Flight Nurse

Officer - Specialty Flight Nurse

When injured Airmen need to be transported, medical care can't stop mid flight. And as a senior member of aeromedical evacuation teams, it's the responsibility of Air Force Flight Nurses to provide them with lifesaving emergency and prehospital care. From planning a mission to final deplaning, the comfort and safety of the transported patients are in their highly trained and capable hands.

What You'll Do

• Provide essential care ranging from injury prevention and disease to birth and death
• Treat patients of all ages for a variety of illnesses and injuries
• Use assessment skills during contingency operations to save life and limb

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

  8.5 weeks

• Military Training Location

  Maxwell AFB, AL

Key Things To Consider Requirements

You must meet several requirements before joining the Air Force. These concern your background, overall health and other standards set by the Air Force, Department of Defense and federal law.

• Bachelor's degree in nursing from a school accredited by the BSN program
• Possess a valid U.S. or U.S. territory registered nurse license
• Minimum of one-year clinical experience in acute care nursing
• Successfully complete a flying class medical examination Understand the principles of drug therapy and the effects of altitude
• Be accepted by the medical unit commander and Air Force Reserve Surgeon General
• Completion of Commissioned Officer training course
• Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 47th birthday