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All, I had PRK in May and had no problems at all. Before I left for school in August, I had my 3-month checkup and was told my vision was 20/15 and 20/20 with no haze. I went in to the local AF base yesterday for my flight physical and was told there was hazing and I would have to come back...

PRK surgery does not stabilize changing vision, it simply corrects your current vision by reshaping the cornea to focus light differently. Any surgeon will tell you that your vision should be stable for about two years before the procedure. Otherwise, it could be corrected to 20/20 but continue...

I was just selected as an NFO and will be graduating in May '12. I'm sure the information I'm looking for is in here somewhere, but I can't find clear answers to my questions. As an NFO, will I still learn to fly at primary. Will I actually get to pilot a T-34 or T-6, or will I only be doing...

Our XO was pretty clear--he said that being put on the IRR is pretty likely, which isn't ideal but we would still commission and go AD after a few months. However, he also said that the Navy could let us go entirely, so we would not go active. It didn't sound like it was likely, but still a...

I am a midshipman at a ROTC unit and have a year to go until I am supposed to commission. I remember being told a while back that due to budget cuts, there is a chance the Navy might decide they don't need some of us and let us go (no commission, no flight school). Now with more budget cuts, I...

I've heard about opportunities for military officers to work with allied nations as part of an exchange program. Just have a few questions about it: 1) Can navy pilots take part in an exchange? If so, where? 2) How would I go about getting into DLI? 3) Have any of you been to DLI, and if...