My eleven year old son wants to join the Air Force when he gets older but his dream is to fly a jet. Romur has it you have to have 20/20 eye sight.Do you or not?
2007-02-27 06:07:29 · 11 answers · asked by crystal 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes and no.
They will only teach people that have 20/20 naturally to fly.
But if you enter the Air Force with correctible to 20/20 vision and already have a flying license, you can get into the pilot programs without natural 20/20.
2007-02-27 06:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by Raising6Ducklings! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Your son would have to pass an eye exam that shows he has 20/20 vision or better. I experienced the same issue and was not accepted into the program. Get this though, once you're a pilot you can have 'corrected vision' (glasses, contacts or surgery) of 20/20 and still be a pilot.
Makes no sense.
2007-02-27 14:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the standard changed from being able to wear eye glasses for 20/20 vision and flying jets in the late 80's early 90's. You now have to have UNCORRECTED 20/20 vision. No glasses, contacts, etc...
I know because I wanted to be an Air Force Pilot until they changed the standard and I could not.
2007-02-27 15:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes you do need to have a 20/20 vision i don't but i'm planing to get laser surgery in my eye so i'll have 20/20 vision too bad you have to be like 23 because your vision still changes till you are 23 or 24 and what's the point of getting surgery if it's going to change after, i can't believed that my dad use to have 20/20 vision till he was 47.
2007-02-27 14:11:55 · answer #4 · answered by Da 1 N only 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suffered the same problem when i was looking into the military, you have to be close to 20/20, but i am sure by the time he gets of age to be able to go to flight school for the military laser surgery will be perfectly acceptable. School is important! and when he gets a little older he can start civilian flight school. in the mean time, there is a program for kids called the Civil Air Patrol. it is a cadet progarm i was in from age 15-19 and it gave me good experience on things military. and they have a great fleet of civilian aircraft and awsome pilots. they get the kids up and flying as much as possible.
http://www.cap.gov/
2007-02-27 14:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by Kevy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not only 20/20 vision, but your complete eye health must be 100%. For example, you can have 20/20 vision, but have a slightly weak eye muscle, this can disqualify you.
2007-02-27 16:06:09 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to be correctable to 20/20. The air force academy website has alot of good info.
2007-02-27 14:10:26 · answer #7 · answered by rebel g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughters eye dr. said that she has to have prefect vision to fly. that is what she wants to do.
2007-02-27 14:11:55 · answer #8 · answered by greentigereyeddragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, no corrective lenses either or color blindness or epilepsy or diabetes. Probably a ton of other disqualifiers.
2007-02-27 14:10:22 · answer #9 · answered by Scott K 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes but you can also have glasses for eye correction now
2007-02-27 14:09:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋