PRK After Commissioning, Before TBS (Air Contract)

[UCbearcat]

I commissioned in June 2012 with an air contract, and it looks like I'll be attending TBS in the April/May timeframe. I already passed the NAMI flight physical, but I feel like my left eye is borderline 20/40. Would it be a bad idea to get corrective surgery between now and when I leave for TBS? I just don't want my eyes to get any worse because if they do I might not be able to pass the next NAMI physical with 20/40 in the left eye.

Now this would leave me 6+ months to recover, but I don't want to push back my TBS date any further. Also, with the downsizing it might be just a good way for them to kick me out.

I also saw on the NAMI waiver guide that they're doing a study on SNAs with LASIK and the time to apply for a waiver is only a max of 4 weeks.

http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmotc...uide/12_Waiver_Guide_Ophthalmology_120629.pdf

Any thoughts?

 

[MattWSU]

FYI, there's only a 3-month wait for a waiver if your myopia is -6.00 or better. This wasn't abundantly clear to my OSO and I when initially submitting the waiver.

 

[UCbearcat]

Thanks for the info. I talked to my OSO and he suggested that I wait until I get to TBS and talk to the doctors there about my PRK options. Do you know if you can train at TBS while waiting to "recover"?

 

[Cobra Commander]

Do it before you go or do it after you leave. You don't want to risk being in Quantico any longer than is absolutely necessary.

 

[BMW_Z4_Rules]

My eye sight is 20/40 and i am a recent SNA pro rec... i think my eye sight is getting worse... do i have time to do PRK or will i lose my seat? My recruiters do not know about the 3 month waiver. I believe by next year i will not be 20/40 anymore. I dont want to get DQed and redes NFO. I was selected at the December 3rd board.

 

[Eric Becker]

Would it be better to get the PRK before attending TBS if you are commissioned with a ground contract and waiting to do the in-house contract switch to air?