Air Force selects 48 airmen for nursing program

The Air Force has selected 48 airmen to enroll in a program that will train them to be commissioned nurses.

The airmen selected for the 2013 Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program will become full-time nursing students for up to 24 consecutive months at a college or university with an Air Force ROTC detachment, where they will complete their bachelor’s degrees. While in school, the selectees will receive all pay and allowances. Senior airmen who were selected will be promoted to staff sergeant before starting the program.

If they graduate and pass the Nursing National Council Licensure Examination, participants will be commissioned as second lieutenants.

“Qualified, dedicated nurses are critical to the military and civilian communities, and candidates go through rigorous screening to identify those who are ready for the responsibility and highly likely to succeed in the school and career field,” said Sandra Bruce, nurse education program manager at the Air Force Personnel Center.

The next selection board for the program will convene next May.

Calendar year 2013 Nurse Commissioning Program selectees are:

SSgt Aiken Brandi Rae

SrA Alfaro Vanessa

SSgt Alisasis Shaynajayde L

MSgt Alvarez Armando J

SSgt Amaro Orlando S

MSgt Armbruster Davina L

SSgt Bailey Misty Dawn

TSgt Barry Heather J

TSgt Bowers Savanna Dawn

SSgt Brown Julius L

MSgt Brown Teleshia Nicole

TSgt Cisneros Mary L

TSgt Dupuis Roger G Jr

TSgt Ebueng Tiffany Anne E

MSgt Espinosa Joel Lazara

TSgt Fields Fern K

SSgt Fish Tammi Leilani

SSgt Garrett Ayesha K

TSgt Gonzalez Dahlia M

TSgt Gorski Joshua Thomas

TSgt Guzman Susie R

SSgt Hickson Tabitha Eileen

TSgt Hildahl Lisa Annette

SSgt Jefferies Lindsay Kaye

TSgt Jeffers Jason M

TSgt Jirsa Pamela

SrA Johnson Ruth R

SSgt Kilcrease Dominique Ann

SSgt Kriss Frances Anne L

SSgt Lowery Jeron Markeith

TSgt Manning Michael Patrick

SSgt Mcleod Octavia Yvette

SSgt Mejia Caroline H

SSgt Nicholson David Gene Jr

SrA Nott Rebecca Ann

SrA Parolin Cassidy Marie

TSgt Patterson Elizabeth

TSgt Perez Gonzalez Josue

SSgt Resendiz Rodrigo

SSgt Rhagnanan Durnay Leonardo

SSgt Rahmat Roni R

SSgt Ripple Daveana Lee

TSgt Roschi Lynn Marie

SrA Scales Sharisa Maria

TSgt Sgroi Bonnie Lynne

SSgt Stacey Rebecca Jean

TSgt Ward Angela Miesha

TSgt Wilson Joshua Carl