spaniard87
Dec 2012 SNA Pro Rec
So a few weeks ago I get the great news that I have been pro recommended for SNA and it's the only designation I marked. Yesterday my dreams were almost shattered. I get an email from my recruiter with an attachment of my N3M letter saying I was disqualified because I didn't make it past "C" on the depth perception test at MEPS. I almost lost it.
After doing a ton of research on threads here I realized that this is pretty common and that a lot of people don't pass that exam at MEPS. I have never had any issues with my eyes whatsoever. In fact, when I took the Class III Flight Physical for the FAA a few months ago I got 20/15 on distant and 20/20 on near. I also spoke to the doctor yesterday who did the exam and he said they also did four depth perception exams. Esophoria, Exophoria, Hypophoria, and Hyperphoria. I passed all those perfectly as well. I have an appointment with the optometrist this Friday to get further exams done. I'm confident everything will go well.
Once I see the optometrist and get the letter from him how complicated is it to get things sorted out? Any specific steps I need to do? Is there any chance they won't take it? Also, I've read here that they perform alternate DP tests if you fail one. Is there any truth to that?
NavyOffRec and Feddoc, you are more than welcome to shed some light. Your advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks
After doing a ton of research on threads here I realized that this is pretty common and that a lot of people don't pass that exam at MEPS. I have never had any issues with my eyes whatsoever. In fact, when I took the Class III Flight Physical for the FAA a few months ago I got 20/15 on distant and 20/20 on near. I also spoke to the doctor yesterday who did the exam and he said they also did four depth perception exams. Esophoria, Exophoria, Hypophoria, and Hyperphoria. I passed all those perfectly as well. I have an appointment with the optometrist this Friday to get further exams done. I'm confident everything will go well.
Once I see the optometrist and get the letter from him how complicated is it to get things sorted out? Any specific steps I need to do? Is there any chance they won't take it? Also, I've read here that they perform alternate DP tests if you fail one. Is there any truth to that?
NavyOffRec and Feddoc, you are more than welcome to shed some light. Your advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks