Does poor eyesight disqualify you from certain jobs in the Army although it can be corrected 20/20 with contact lenses?
2007-10-01 09:39:53 · 7 answers · asked by inherunderwear 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes
even though, you can get corrective lenses.
Pilots, Snipers, bomb technicians, are a few that come to mind.
2007-10-01 09:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by MR. T. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might for some but I doubt it since it can be corrected to 20/20. I knew lots of people in the army with glasses. Best to ask recruiter.
2007-10-01 09:47:38 · answer #2 · answered by ziggy_brat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might. There's a higher vision standard for flying duty. The normal standards for corrective vision allows you to have corrected vision as bad as 20/400, as long as the other eye corrects to 20/20. But, for West Point and ROTC, the worse eye must correct to 20/30. For Officer Candidate's School (OCS), the worse eye must correct to 20/100.
2007-10-01 11:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use to being a Helicopter Pilot...but now the Army offers Lazer Eye Surgery...so that can be fixed...but that is about it for eye sight...but if you are in the field you it is not recomended to wear contact...you wear your glasses (after Basic you don't have to wear the "Birth Control" glasses anymore)...but their are some jobs you can not do if you are color blind...
2007-10-01 09:50:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think that it would. Particularly in the aviation jobs such as pilot. Ask the recruiter, he can give you the correct answers.
2007-10-01 09:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure the infantry is usually used to shield the tanks.
2016-04-06 23:05:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes some job's.What job's I don't know. been out of it to long.
2007-10-01 09:50:39 · answer #7 · answered by george 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋