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Sgt. 1st Class Axle Shultz, G3 Air noncommissioned officer in charge, assists Cadet Alexandra Andrick with her headset before an orientation flight of the Fullerton Box at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk during her Nurse Summer Training Program.

Aug. 23, 2021

Army Nurse Summer Training Program offers cadets new experiences

Fort Polk, La. — Reserve Officer Training cadets from universities across the country got hands on experience this summer as part of the Army’s Nurse Summer Training Program. NSTP only accepts top ROTC applicants and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, had three of the very best. NSTP cadets had one-on-one training with preceptors from the BJACH emergency, labor delivery and postpartum and mixed medical surgical departments.

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