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FY20 Oct. 28, 2019 SNA/NFO Board

bigbird

bigbird

Biggest Bird
1812TC said:
I've seen most people claiming 20/40 correctable to 20/20 but this may just be a recruiting guide? Because both my flight surgeon and optometrist at NAS Jacksonville said 20/100 correctable to 20/20 is waiverable. This actually worries me a little because I was 20/40 for my Class I Flight Physical that I processed with my NAMI waivers, but feel that if I test even slightly worse, then ill be dropped. (Getting SNFO would be ideal over re-des to anything else). I didn't even have a waiver for my eyesight. My waiver clearing me for my back states:
1. Based on review of physical exam on DATE, member is:
a. Physically qualified for Student Naval Aviator
b. Physically qualified for Student Naval Flight Officer
2. -member meets Physical Standards for appointment to commissioned rank in USN and USMC.
-Member must wear corrective lenses in performance of Aviation Duties.

I'm going to look into the ManMed today and NAMI waiver guide/ vision requirements.
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Hopefully doc is right because I tested 20/30 uncorrected in my left eye at MEPS and I felt like I got lucky when I got that far. It would suck to get the NAMI whammy for 20/40 if I was fatigued when taking the test and not able to get the most accurate score.
 
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exNavyOffRec

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bigbird said:
Wait, the vision requirements is uncorrected 20/100? Unless I’m understanding this wrong I thought the vision requirement for SNA was 20/40 uncorrected and correctable to 20/20. Either I’m missing something or something changed and I’m cool with it being more relaxed.
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There are multiple types of medical requirements, requirements for those who are not in the USN, requirements for those who are in the USN but not yet earned their wings, and requirements for those who have earned their wings, and of course there are many other requirements as well for different designators other than aviation.
 
1812TC

1812TC

Well-Known Member
NavyOffRec said:
There are multiple types of medical requirements, requirements for those who are not in the USN, requirements for those who are in the USN but not yet earned their wings, and requirements for those who have earned their wings, and of course there are many other requirements as well for different designators other than aviation.
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So mine would be AD USMC to USN SNA/SNFO. So they would have evaluated me as such. Which is going to be different than any other applicant here.? so disregard my rare case I guess.
 
buttburner69

buttburner69

Well-Known Member
bigbird said:
Hopefully doc is right because I tested 20/30 uncorrected in my left eye at MEPS and I felt like I got lucky when I got that far. It would suck to get the NAMI whammy for 20/40 if I was fatigued when taking the test and not able to get the most accurate score.
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If I recall correctly, you will retake the flight physical at Pcola and they told me a lot of people do better there, according to the flight surgeon at OCS. So I don't believe you will be redesigned at OCS if your vision is slightly worse than 20/20
 
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