im thinking about joining the marines or airforce but preferably airforce but ive been told that if you have bad eyes you cant be a fighter pilot is this true i also have slight highfrequency hearing loss in my left ear
2007-01-23 13:24:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
well im getting laser surgery as soon as they think it will take hold but the hearing is unfixable witch sucks
2007-01-23 13:31:02 · update #1
what about bomber pilot?
2007-01-23 13:32:02 · update #2
looks like i was born to be a ground pounder lol im still hoping on nano tech to be able to fix my ear eventually
2007-01-23 13:33:42 · update #3
im only 15 so no dgree yet im looking at either getting a degree in mechanics or computers
2007-01-23 13:34:43 · update #4
If that is what you want to do .GO FoR IT!
2007-01-26 11:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by Juliette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a degree? If not, you won't be a pilot in any branch of the military. Minus the few Warrant Officers who are helo pilots in the Army, pilots are officers.
Vision must be only so bad, and correctable to 20/20. I don't know about the hearing though.
Join the Corps if you want to be the best. Everyone else is fighting for second. You know what they say, "The view doesn't change unless you're the lead dog!"
2007-01-23 13:31:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do need to have very good vision to fly as a pilot in any of the military services. The slight hearing loss could cause problems as well.
Don't give up on the Air Force because you cannot be a pilot. Only a very small percentage of the Air Force are pilots; there are scores of other positions that give valuable training.
2007-01-23 13:29:09 · answer #3 · answered by moneyman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The standards for fighter pilots are higher than that of, say...cargo plane pilots. Fighter pilots move at several times the speed of sound and have no real "brakes" on their plane, per se.
You have to be on top of your game all the time to be a fighter pilot.
Good luck!
2007-01-23 13:30:09 · answer #4 · answered by tabulator32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have 20/20 vision to become a fighter pilot.Wearing glasses will correct your vision but you still cant become a pilot.Sorry.You sound as if you will make it just fine in the real world. Good luck
2007-01-27 11:18:57 · answer #5 · answered by Billy T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is true. If your uncorrected vision is not at least 20/20 you cannot be a fighter pilot.
2007-01-23 13:29:06 · answer #6 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have any hearing loss no matter how little you cannot be a fighter piolt and you will need a 4 year degree for ocs.
2007-01-23 13:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by cowboysfan4lyfe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct, you have to have good eyesight to be a pilot in the military.
2007-01-23 13:28:14 · answer #8 · answered by kny390 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I 'm really sorry, but, they will never take you. Hope you find something else that you would like to do. Good Luck.
2007-01-23 13:34:32 · answer #9 · answered by leaving.florida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will not pass a flight physical
2007-01-23 13:28:45 · answer #10 · answered by hiding1959 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋