Job Requirements
Basic Requirements
- U.S. native or naturalized citizen
- Less than 44 years of age (this may be adjusted upward for current/prior active duty service)
- Meet current physical, medical, and security requirements
Degrees
Bachelor's of science in nursing or a master's of science in nursing (with no qualifying baccalaureate degree) from a nursing program that is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Licensure
- Current, unrestricted, and valid Registered Nurse license from one of the 50 States; Washington, DC; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the U.S. Virgin Islands; or Guam
- Passing score on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
*If you recently graduated from nursing school and do not yet have a license, you may still apply to the Commissioned Corps. If you qualify, your call to active duty will occur after you have provided documentation of a current, unrestricted, and valid nursing license.
Page Last Modified on 11/14/2011
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