YET ANOTHER F#$%ING PRK QUESTION.....

[vballindaytona]

michael, i think you and i have seen every official document the navy has regarding prk. i have neither heard/nor seen anything of the sort, But........as we know, the navy changes its policys by the hour.

jonathan

 

[vballindaytona]

hey michael, i found something that you might want to look at. concentrate on one of the "c" sections it states:

UNDERWENT PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY PRK AT LEAST 3
MONTHS PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT.

thats for all sna's. now this is from oct 2000, that stuff on flightinfo.com though, i HAVE seen that before, and it looks really familiar, nomi may be lacking updating their website.

jonathan

http://navymedicine.med.navy.mil/PRK/Aviation_study_clarification_msg.txt

 

[UInavy]

Michael,
Don't know if this helps much, but my pre-op was right about -5.50 and I had to wait only three months. Everything I've heard and been told up through getting the waiver said three months. I wouldn't worry about it too much. My guess would be that its either just a Coastie thing or a misinformation of sorts. Hope this helps.

Sam

 

[dawgfighter]

Michael,

Do you still have the address for the Dr. at NOMI? I have a few questions to ask him about getting waivers. If you do, send it to me off the list.

Thanks,
Erin
P.S. Let me know about the magazine

GO NAVY!!!

 

[vballindaytona]

hey erin, when i thought i had to get prk i talked to this guy, he is really nice and really good at returning emails. heres his info:

CAPT Dwight C. Fulton, MC, USN, FS
Director Aerospace Medicine
BUMED 23
2300 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20372-5300
Work (202) 762-3451
FAX (202) 762-3464
Email: dcfulton@us.med.navy.mil

Jonathan

 

[dawgfighter]

Outstanding!!
Thanks,
Erin

GO NAVY!!!

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hey Michael, I'll send you the e-mail I got from the NOMI doc, it said that I had to wait 6months but I'm pretty sure my refractice error is under -5...I'll send it to you. This is confusing the heck out of me too but don't sweat it, atleast we have the chance right?

Kris

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hey Michael, I'll send you the e-mail I got from the NOMI doc, it said that I had to wait 6months but I'm pretty sure my refractice error is under -5...I'll send it to you. This is confusing the heck out of me too but don't sweat it, atleast we have the chance right?

Kris

 

[vballindaytona]

hey michael,

that thing on that website says navy on it.
I have the same document in my folder and it says navy also.

jonathan

 

[PeacoatMan]

quote:I hate the military. **** all of them
--Michael Webb

Care to elaborate, Spider?

Joey

 

[dawgfighter]

Ummm...Mike?!? You ok buddy?

Erin

GO NAVY!!!

 

[DBLang]

What do you do while you wait around? Does the navy give you other jobs, or do you just do whatever?

 

[JTP]

Pull ups??? I thought the PRT was just the 1.5 mile run, situps, and pushups??? No?



YEAH COME ON!!

 

[Shepherd]

Thats just for Special Warfare/Operations PRT (and the Marines' PFT). Though the 9:00 minute 1.5 mile is pretty slow. However, doing 29 pull-ups is impressive.

A posteriori

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

I feel for ya Mike, i thought my carecredit plan that I paid for my PRK was 12 months no payments no interests. I asked the nurses 3 different times and was told yes to everyone of them. Had i read the details a lil' more thoroughly i would've caught the 12 months no interest w/ minimum monthly payments. Now I have another $70 a month added to my collection of bills and student loans What can I say? Brain fart. But on the bright side I'm dealing w/ the extra stress w/ pushups and I'm one month closer to submitting my OCS packet compared to not having the PRK done had I caught the payment detail. Life goes on and thank God for grandma's and girlfriends...'cuz of them I can handle the extra payments. Laters.

Kris