batteryguy4
Pro-rec SNA
I received my "final select" notice last week with an OCS class date of March 4th. Although I should be very excited, I have a problem that is causing me a lot of worry. Its come to my attention that my visual acuity in my left eye may not meet standards. With both eyes I am 20/20-. My right eye is 20/20- as well, however its not clear what my left eye is. I have had 4 eye exams in the past few months and each one rates my left eye DVA between 20/30 and 20/30--. For this reason, I always believed that I was ok. The problem (which I only recently realized) is that I'm not always getting the 20/40 line with zero misses. My difficulty is in distinguishing between O's, C's, and D's --all other letters are pretty easy. A typical test for me goes like this: I get say, 3 out of 5 letters on the 20/30 line, and 4 out of 5 letters on the 20/40 line (the one I miss is always an O or a C or a D).
I am set on going pilot, and pilot only. If anyone with experience in this matter can offer advice, it would be much appreciated. Also, if anyone is able to provide a way of contacting a doctor at NAMI or OCS, that would be awesome. I'm planning on taking this up with my recruiter next week, but he has a very busy schedule so I'm not sure when I'll be able to meet with him.
some of the questions I have are:
-is my situation disqualifying? (it would seem so if you're rated at the smallest line with no misses)
-if my situation is disqualifying, how do I go about telling the Navy that I need to get PRK and so cannot make my OCS date
-if I get PRK, how long do I have to wait to get medically re-cleared? (I have no myopia/hyperopia, but astigmatism at -1.0 cylinder). Based on the NAMI waiver guide, I can't really tell if its 3 or 6 months.
-if I get PRK, do I have to go through the application process again? I would hope that I could hang onto my pro-req status.
thanks for any help.
I am set on going pilot, and pilot only. If anyone with experience in this matter can offer advice, it would be much appreciated. Also, if anyone is able to provide a way of contacting a doctor at NAMI or OCS, that would be awesome. I'm planning on taking this up with my recruiter next week, but he has a very busy schedule so I'm not sure when I'll be able to meet with him.
some of the questions I have are:
-is my situation disqualifying? (it would seem so if you're rated at the smallest line with no misses)
-if my situation is disqualifying, how do I go about telling the Navy that I need to get PRK and so cannot make my OCS date
-if I get PRK, how long do I have to wait to get medically re-cleared? (I have no myopia/hyperopia, but astigmatism at -1.0 cylinder). Based on the NAMI waiver guide, I can't really tell if its 3 or 6 months.
-if I get PRK, do I have to go through the application process again? I would hope that I could hang onto my pro-req status.
thanks for any help.