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Originally Posted by Restrikes-ok
At that point male nurses where in the RAMC. As i understand it the ceiling was Staff Sgt. Partly why male nurses where admitted into the QARANC. To give equal opportunities for all nurses. (to commission or not).
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Thanks!
When I completed my SRN back in 1980 I started as a Staff Nurse in an Accident and Emergency unit. A female nurse that I trained with thought about joining the Army and we both enquired with me having previous military experience. Seems she would almost start as a Captain but me as a Private even though we had trained together from day one and had the same nursing qualification and experience. Instituional sexisum or what!
Of interest - Staff Nurse comes from olden days where the wards were set up as follows following military lines:
Senior Sister - Captain
Junior Sister - Lieutenant
Staff Nurse - Staff Sergeant
Untrained - Ranks
Over all this was a hospital matron - Major
Well, that what I was told by my nursing school back in the late 1970's.
Regards,
Chris