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Show Navy Announces Nurse Program The Navy announced this week a Navy Nurses Corps Candidate program which will give selected senior college students in nursing nurs-ing an opportunity to join the Navy while continuing their education. ed-ucation. The Navy plans to select annually an-nually a number of nursing students stu-dents enrolled in fully approved basic collegiate schools of nursing nurs-ing when they begin their senior year. Upon receipt of their degree de-gree nurses will be commissioned commis-sioned Ensign in the Nurse Corps with a two year active duty obligation. ob-ligation. The advantage of this program is that while participating in the Nurse Corps Candidate Program as a nursing student, a monthly pay check of $99.37 will be received, re-ceived, and the Navy will pay for tuition, books, incidental fees, room and board. For further information contact con-tact the local Navy recruiting office, P. O. Box 2811, Ft. Doug- |