Took asvab... already... turned in my papers to the recruiter but up to now got no MEPS schedule as he said... I got foreign education and my degree/transcript should be evaluated first. How long this process usually takes? Any help please... Thanks!

depends where your qualifications are from, and which agency they have used to evaluate them (when i went in there were 3 my recuirter could pick from with a UK set of quals) but average about 4 weeks could Be more could be less but look at 4, my friend from south africa said his took about 8 but this was a few years ago.

also depends if your currently stateside or not, and if you have more then a high school education from overseas that need evaluating

Hey numbers (aka, Mitch Orsini) what country, and at what level of an education did you receive?

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Originally posted by rgbilyeu:
depends where your qualifications are from, and which agency they have used to evaluate them (when i went in there were 3 my recuirter could pick from with a UK set of quals) but average about 4 weeks could Be more could be less but look at 4, my friend from south africa said his took about 8 but this was a few years ago.

also depends if your currently stateside or not, and if you have more then a high school education from overseas that need evaluating

VERY INFORMATIVE!!! thanks for sharing and sparing your time!!! Greatly appreciated! Now I do understand why my recruiter said he is now having trouble on my transcript. I got my first degree BSBA-MSI in 1996 and my second degree BSN in 2007 and got 36 units of Master in Business Administration, all in the Philippines. Once again thank you so much!

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Originally posted by HollywoodMarine:
Hey numbers (aka, Mitch Orsini) what country, and at what level of an education did you receive?

Philippines, Year 1996 I got my first degree - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Management of Service Institution (Tourism, HRM, Business Mgt.). 2007 got my second degree in BSN- Bachelor of Science in Nursing and currently reviewing for NCLEX-RN. Got 36 units of Master in Business Administration. Thanks for your time and for trying to give me an answer!

Are your trying to join as a Nurse? Are you talking to an Officer Recruiter for Health Care? Are you a US Citizen?

Same questions that I had. You certainly have the education credentials to enter as a nurse (an officer billet). You might not even need to be a U.S. citizen to do this. I know that the military is recruiting non-U.S. citizens into certain fields and I believe that the medical fields are included.

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Originally posted by mturnb:
Same questions that I had. You certainly have the education credentials to enter as a nurse (an officer billet). You might not even need to be a U.S. citizen to do this. I know that the military is recruiting non-U.S. citizens into certain fields and I believe that the medical fields are included.

First of all... I would like to thank for your time sharing whatever you might think could best help me.
I went already to army recruiter specifically for nursing mos but they said I can't go for an officer since I'm not US citizen. They said I could only join as enlisted and wait for my citizenship and pursue the officer career once I'm citizen already. Which I think not bad idea to see both sides of the coin "enlisted & officer's world". I posted my concern to have an idea of how long it usually takes for transcript to get evaluated and I learned from here that it varies and now I do understand why my recruiter said he is having trouble to get my transcript evaluated since its a foreign education and got 2 degrees and 36 units of Master in different schools.
Once again sir thank you so much sparing time on my concern.

The Navy will accept s foreign citizen. Here are the requirements.

To qualify for Active Duty employment consideration in the Navy Nurse Corps, you must:

* Be a U.S. citizen, or a foreign citizen currently practicing in the U.S. (see a Medical Officer Recruiter for details.)
* Be a student or graduate in good standing of a U.S. education program granting a Bachelor of Science degree and accredited by the appropriate state board of nursing or the National League for Nursing
* Be licensed to practice in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a U.S. territory (new graduates must obtain a license within one year of beginning Active Duty service)
* Be willing to serve a minimum of three years of Active Duty
* Be between the ages of 18 to 42
* Be in good physical condition and pass a full medical examination