NFO Vision Requirements

Can anyone tell me or show me the visual requirements for SNFO? I can find it easily for SNA 20/40 uncorrected, corrected to 20/20 and -1.50 myopia max what about SNFO? I have 20/400 uncorrected, corrected 20/20 and myopia -7.50. Thanks

You're right about where I am. You should be good.

Wow I can barely road the shampoo bottle in the shower without my contacts in and the Navy will let me fly? Thats awesome.

Does anybody have a link to the specific instruction?

Here is the instruction:
http://navmedmpte.med.navy.mil/nomi/nami/WaiverGuideTopics/pdfs/Waiver%20Guide%20-%20Physical%20Standards.pdf

The link leads you to the NOMI Pensacola website, look under shortcuts, forms, and other info, then click on physical exams and standards.
Basically there is no limit uncorrected and should not exceed +-8.00 diopters.
BTW, I had 20/400 when I started, I couldn't even see the eye chart.

Good luck!



SLB

And I think that 8.00 diopters is just for your initial entry... because I'm at 8.5 right now and haven't had an issue. The only time vision has been an issue for me was SERE, after they took my glasses away.

I was actually a little over the limit with my glasses when I went to NAMI. They said it was not too uncommon and 'tweaked' my prescription so that I was under the limit and able to see 20/20.

When I asked about if my eyes got worse, they said that as long as you are correctable to 20/20 then you are okay when you are winged. Since then, as long as I can see with my glasses during my yearly physical, they have never said anything otherwise.

I think you meant read.

He was trying to type without his glasses...

I know....maybe we should tell him about this PRK thing seeing as he probably cannot read the small print.

I can echo what the others have said. I had -4.25 in the Left Eye (OS), and -4.00 in the right eye (OD). Like most near sighted folks, I have 20/400 vision because once something gets few feet away - it gets fuzzy You shouldn't have any problems whatsoever - and you are joining the avation community - the most professional warfare community in the Navy. One option avaialbe to folks that wasn't around when I went through is corrective surgery - Radial Keratotomy used to be the prferred method but newer and better surgery types as LASIK and PPK are now much more common.I NEED TO STRESS THAT YOU DEFINTELY NEED TO CHECK WITH NAVY MED TYPES BEFORE UNDERGOING ANY TYPE OF CORRECTIVE EYE SURGERY TO INSURE THAST IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR ELIGILIIITY TO BECOME A SNFO!

THe following is off topic but is provided as a public service message. Sadly for me I got the NAMI Whammy for a Sinus Issue. I tried to go Avation Engineering Duty Officer, Intelligence, Supply Corps, Crypto, CEC (Civil Engineering Corps) - anything except the for the least desirable and most unprofessional warfare community - Surface Warfare. If you do get attrited for medical reasons, do your best to stay away from the SWO Community - as a SNFO/SNP you have been used to working with dedicated, squared away professionals - that won't be the case with the Surface Navy - the only time these guys ever pat you on the back is to find a soft spot to slip in the knife - plus being an avation attrite for any reason will get you:icon_rage shit on big time. You would be much better off to get out of the Navy and find professional civilian job where you won't have to be ashamed of what you do for a living!

You basically need two eyeballs. Actual vision... I don't know it's iffy?

Does anyone know the refraction limits today for NFO? My eyes are about 20/400 and my contacts case say -3.25 which means I'm nearsighted.

Thank you, I would have never found that myself. I guess my eyes are still good enough for NFO!

SNA/SNFO link updated HERE.

Sections 1.6 & 1.8 are where you need to look.

I loved it at MEPS when everyone (doctors, etc) would look at my uncorrected vision of 20/400 and say "And the Navy is going to let you...fly?"

Almost no one there knew what an NFO was...eventually I gave up correcting and let them refer to me as a future pilot

I just got back today, slept for four hours when I got home! Now time to get this SF86 jazz taken care of. This 10 year history thing is killing me!

I thought it was only 7 years, not 10?

They changed it up.

Just curious. I thought you were pro rec'd SNA too. How come youre only going NFO now?

Vision. 20/200.

So you were pro rec'd for both SNA and NFO because you chose both those designators? Then you had to make a choice on which one you were gonna go with?

Yes sir! I knew pilot was a stretch for my eyes, and I couldn't find the actual NAMI requirement at the time. N3M will see SNA on my packet, but we're going to resubmit for SNFO right after. My plan right now is to get the Navy to pay for PRK after training and try to lateral to pilot! It's hard, but it's been done before. What's your status?

Cool I hope that works out for you. As for me, Im getting ready for the next board whenever that is. Just going for SNA right now. Last time I got my eyes checked (at Lenscrafters lol) they told me I was 20/30. So hopefully, it stays that way.

8 diopters is so much, yet it's good enough. Get PRK when you get in. It's totally worth it.