Beyond the uniform: Veterans bring their experience to UC Nursing
November 9, 2026
Before Austin Davis ever sat in a nursing classroom, he was practicing casualty care alongside Army combat medics. As an infantryman, he trained on litters and CPR and discovered he enjoyed the hands-on work more than he expected. After four years on active duty, he is now a sophomore in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, using the GI Bill to build a second career around the same instinct: helping people directly.