Specialty
CRITICAL CARE NURSE
What you’ll do
- Manage complex critically ill and injured adults and children
- Operate state-of-the-art equipment on the ground and in the air to assist those who are critically injured
- Supervise and manage nursing activities in first-class facilities worldwide
TRAINING & EDUCATION
How do we transform you from the civilian sector to a leader and an Officer in the Air Force? From education to continued training, your Air Force path is here.
-
Officer Training School
5.5 weeks
-
Military Training Location
Maxwell AFB, AL
-
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing from a school accredited by the NLN or CCNE
-
- Knowledge of principles and practices of nursing is mandatory
- Minimum of 12 months full-time nursing practice
- Encouraged to use six of those months practicing the Critical Care Nurse specialty
- Completion of Officer Training School course
- Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 47th birthday