Ok, now I think I have the real low down on the PRK waiver. This comes from a very reliable source:
From the Air Waiver Guide:
"a. SNA and SNFO Applicants (PRK only)
http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/Text/NAMI/WaiverGuideTopics/SNA-SNFO%20Accession%20PRK%20Worksheet.doc](Use SNA/SNFO PRK Accession Checklist as guideline to requirements.) [/URL]
Pre-operative refractive error must be no worse than SNFO applicant standards except that maximum allowable hyperopia is no greater than +6.00 D total diopters sphere. Post-operative refractive stability is required and documented as follows. A final manifest refraction must be performed no sooner than three months after surgery for pre-operative refractive error in the range plano to –5.50 total diopters sphere (mild to moderate myopia), and no sooner than six months after surgery for pre-operative refractive error in the range –5.75 to –8.00 or +0.25 to +6.00 total diopters sphere (high myopia or any hyperopia). This final manifest refraction shall be compared to a previous manifest refraction performed at least one month prior to the final. Neither sphere nor cylinder may change by more than 0.50 D in each eye. If the interval change exceeds the standard, further manifest refractions must be performed at one month intervals until stability is demonstrated. Only the final two manifest refractions demonstrating stability with dates should be recorded on the applicant SF-88. The member must meet all other vision standards appropriate to his or her class of duty. A post-operative cycloplegic refraction with date must be reported for SNA accessions.
Submit with the applicant SF-88 copies of all records pertaining to PRK surgery including the pre-operative evaluation, operative notes (laser computer printouts), and all post-operative notes including documentation of the manifest refractions at appropriate intervals.
The member will be enrolled in the Navy PRK Aviation Accession Study upon arrival at NAMI for API (except for USNA midshipmen treated at NNMC Bethesda who are enrolled there)."
So I take it that since my contacts are -4.00 and -4.25, I will be in the 3 month post-op category for waiver purposes. Since I am scheduled for later this month, that should give put me at applying for the January class. Awesome!
Cheers,
-Paul