Pros
You get out what you put in. I met some great people along the way and learned so much about myself, the military, nursing, politics. It's the people that kept me going. The military offers safety and security as it is a federal job. During furloughs and government shut downs, I was still getting paid.
Cons
Being medical in the military, you dont feel like you are apart of the mission. Upper management leadership does not listen to us or our middle management leadership. Upper management is so disconnected to what goes on in real-time so their expectations exceed reality. Such a high deployment rate. Many patients who came from smaller bases share that their experiences were better at the smaller med groups. The bigger the med group, the more lost your patients will feel. High turnover in the hospital, no incentives to stay. "Do more with less" mentality. Burnout. Low staffing.