It's getting near time for me to

write a letter to one of the neighborhood kids.

She's graduating from high school and it looks like she's off to college to study nursing which actually makes sense because nurses can make pretty good money.

At least she has some sort of a plan and isn't going to work for a degree in Women's Dance Studies or some other foolishness.

Of course four years is a long time and she may very well decide nursing is not for her. That's OK IF she actually has a viable Plan B as a backup.

Actually if I were going into nursing I do believe I would check out the services. Word I have gotten is they are screaming for nurses and there are all sorts of bonuses for signing up.

Nurses are automatic lieutenants which is a good deal in pay and privileges. 

As far as looking for safety goes, the Air Force seldom deploys nurses into the $hit. Besides that, few nurses in any service go up front, anyway. The closest they generally go is to a field hospital in a secured area.

I suppose that statement can be argued by the Old School definition of who is in the rear echelon.

The scout on point in a patrol deep into enemy lines can look at the rest of the guys behind him and ask them, "What's keeping you rear echelon guys up, anyway?"

Still, from a practical sense, nurses are rarely sent into areas that are hot.

As an RN in civilian life they can generally expect to make a pretty good wage so any way you slice it nursing is probably a pretty good reason to go to college.

Still, I think I want to have a quiet word with her and let her realize her dad is probably taking on a lot of expense and she should make damned good and well she has a plan and is going to stick to it and if she has to go with Plan B that it should damned well be thought out.







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