Dive_pilot
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INTRODUCTION: I'm a recent graduate from the University of Florida looking to commission in the Marine Corps via OCC. I began the whole process back in Jan and hit a snag last month at my flight physical when my left eye which was already borderline (20/40 at MEPS) was out of standards. Talk about a kick to the nuts after my package was ready to go before the board. Anyhow I'm a longtime lurker on these forums and wanted to say hi and give some background info before going into my question.
RELEVANT STUFF: I sprung out to setup a prk surgery date which is scheduled for this Wednesday. I talked to my OSO before deciding to take the prk route and he informed me that I would need to have my paperwork from my consultation sent to BUMED for approval. I gave him the paperwork back on Apr 14th and even had him resubmit it to BUMED via fax around 3 weeks ago but still have heard nothing back. Is there anything I can do to get an answer or see what criteria BUMED will make the decision on? I understand the waiver process takes a long time and would hate to reschedule the surgery, or have it and find out that it was not approved and that I cannot even be a Marine officer. Thanks for any input.
RELEVANT STUFF: I sprung out to setup a prk surgery date which is scheduled for this Wednesday. I talked to my OSO before deciding to take the prk route and he informed me that I would need to have my paperwork from my consultation sent to BUMED for approval. I gave him the paperwork back on Apr 14th and even had him resubmit it to BUMED via fax around 3 weeks ago but still have heard nothing back. Is there anything I can do to get an answer or see what criteria BUMED will make the decision on? I understand the waiver process takes a long time and would hate to reschedule the surgery, or have it and find out that it was not approved and that I cannot even be a Marine officer. Thanks for any input.