Originally Posted by
ZackN
Since I'm already a Paramedic, I could get a bachelors in Nursing in approximately 3 years, where as other degrees it will take me 4-5..As long as my GPA is high, would it matter to the selection board what my degree is in? If it didn't, it would be nice for a couple reasons. Mainly because of the time and the fact that all of my previous studies have been related to health care and the second would be that if something didn't work out and/or I decided that it wasn't for me, I'd have a degree in something useful that I enjoy doing.
Not sure about the other services, but in the navy if you have a medical degree/certification they will ONLY allow you to serve in a medical capacity. This is because they are so hard hard up for medical types. In fact, if a reserve member even enters a medical training program, they will force-transfer you to the medical corps. Not sure about the other services but I suspect the army is the same.
Not sure if that applies to nurses, but you might want to check.