Anyone with experience/knowledge on army medic to civilian LVN pathway?

[DeanLewis]

Honestly, his best bet would probably be to finish a non-nursing bachelor’s degree, and get the typical nursing school prerequisites knocked out along the way (Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, Chemistry, General Biology, Microbiology, Lifespan Development, Nutrition, Algebra, Statistics, and Psychology, all with lab when offered, Straighterline has most of these, but that can limit what programs he’d be able to apply to).

From there he could apply directly to a second degree accelerated BSN program, or a direct entry MSN. Honestly, there is little utility to being an LVN/LPN first. Most nursing schools only comp a few classes (mine did the first 3 of the core RN curriculum) for that license, as it’s a totally different scope of practice and therefore training in regard to similar skills…LVNs can't interpret or plan, only carry out care plans and report to RNs and prescribing providers).

The other sensible option would to just focus on getting the prerequisites out of the way and earning his RN qualifying degree at a community college, which is the most inexpensive route, and probably the quickest was to become an RN. There are tons of RN to BSN and RN to NP bridge courses. The biggest need is just qualifying for your RN license in anyway.