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Tough break brother. I'm in the same boat (but on the green side), 20/40 but NPQ'd from SNA for a weird eye condition. I don't know yet what it's like being an NFO or even what the training is like but I do know that the SNA NPQ disappointment goes away. I switched my contract to ground after I...

Quick update. Spoke with a Major who explained that, in the past, there had been newly commissioned Marines who went and got PRK and then applied for the SNFO to SNA switch. Sort of "don't ask for permission, beg for forgiveness" kind of thing. The gouge I have been getting is that those days...

Thanks for the info Skirmisher. Sounds like I am in a situation similar to the one you yourself were in. I'm going to get in touch with my OSO asap and look at getting PRK, a BUMED and a NAMI waiver... however long that might take.

Left eye was -1.00, right eye was -1.7. Vision was 20/40 in right, 20/30 in left. NPQ'd for SNA but qualified for SNFO and still have the air contract.

Searched for threads touching on this matter but didn't find any. Hope this is not redundant. I graduated from the Marine Corps' 10 week PLC combined course last summer (2010) with an air contract and graduated with a bachelor's this May. I will be commissioning in the Marine Corps later this...