Hi,
I've been digging through these forums trying to find some info about the flight physical taken during OCS, but most of what I find seems to be outdated or just speculation.
Here's the situation- I'm 23, pro-rec'd as a pilot, and shipping to Newport on December 4, 2011. Passed through MEPS, and got a waiver for PRK eye surgery (which basically said that I'm OK for now, but NAMI has the final say). However, I know that the (first) real test comes during the flight physical I'll take during OCS. By all accounts, my vision is excellent, but still not "perfect." Left eye is +0.50 and right eye is -0.25 of astigmatism. Nothing that should cause a young man any problems, my doctors say (both eyes test 20/15), but they aren't NAMI docs either. And being stressed and underslept during OCS does not help eyes that are trying to compensate for a slight error.
So my question is this: can anyone tell me how far into OCS the physical occurs? Will the Navy docs flat-out reject me for my eyesight? Anyone know if it is possible to take the physical before OCS? I understand that there are absolutely NO GUARANTEES- but knowledge is power, and I'd like as much of it as I can possibly get before I head to Newport.
Jordan
I've been digging through these forums trying to find some info about the flight physical taken during OCS, but most of what I find seems to be outdated or just speculation.
Here's the situation- I'm 23, pro-rec'd as a pilot, and shipping to Newport on December 4, 2011. Passed through MEPS, and got a waiver for PRK eye surgery (which basically said that I'm OK for now, but NAMI has the final say). However, I know that the (first) real test comes during the flight physical I'll take during OCS. By all accounts, my vision is excellent, but still not "perfect." Left eye is +0.50 and right eye is -0.25 of astigmatism. Nothing that should cause a young man any problems, my doctors say (both eyes test 20/15), but they aren't NAMI docs either. And being stressed and underslept during OCS does not help eyes that are trying to compensate for a slight error.
So my question is this: can anyone tell me how far into OCS the physical occurs? Will the Navy docs flat-out reject me for my eyesight? Anyone know if it is possible to take the physical before OCS? I understand that there are absolutely NO GUARANTEES- but knowledge is power, and I'd like as much of it as I can possibly get before I head to Newport.
Jordan