Hello everyone,
This is my first post, and i have a few questions about eye surgery that i have been unable to find answers to. I am getting ready to start my senior year, and i just graduated from Marine OCS, PLC-C a few days ago. I am currently a ground contract, but i am trying to switch over to an Air contract. My OSO seems to think it won't be a problem. I am taking the ASTB in about a week and a half, and then heading down to Pensacola shortly after that. I would ask my OSO about my questions, but i am currently on a vacation with my family, and we don't get any cell phone service here, and she is new at the office, so i don't have her email yet. so i will be unable to speak with her until next week.
1) I have been looking into the vision requirment, and i am a little unclear on what exactly it means. In order to be eligible for a Pilot contract, do i need to have better than 20/40 vision as an end result, say, after PRK, or do i have to have better than 20/40 BEFORE getting PRK? does the uncorrected mean uncorrected by glasses or contacts, or uncorrected by surgery? I have found instances on the boards where the posters' wording is ambiguous, and in different posts it sounds like the requirment is different. Also, if someone does have PRK to correct their eyesight, does it need to be done before their flight physical?
2) Are there any special precuations for someone like myself who is technically part of the Marine Corps, but not active duty? While i am not on active duty, or a reservist, i am still a USMC candidate technically, and technically on IRR for personnel reasons. Do i need to have the surgery done by a Navy Doctor? and if not, are there any special procedures i need to take with a civilian doctor (i.e. a followup with a navy doctor before commissioning)?
Thank you for your time and for your help
This is my first post, and i have a few questions about eye surgery that i have been unable to find answers to. I am getting ready to start my senior year, and i just graduated from Marine OCS, PLC-C a few days ago. I am currently a ground contract, but i am trying to switch over to an Air contract. My OSO seems to think it won't be a problem. I am taking the ASTB in about a week and a half, and then heading down to Pensacola shortly after that. I would ask my OSO about my questions, but i am currently on a vacation with my family, and we don't get any cell phone service here, and she is new at the office, so i don't have her email yet. so i will be unable to speak with her until next week.
1) I have been looking into the vision requirment, and i am a little unclear on what exactly it means. In order to be eligible for a Pilot contract, do i need to have better than 20/40 vision as an end result, say, after PRK, or do i have to have better than 20/40 BEFORE getting PRK? does the uncorrected mean uncorrected by glasses or contacts, or uncorrected by surgery? I have found instances on the boards where the posters' wording is ambiguous, and in different posts it sounds like the requirment is different. Also, if someone does have PRK to correct their eyesight, does it need to be done before their flight physical?
2) Are there any special precuations for someone like myself who is technically part of the Marine Corps, but not active duty? While i am not on active duty, or a reservist, i am still a USMC candidate technically, and technically on IRR for personnel reasons. Do i need to have the surgery done by a Navy Doctor? and if not, are there any special procedures i need to take with a civilian doctor (i.e. a followup with a navy doctor before commissioning)?
Thank you for your time and for your help