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[Jersey96]

Not sure about the board process and all the formalities, but in primary I was never airsick except for passive airsickness in spins. In T-45s, I never got airsick until TACFORM stage, where I puked through every flight. I was very nervous about this when BFM would start, but to my surprise I didn't even get passively airsick. I had no issues with airsickness in the FRS or fleet from then on (also, T-45 TACFORM is not how it's done in gray airplanes). I seriously thought I was done with this community during TACFORM. Everybody is different, but it is possible you will get over it. Don't quit until you truly are unable to continue no matter what.

That is refreshing to hear, that is very similar to my situation. It started with TACFORM and it’s just made me nervous if it would continue to hinder my performance in later stages. So it sounds like I just need to continue trying to power through and hopefully my body will adjust as time goes on. Thank you for the reply!

 

[Hopeful Hoya]

Yeah dude, I wouldn’t worry too much about it, VT TACFORM sucks. Even a BFM IP or two has been known to get queasy during those flights, especially if their stud really likes making accute corrections

 

[Pakol]

Does anyone knows what happens if you can’t get over airsickness in the T-45? I am currently a student there and am struggling with some airsickness with the phase 2 flights. I got passively airsick a few times in primary and the beginning of intermediate but never too bad, but these last few flight in the T-45 I have been actively airsick every time. I saw the flight doc and he recommended I try some vitamin b6, in addition to the ginger I have already been taking to see if that helps. I just feel like everyone always says you get over it but it just doesn’t seem to be getting better for me and I just feel like I am at a loss at what to do. I looked up the CNATRA instruction and it mentions that after two active airsickness episodes you need to go to a airsickness review board with the CO, so I am curious as to what the outcomes of that board would be?
Thank you for the help.

Dude, trying chewing mint gum from walk to shutdown. That was the suggestion from the MATSG CO, and it got me through trunking HABFM flights without a second of queasiness.

 

[bigfoot20]

What about a single episode of atrial fibrillation? I had one instance that was caused by dehydration/low magnesium (I work outside in the heat). I was on medication for a month, but was taken off by my cardiologist. I searched on here, and I read people implicitly saying not to mention it. I am wondering if NAMI would look at my FAA flight physical

 

[papacarter]

This may seem like a stupid question, but it has been a while since I got my teeth cleaned. How do I go about this with now that I'm in the Navy?

 

[Brett327]

This may seem like a stupid question, but it has been a while since I got my teeth cleaned. How do I go about this with now that I'm in the Navy?

Call your local dental office - schedule a cleaning. Normally you need an up to date dental exam w/i 1 year for your annual flight physical, so I usually line those things up for convenience.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

This may seem like a stupid question, but it has been a while since I got my teeth cleaned. How do I go about this with now that I'm in the Navy?

Have you gone to OCS? If so then they should be contacting you and if not like Brett said you contact them.

If you have not gone to OCS and do not hold and ID card then you just do like you would normally do to get your teeth cleaned.

 

[Zballin95]

Good Evening All,

I’m an Air traffic controller Trying to see if I can get some help. In Oct 2015 I experienced a Mild tbi it was classed as both mild and moderate in my military records. I did all required works up for a moderate tbi saw 2 neurologists both said no issues and recommended a waiver. I’m attaching a picture from the nami aeromedical reference and waiver guide to see if I still need to get a waiver. It says 12 months after injury I would be consider for a waiver and also mentions would be considered 3 years post injury does that mean 3 years passed and if the flight doc says I’m good no need for waiver?

 

[zucc3636]

Hi all, I asked this question in a separate thread and was referred here to Doc's Corner. I'm hoping someone knowledgeable could answer this for me. I am currently a senior in college on track to graduate May 2021 and I'm very interested in applying to OCS as a SNA. However, when I was younger I got migraines with aura. I have not had one in a few years, and when I was still getting them the severity and duration both had been decreasing significantly. I believe I would meet the requirements for a waiver, except for the fact that my migraines included aura. I was prescribed medication several years ago and this is in my medical record, but I have not taken the prescription since it was originally prescribed. On the aeromedical guide, it states that migraine with aura is CD with no waivers considered, but I have read on the forum instances where people have been able to obtain a waiver for migraine with aura. I wonder if anyone has any insight as to whether I would have a chance of making it as a naval aviator given this circumstance, or if there would be no reason for them to even consider me since I am not already flying. This would be a dream job for me, so I do not want to leave any stone unturned. Any tips/ info/ advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Hi all, I asked this question in a separate thread and was referred here to Doc's Corner. I'm hoping someone knowledgeable could answer this for me. I am currently a senior in college on track to graduate May 2021 and I'm very interested in applying to OCS as a SNA. However, when I was younger I got migraines with aura. I have not had one in a few years, and when I was still getting them the severity and duration both had been decreasing significantly. I believe I would meet the requirements for a waiver, except for the fact that my migraines included aura. I was prescribed medication several years ago and this is in my medical record, but I have not taken the prescription since it was originally prescribed. On the aeromedical guide, it states that migraine with aura is CD with no waivers considered, but I have read on the forum instances where people have been able to obtain a waiver for migraine with aura. I wonder if anyone has any insight as to whether I would have a chance of making it as a naval aviator given this circumstance, or if there would be no reason for them to even consider me since I am not already flying. This would be a dream job for me, so I do not want to leave any stone unturned. Any tips/ info/ advice would be greatly appreciated!

The only way to know for sure is to start the process with an OR and see what navy medical says.