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...It's been drinking time since Friday at 20:00, and thus it will remain until 6:45 Monday. 9 days post-surgury. Eyes are well. Clarity, with no halos, haze, night blindness, double-vision or any of that jazz. Just slowly getting sharper. It's nice.

That takes care of that. Thanks for the update MettGT. I have no clue on the differences between LASEK and PRK. I just know that its 6 days post-op, I have no pain or discomfort, halos, haze or cloudiness, and I'm not sensitive to light. Sweet deal..if only my vision would improve. My...

Trey3U- Your eye has several layers of 'cornea'. The outer most layer, or epithelial layer is the layer that regenerates itself over time. LASEK stands for laser assisted sub-epithelial keractectomy. In this process according to wikipedia, the outter corneal layer is removed, preserved in a...

...I watched it all

Hey guys. I went throgh EyeCare 20/20 in East Hanover NJ. The normal cost is $3,000 per eye, or $6,000 total. They give a 20% military discount so my total cost was $4,800. If you're doing this because you would like to join the Marines or another branch and your vision doesn't meet the...

does anyone know if theres a limit as to how many times a post can be edited? I tried to update the post for today but theres no edit button? if there is a limit and any of you mods are reading this, is there a way to lift the limit so that i can continue updating my post as the healing...

ammendment. the second day sucks.

A lot of the information on the PRK board is scattered about, and so I hope to somewhat unify most of that information into one area. This morning I had my eyes done. For those of you that care to read, I will describe my experience in detail. Your experience may vary. An asterix (*) indicates...

hey....sharron stone said this... "Women can fake an orgasm...men can fake an entire relationship." thought that was a funny line and somewhat on topic...although not too relevant. seriously though, cause this one broke up with you, dont hold it against the next girl. i did that...

It's not quite that simple. Your vision doesn't necessarily degrade from the surgery...your corneas stiffen slowly as you get older. When you're young, they flex to accomodate near and far visual cues. As they stiffen, you might slowly lose the ability to focus on closer items. This is a...

oh yea...that mig is an hour from my place next to NYC. I wonder if he'd let me check it out? if you look close at the page, you can lease it for 60 grand ;)

looks like the back end came around a bit and she high-sided? dont really know boats too well. only motorcycles

I'm looking for a place that offers PRk in northwest NJ. I called several local eye physicians for recommendations but none of the places they recommended offered PRk. Do any of you guys have ideas or experiance? Thanks Matt

If only I were born 20 years earlier...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/451218/extreme_pilot_footage/

masterhaynes86...I'm not actually sure. Im processing and applying tomorrow so I havnt actually gone to Jrs yet. I just found those bates lites on the net cause Im planning. My point is, I cant really tell you much about the boots except where to get them for a bargain. Sorry I couldnt help...

So what IS the big deal with marines and stealing bikes? Im serious here...how did that joke get started? A PM would be awsome

If you do a google search, you can find them through many retailers. I found them for $118. https://www.shop.opstulsa.com/displayProductDocument.hg?productId=3227

right on, thanks alot. Thats exactly what we're trying to do with my contract. I was just a little fuzzy on whether or not the ASTB was required for ground. Thanks alot, that answers my question!

Alright guys, I finally got all of my medical things worked out. I have a MEPS date set for tuesday, following MEPS that same day I take my PFT, wednesday morning I contract and wednesday afternoon I fly home from college for the summer. My question is, my recruiter was going down the list of...

Hey guys, I asked a similar question before, but since then my situation has changed a bit. I could really use an opinion as I'm not sure what to do... Im applying for PLC. I have to get PRK, I have a history of a lacerated spleen and a lacerated liver...both have completely healed without a...

= Just thought some of you would enjoy this. It even seems like he's got actuators to sweep the wings. -Matt

Hey guys the east coast squadrons are up there now. I'll start looking into them. Thanks again!

wow thats quite a few posts for only a couple minutes. Thanks alot guys...I was basing the very preliminary information on the intro to fighter fling 2004...I watched the beginning and just wrote down the squadrons that I saw. I figured Id post this thread early in my research...you never know...

I'm actually searching for one specific Tomcat pilot. It was sometime between September 2000 and May 2001, and I was in 8th grade, at Warren Hills Middle School in Washington, NJ. Washington is a small town 15 minutes east of the Pennsylvania border in the northwest quadrant of the state...

+1 for the -16, I'd give so much to fly that aircraft....the Flankers gorgeous too...she kinda looks like a great dane from some aspects

Brett that about sums it up! Man some of those ships sure do look sweet though.

The contact waiver was only in effect for aviation applicants for a brief time period, and I believe I read about someone on this board who had his waiver pulled when they cancelled the program and subsequently had to get PRK. Currently, I believe the contact waiver is in effect for current...

...And I thought Riddle was bad about girls when I was there last year....ouch.

Read through this site. There is an ASTB-specific section. Unless you have quite a bit of aviation or naval knowledge, study for the test. Even if you do have that knowledge, study anyway.

A little note...If you retake the same version again, it counts against you as one of your tries and the score gets dropped. I.e. if you take test 1 twice, your second time gets dropped, so you only have one score and now you only have one shot left.

You're all making a huge deal over NSS...If I actually get accepted in and make it to API/Primary/Intermediate/Advanced...I'll thank god or whatever supreme power that the chips fell my way, and do my best because I'm one in hundreds who actually made it. And if my best isn't good enough to get...

Is it still 10% prop 35% jet 55% helo? Because thats what it was last november.

small threadjack...but what do they do with the old tomcats? Sell them to upcoming nations? idc what anyone says...I wish I had one. I still remember the day an F-14 buzzed our middle school 6 years ago in northwest NJ...it was the best day of my life, and easily the pinnacle of my childhood...

1) I hate algebra. 2) 2x2x2=8 cubic feet of volume. Water has a weight of 62.5 pounds per cubic foot. One gallon of water weighs 8.33 pounds. (similarly, the standard weight for Av gas is 6lbs/gallon, remember that) 8ft^3 * 62.5lbs / ft^3 = 500 pounds of water. 500 pounds / 8.33 pounds/gal...

I wonder if the VT funerals are something the Patriot Guard Riders would be interested in? http://www.patriotguard.org/

Awsome info guys. Thanks a whole lot. Like I said before I hadn't really found an answer to that question on here but you two just made it crystal clear. Excellant.

I've been getting mixed messages by what I've been reading. I did a search on here and google and couldn't find very much helpfull information, so I'm posting to ask the people whom have already been accepted into PLC....was it a board that accepted you, or was it the officer selection officer...

Thanks guys. So what's it like to be at sea? If any of you have a trans-atlantic or pacific venture, what's it like to be in the middle of an ocean? Do temps stay mostly constant? In general, what's it like?

Hey thanks, I appreciate it. If worse comes to worst, I can wait a few years and apply, in the meantime bringing up my grades and improving my candidacy.

I was just curious as to carrier flight deck operations. Under what circumstances would they a) Clear the carrier deck... and b) set out most of the aircraft? I'm just curious, and hopefully someone will be able to inform me? Thanks Matt

I'm SOL. University of Colorado = 14.X% minority...total. Strange experiance coming from New Jersey.

I'm developing my application for PLC SNA/SNFO/Ground and one of the issues I'm dealing with is a childhood history of "alergic bronchitus". This is not exactly asthma, but it appears under the disqualifications list right next to it. My recruiter told me I'd need a letter from a current doctor...

I looked around a bit and Flash is correct. 20/200 is the cutoff for carrier operations for pilots. 20/200+ requires a waiver. 20/400+ restricts you to aircraft with dual controls. According to about.com, there is no vision requirement for SNFO. Vision Waiver Requirements...

The cutoff for PLC aviation is 27.5 years of age. I thought there was a waiver to 29? I'm most likely wrong though.

Wow youre in the same boat I'm in, except I'm applying through PLC. I'm just getting involved with SAE too. Nice.

I looked into this quite a bit as I'll most likely find myself in the same situation shortly. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this is my understanding... SNFO applicant qualifications are, I believe, 20/200 correctable to 20/20. SNA applicant qualifications are 20/40, correctable to...

firefriendly, are you by any chance training at riddle? just a question...

I'm sorry, I shouldv'e been more clear. I know Brett isn't a marine...I was referring to ArkhamAsylum. Ill edit the post...my bad guys

Oh man I've seen some of Brett's posts! Keep him away;) . Like I said, Im thick-skinned...I can take alot. Plus, it's only the internet. I think people are more open about what they say, and once you realize that, it makes it easier to take. No big deal. And to be honest, ArkhamAsylum DOES...