I have heard that it is the FANLANT test (a little machine that flashes red, green, and white lights) but I am not sure because the Ishihara test (the one with the multicolored dots) is so common. Please clear this up for me.
Also, if the FANLANT test is used and I pass, am I automaticly passed for the entire colorblindness test? I have taken a FANLANT test before and have made no mistakes on it but I am still diagnosed with a very minor color deficiency. Please help me clear this up because I have wanted to fly since I was four and I figure that the Navy would be a great place to start.
2007-11-11 14:14:18 · 3 answers · asked by hockeylord343 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
To be a pilot in the Navy you have to pass the Ishihara test. You can have a minor color deficiency with your eyesight. But if you don't pass that test, then you won't be a pilot.
2007-11-11 15:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by wrfd786 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the Army Regulation which governs the standards of medical fitness there is no definitive test mechanism mentioned. However, during my days working at the induction center in Los Angeles we used the Ishihara plates. If the results from that test demonstrated a lot of errors, we went to the Farnsworth Lantern. We also used the lantern for those who were illiterate. Color perception is required for entry into certain military occupations, including appointment to any of the military academies and flying duty.
2007-11-11 14:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am currently active duty Army,and I went through MEPS(Military Entrance Processing Station) in March of this year and they gave us the numbers in the colored dots test.
2007-11-11 14:33:26 · answer #3 · answered by Kap 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋