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New Vision Requirements
- Thread starter redmidgrl
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You guys understand that there's a difference between corrective lens waivers and contact lens waivers, right? The contact lens waivers are what went away (last I heard here). But that doesn't preclude you from being 20/40 and getting a corrective lens waiver, which has been around for a long time, as FLTPAY said.
EDIT: Whoops, didn't see there was a second page, but my point is still valid.
EDIT: Whoops, didn't see there was a second page, but my point is still valid.
I'm not trying to add to the bad gouge on this sight, but from what I saw going through the program if you want to be a pilot, get that SNA slot before you get into the pipeline. I knew a few guys who were "NPQ'd" from SNA for various reasons but managed to appeal succesfully. However, at least when I was going through, if you comissioned with an SNFO card the odds of crossing over were slim-to-none. The obvious exception being the guy who ranked first in his API class, but even then only if they didn't need any waivers. It seemed like waivers were readily available for pilots already in the pipeline, but not so much for the other guys. Moral of the story: if you are offered a pilot slot take it and let NAMI take care of itself.
By the way, as an interesting footnote, my eyes change about every year so that about every other year I get a "corrective lenses required when flying" chit. Then it goes away the next year. I've never worn glasses when flying (except my Maui Jim's) but I did wear BCGs at OCS for a couple of weeks. I've never figured out why it works that way.
By the way, as an interesting footnote, my eyes change about every year so that about every other year I get a "corrective lenses required when flying" chit. Then it goes away the next year. I've never worn glasses when flying (except my Maui Jim's) but I did wear BCGs at OCS for a couple of weeks. I've never figured out why it works that way.
i was told that by an NROTC Commander, who also is a marine aviator, that MIDN can get measured any time, even in your freshman year- so if you worry about you height and failing for SNA, and if you think you might be borderline, you can ask your commander to schedule you for a measurement.
btw, it's not hard to measure yourself or have someone help to find out if you are approximately ok- you only need to take 3 measurements, sitting height, thumbtip reach and buttock knee length. the way these 3 are measured (including some easy approximate ways to do it) are found in here: https://www.cnet.navy.mil/nascweb/anthro_/files/Measurement%20Manual%20draft.pdf
your measurements only have to be within +/- 3mm according to that document.
for females, the basic requirement is that sitting height be more than 33.5in, your thumbtip reach be more than 29.5in, and your buttock knee length be more than 22in. (oh, and you have to be taller than 58" when standing, but since you are 5'1", you are already gtg on that)
gl!
Um, so do you prefer chick peas or garbanzo beans?
Navy hooks you up with glasses while in the training command. They'll pay for your contacts after you wing. Before then, you can wear contacts, but have to pay for them (this came directly from my roommate here this week and has been confirmed on AW before).
I just wear my ugly-ass, clear-lensed, Navy-issue, gold-rimmed aviators when I fly. (enough hyphenations?)
Nope. Color vision problems (as in failing both the ishihara plates and the FALANT test) is CD (considered disqualifying) for ANY job that involves you flying (even flying intel billets).
The ONLY waivers possible are for WINGED aviators whose color vision has degraded (and that's just on paper. Never seen/heard it done). Absolutely none for applicants. Even guys who have passed the color vision test, and failed it a different time have been NPQed for being "inconsistent". Don't think this is an avenue at ALL.
TTUalumn07
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I'm sure many of you have heard of eye exercises, but has anyone actually consistently done them and had positve results?
I have been trying them out b/c my vision is a mere 20/25, and I would rather increase my vision naturally.
I have been trying them out b/c my vision is a mere 20/25, and I would rather increase my vision naturally.
Been there, done that. All evidence is anecdotal at best. It can help you relax your eyes if you strain them a lot staring at a computer all day or all year or something, but it never really made a DRAMATIC increase in my vision. Helped a bit though. My advice, take the supplements, do the exercises. If it works, then you got your money's worth, and if not, then you wasted a couple bucks. But DON'T waste money on a 200 dollar eye exercise scam kit. All that stuff is available free on the web.
I think A4s claims it helped him get to 20/20 back when that was required. Maybe he'll chime in.