Modern Nurse Corps
The Nurse Corps continues as a prominent part of the Navy Medicine establishment. As of 2010, the Director of the Navy Nurse Corps is Rear Admiral (upper half) Elizabeth S. Niemyer, the 23rd Director of the Navy Nurse Corps. Currently, it consists of officers of the rank of Ensign and to Rear Admiral (upper half). Navy Nurse Corps officers are commissioned through ROTC, STA-21, MECP, Nurse Candidate Program, or by direct commission.
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