what does a persons eyesight have to be to be eligle to join the army spec ops?

Question

people who know please answer people who dont dont guess thanks in advance

also if you think that the navy seals are better thats great but i dont care to hear it i agree the navy seals are great but my family has always been in the army

eye sights my only problem, i wear glasses and i plan on getting lasik before i enlist the armys talking to me about enlisting in as a green beret im extreemly smart and completly physically fit without any previous health problems, ive also never gotton in trouble with the law so if you have any information please respond

currently i have some great night vison i can see just as far during the night hours as i can during the day hours and i wanna get lasik surgery anyways which will improve my vision to the point that i may not have 20/20 but also will NOT need glasses

Answer 1

I am a former Army recruiter. You cannot enlist directly into SF. You have to work your way into there. They require a certain experience level. Expect it to be around the time you reenlist. The best experience is gained if you enlist as infantry, combat engineer, scout, etc. Combat skills will help you get through assessment and selection. Correctable eyesight is acceptable. Talk to a current recruiter about the Lasik surgery before you do it. The military has a handful of Lasik surgeons now so you may save a little money. If you can be happy with glasses or contacts, then the Army can too as long as you don't plan to be a pilot. Being color blind can affect jobs, too. See the recruiter and don't let him blow smoke up your backside. Some of them in all branches will (gasp) lie to you. Email me if you have questions.

Answer 2

You should start talking to some recruiters. The elite forces are tough to get into but if you make that your goal and make it known up front that's what you want to do, you'll stand a better chance. Which branch probably depends on your gut instincts about what you're being told. Also, you mention running and PT but not swimming, diving and water awareness. Those things would be more pivotal for a SEAL or Marine Force Recon guy than for the Army spec ops. Good luck and thanks in advance for your service.

Answer 3

The visual acuity needed to enlist under the 18x special forces enlistment option is as follows :

2 - Distant visual acuity correctable to not worse than 20/40 and 20/70, or 20/30 and 20/100, or 20/20 and 20/ 400.

Answer 4

i am not guessing at this.... but if the army spec ops is anything like the joint task force in canada, my understanding is that some of the work they do is sniping. Therfore your eyesight would have to be good to be able to see in a distance, at night etc. They also have to be stealthy, and able to see in night, and not so good conditions. Hoping this helps, and hoping that i am thinking of the same thing..... However, i do not see why if you get your eyesight fixed, why they would not let you in.

Answer 5

well it is preferred to have 20/20 vision in most special forces. Most cases, they would turn you down if you do not have 20/20 vision. Get corrected laser vision. They will accept it. But not having 20/20 vision may drop your chances dramatically to join the special forces.

Answer 6

in special ops or any other sensitive area of the miltary they must remove as much risk of error as posible. So sub par vision would therefore post a problem due to the very nature of the missions that special ops must go on. they wouldn't want to risk u sniping the wrong guy on acident.

Answer 7

You could always ask an Army recruiter this question. Movies about commandos wearing glasses are just fiction.

Answer 8

All enlisted man must have good eyesight, except the Commander-in-chief (he is blind).

Answer 9

Major part.