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Enjoy NFO??
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Friends don't let friends go SWO.
Hitex said:
Wearing glasses makes no difference. You are qualified to become a NFO with glasses so you are eligible to fly anything in the Navy wearing those glasses, as long as you perform adequately and the Navy has a slot they need to fill in the airplane you want to fly. Now, if you ask what your chances are of flying F-18s I'll come through that monitor and rip your heart out. :icon_rage
. All I wanted to know is that I wasn't out of the game before it started.
wink said:
I wish I could give you rep points for that....
Hitex said:
When I went through there was a limit for SNFO's on haow bad your eyes were. The only reason I know is that I was right at the limit when I had my NAMI flight physical in Pensacola ( I have really bad eyes). If you can read the top letter on the eye chart I would not worry about it at all (and yes, it does come in different letters), the limit was about twice that bad
. It is pretty high and 99% of people wearing glasses won't come close. After you are winged there is no limit.
Yeah, the O2 mask sucks when you're wearing glasses...big time. Do yourself a favor and get contacts if you don't already have them. Your flight surgeon can clear you to wear them, and (here's the best part...) after you get winged they're paid for by the Navy (or so the clinic tells me).
Oh yeah, and as a former SWO who lat. transferred, I can tell you that you made the right decision. I get depressed just thinking about what it was like being a SWO.
Oh yeah, and as a former SWO who lat. transferred, I can tell you that you made the right decision. I get depressed just thinking about what it was like being a SWO.
VetteMuscle427 said:
I got your back, brudda...
Hitex said:
Only thing I've heard is that some guys who wear glasses and can't wear contacts have trouble in ACM flights because they can't get any peripheral vision turning around... so they hafta wear freaky aviator glasses that extend all the way around... I dunno...
Rule of thumb my friend....Don't EVER ask that question once you get down to Pcola. Yes, you can if you are in the top 10% of API but the best way to shoot yourself in the foot is to walk into primary saying, "well, I really wanted to be a pilot". It won't go over well. So, the short answer is yes, you can. You can get transitioned both in the fleet and in flight school. It is difficult but possible. Just don't bring it up once you get to primary. Some of the IPs get a little touchy about that.
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