ok heres my question i'm 15 and i'm wondering of possible jobs in the military and i want to know if i can be a fighter pilot without 20-20 vision....and if not what some other jobs that will let me fly
2007-09-09 04:55:36 · 7 answers · asked by Whats His Face 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Firstly, congratulations on wanting to serve your country. AFA vision goes well, the requirements change frequently. CURRENTLY, you have to have 20/20 uncorrected near and far. However, the USAF is taking candidates with laser-corrected vision. At your age, I wouldn't advise any surgery without a full consultation with an ophthalmologist. It's not airframe-dependent BTW, the standard is the standard. There's a rumor that it may drop to 20/50 correctable, but again I've heard nothing to confirm that.
You also can't have astigmatism, and need depth perception.
Though visual acuity is by far the biggest disqualifier, there's other stuff to like: being unconscious for more than 5 minutes after 12 years old, heart problems, asthma; even your sitting height can be a factor-don't want to leave your knees behind if you have to punch out someday.
The best thing you can do now is start flying, a lot. Your PPL is the single best predictor of "rated potential". Which is AF-speak for how likely you are to finish pilot/nav training.
The suggestion above about joining Civil Air Patrol is an excellent one. The board will look on that very positively. Also, if your HS has one, an USAF/JROTC program will also help your case. Through these means you can meet aircrews, and talk to flight surgeons about the latest vision requirements.
Finally,sometimes the reason you'll see differing answers is, other than just folks answering without knowing, that there's a major difference between an INITIAL Class-I physical, and a recurring Class-I. Annuals only require your eyes be correctable to 20/20 or better.
Good luck, now's the time to start asking these questions and planning your route to a commission, regardless of which service you choose. Look forward to seeing you in the pattern someday (I'll be the old crotchety retired guy crtiquing your pattern work.)
2007-09-09 10:56:08 · answer #1 · answered by jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES. At your age you should join the CAP and get started. You can learn to fly before you go to collage and the join the ROTC there. In most cases you will have to become an Officer to fly and, if you are not vision impaired, the 20/20 thing is no longer such a big problem as it once was.
2007-09-09 06:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by Dusty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 07:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by rooker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope this will help those with questions concerning Airman Medical examinations. So many of the questions are related to things like vision, health related problems, chemical dependency and the like, this should help clear matters up.
http://www.leftseat.com/pdffiles/8500-8new.pdf
http://www.leftseat.com/FAAforms.htm
2007-09-11 08:41:25 · answer #4 · answered by pecker_head_bill 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
believe it or not you do have to be 20/20, but here is the kicker... it can be corrected. if you express your desire to be a pilot, they will provide the lasik or other procedure that you will need in order to obtain your class A medical.
2007-09-10 19:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by amshamah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't fly "fighter jets" in the military unless you have 20/20 vision, but you can fly other military aircraft.
2007-09-09 08:05:01 · answer #6 · answered by Pilot boy 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes. You will have to wear glasses.
2007-09-10 15:24:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋