing a nursing shortage in the next two decades...yet getting a nursing degree can take longer than in my day...I mean a two year degree can take three or four years to complete, and the wait list to get in to even start may be two or more years, with lots of pre refs required first...Not to mention that the profession has continue to want more and more nurses with a minimum of a bachelors degree, which takes four years at a university...they are also hard to get into..
Not to mention that a mom of 5. Does not have a lot of time for classes, studying, papers, clinicals etc..
My suggestion is to maybe search out areas that nursing programs might not be so impacted, like in less heavily populated areas? Once she finds some areas where she can finish her RN in a reasonable time..
I love in Southern Calif and tho many colleges around me, most nursing programs are severely impacted..
Just my two cents..
Good luck to your family
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