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>>> THE
>>> THE U.S. ARMY IS LOOKING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
WHO MAY WANT TO JOIN FULL TIME
OR EVEN WITH THE RESERVES.
THE FINANCIAL REWARDS CAN BE
BIG IF YOU'RE UP TO THE
COMMITMENT.
COMMITMENT. I TALKED TO MAJOR RICHARD SMITH
, AN ARMY MEDICAL NURSE AND
PART OF THEM MEDICAL
RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.
RECRUITMENT PROGRAM. >> THE ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING ALL
LICENSED, BOARD-CERTIFIED
LICENSED, BOARD-CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS OR THOSE
WHO ARE COMPLETING THEIR
EDUCATION TO BECOME MEDICAL
DOCTORS.
DOCTORS.
DOCTORS. OSTEOPATHIC DOCTORS, CRNA'S,
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, ALL DOCTORS
AND SURGEONS.
AND SURGEONS. IF YOU ARE LICENSED, BOARD-
CERTIFIED, A REGISTERED NURSE,
WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF SOMEONE
IN TERMS OF THEIR CAREER AND
FINANCES THE BENEFIT OF COMING
TO THE ARMY?>> THE BENEFIT IS
FINANCIAL BONUSES.
FINANCIAL BONUSES. MOST JOBS WOULD HAVE A SIGN-ON
BONUS.
BONUS.
BONUS. WE
BONUS. WE ARE OFFERING SIGN-ON BONUSES
THAT START OUT AT A MINIMUM OF
$40,000 AND GOES UP TO OVER
$500,000.
$500,000.
$500,000. I KNOW.
I KNOW.
I KNOW. >> IF SOMEONE HAS NEWLY
GRADUATED OR THEY ARE YOUNG IN
THEIR FIELD AND HAVE STUDENT
DEBT, THIS COULD BE A WAY TO
MAKE THAT DISAPPEAR.>>
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. THE MILITARY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
WILL PAY FOR STUDENT LOANS.
IT IS WHAT YOU CALLED A
QUALIFIED AGREE AND THEY WILL
PAY UP TO $250,000 OF STUDENT
DEBT.
DEBT.
DEBT. >>
DEBT. >> VERY INTERESTING.
>> FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO GO TO
SCHOOL TO BECOME AN MD OR A
VETERINARIAN OR A DENTIST OR
JUST A NURSE PRACTITIONER, WE
HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND
THAT WILL ACTUALLY PAY 100% OF
YOUR TUITION AND IT WILL PAY
ALL OF YOUR LAB FEES AND BOOKS
AND PAY YOU A MONTHLY SALARY OF
OVER $2300 PER MONTH.
SO INSTEAD OF YOU PAYING THE
INSTITUTION, WE ARE PAYING YOU
TO GO TO SCHOOL.>> AND IF
SOMEONE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THAT
, THEN WHAT IS THEIR OBLIGATION
BACK TO THE ARMY AT THE END OF
THEIR EDUCATION?>> THE KEYWORD
IS OBLIGATION.
IS OBLIGATION. SERVICE.
SERVICE.
SERVICE. WE EXPECT SERVICE TO YOUR
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. IF YOU TAKE A FOUR-YEAR
SCHOLARSHIP, YOUR OBLIGATION IS
FOUR YEARS.
FOUR YEARS. A YEAR FOR YEAR.>> YOU ALSO
CITE CURE MEDICINE. WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN TO YOU?>> YOU GET A
CHANCE TO DO JUST THAT.
YOU HAVE THE AUTONOMY TO
PRACTICE PURE MEDICINE.
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU
WOULD WORRY ABOUT LIKE OFFICE
OVERHEAD AND INSURANCE CLAIMS,
JUSTIFYING ALL YOUR CLAIMS, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
THE VETERANS AND RETIREES ALL
HAVE INSURANCE AND YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SCHEDULING.
IS ALL DONE FOR YOU.
SO YOU GET A CHANCE TO TAKE
CARE OF YOUR PATIENTS WITHOUT
HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT ALL THE
RED TAPE.
RED TAPE.
RED TAPE. >> YOU HAVE WALKED THIS WALK.
YOU ARE A NURSE YOURSELF BEFORE
YOU JOINED.
YOU JOINED. WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE THAT TURN
IN YOUR LIFE?>> I AM ONE OF
THOSE PERSONS THAT, BELIEVE IT
OR NOT, I STARTED OUT AT THE
YOUNG AGE OF 18 AND I STARTED
OUT AS AN ORDERLY AND THAT I
WORKED MY WAY UP TO AN ER
TECHNICIAN, AND EMT, LPN, AND
THEN IT BECAME A NURSE.
SO BY THE TIME I GOT READY TO
COME INTO THE MILITARY, I HAD
REACHED THE POINT OF SELF-
ACTUALIZATION AND I HAD REACHED
THE CLIMAX OF MY CAREER AND I
HEARD ABOUT THE ARMY MODEL
WHICH WAS BE ALL THAT YOU CAN
BE.
BE.
BE. AND
BE. AND I
BE. AND I FELT THAT IN MY CAREER I
HAD BECOME ALL THAT I COULD.
BUT IT INSPIRED ME AND
CHALLENGED ME TO BECOME MORE.
SO I TOOK THE CHALLENGE AND
EVEN THOUGH I WAS MARRIED AND 35
AT THE TIME, I DECIDED TO TAKE
THE CHALLENGE AND ALLOW THE
ARMY TO HELP ME BECOME BETTER
AND WAS THE BEST DECISION I
EVER MADE.
EVER MADE. >> I LOVE THOSE BRAVE CHANGES
THAT PEOPLE MAKE.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT
AGE REQUIREMENTS OR PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS THAT PEOPLE MAY
WONDER ABOUT?
WONDER ABOUT? >> NORMALLY, THE NORMAL AGE
REQUIREMENT TO JOIN THE
MILITARY FOR ACTIVE DUTY IS 42.
TO BE A RESERVE THE AGE CUTOFF
IS 48, HOWEVER, THERE IS AGE
WAIVERS THAT THE ARMY WILL
OFFER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THAT
ARE STILL CERTIFIED AND TRAINED
IN THE FIELD AND THEY STILL
WANT TO COME IN AND THERE ARE
AGE WAIVERS.
AGE WAIVERS. THERE IS ONE DOCTOR THAT I
RECRUITED MYSELF AND HE IS ONE
OF MY SUCCESS STORIES.
HE CAME INTO THE MILITARY AT 51
AND HE IS A HIGHLY DECORATED
AND ACKNOWLEDGED DR. HE IS THE
CHIEF OF SURGERY AT A LOCAL
HOSPITAL, AND HE IS DOING
AMAZING THINGS AND HAS A
PHENOMENAL CAREER.
PHENOMENAL CAREER. AT THE SAME TIME HE WANTED TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
SO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HE
WORKS AS THE CHIEF OF SURGERY
AND ON THE WEEKENDS HE TAKES
CARE OF SOLDIERS.
AND HE CAME IN WITH AN AGE
WAIVER AND IS DOING GREAT
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU