My friend is color blind. He says he still can see color but he mixes colors up.
(I forget the correct term that the docter said it was.)
But I was talking to him about what I want to do in the future. (We are only 14.)
And I said I wanted to go in the USAF.
Well he said so dose he.
But I was thinking if he is color blind they probley wont let him do the jobs he wants to do.
He said he wanted to be on a special forces team or fly a plane.
But I am thinking they will most likely not let him do that.
So I was wondering.
Can color blind people even go into the USAF.
And if so what kind of jobs can they do?
Will they just sit at a desk all day doing paperwork?
2007-08-16 11:13:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Listen dude, shut the hell up. You suck big time. You are rude and I do not have to spell things right to make your azz happy. Screw you!
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2007-08-16 13:03:52 · update #1
A color vision problem is not disqualifying. But, assignment to electronic fields where all the wires are different colors and positions of that sort are out of range for a color blind person.
2007-08-16 11:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, i don't know how many boats the AF has, but I have only been in for 8 years. And I don't think we use Army regulations for anything involving our personnel.
As far as I know, cops, maintainence, special forces, pilots, intel, and certain civil engineering jobs (electrician mainly) require color vision. Admin, finance, fuels, other CE jobs (construction, roads, heavy equipment, etc), comm, and supply do not require color vision. But, just pop your head into a recruiter and ask.
Also, 40K personnel are being cut this year, so keep in mind the standards are getting tougher at this time, but in four years when we start tring to rebuild after the Clintonesque screw over of the military, they may be relaxed. Also, to be a pilot, he would need to go to college and get a bachelors, so we are talking 8 yrs until he would come in anyways.
2007-08-16 13:15:12 · answer #2 · answered by usafcop1980 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no they cant becuase so many want to be a pilot they can ask only for the free fo disease and pysical imperfections no offence meant
but they can do other jobs that are not as dangerous
2007-08-16 12:46:58 · answer #3 · answered by poundforpoundking_cj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cannot do jobs such as piloting planes or boats, mainly desk and administrative jobs.
he needs to rethink
2007-08-16 11:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by allison k 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't do it. You need to have good color perception. It's still four years away...
2007-08-16 11:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by Smelly Cat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋