If your eyesight does not correct to 20/20, but about 20/30 or 20/40, can u still join the marines????

Question

Eyesight for usmc

Answer 1

like i said before, if your blind, you can work for bush

Answer 2

Jolly provided good information. Hmm, I knew of a Jolly in the military... I wonder.

And I'm just going to repost my original answer.

Yes, you can, if you get a specific medical waiver. However, it is difficult to acquire this waiver; usually you would need to demonstrate an exceptional asset that the military would find useful above & beyond the average potential recruit.
Best of luck. The benefits of military service far outweigh the drawbacks. I won't lie to you, your chance of injury or death is greater during military service, but that's true even during 'peacetime'. Injury or death are both a possibility, but depending on your MOS, the actual risk will vary. Contrary to the popular belief, not every newly enlisted recruit is shipped over to the Middle East. It depends primarly upon your unit assignment, over which the recruiters and your drill instructors (and even you) have little to no control.
I benefited greatly from the Marine Corps. I hope you do as well.

Answer 3

The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction are:
a. Distant visual acuity of any degree that does not correct with spectacle lenses to at least one of the following (367):

(1) 20/40 in one eye and 20/70 in the other eye.

(2) 20/30 in one eye and 20/100 in the other eye.

(3) 20/20 in one eye and 20/400 in the other eye. However, for entrance into a military academy, distant visual acuity that does not correct to 20/20 in each eye is disqualifying. For entrance into ROTC programs and OCS/OTS, distant visual acuity that does not correct to 20/20 in one eye and 20/100 in the other eye is disqualifying

Answer 4

look, you can join the marines regardless. It just may limit your jobs, which the marines picks for you. Don't think the recruiters are pickin and choosin, especially right now. They'll get waivers to get ex-cons in. trust me, I was in the military. they want you. bad. and if they don't want to give you a signing bonus, walk towards the door. they won't let you touch the knob before they break.