Clearly there are minimum physical and mental requirements for joining the army, but are there any specific standards for hearing and vision? What about height and weight?
2007-11-19 16:04:45 · 4 answers · asked by Dave 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Here's the vision standards using glasses or contacts:
20/20 in the better eye. 20/400 in the other.
20/30 in the better eye. 20/100 in the other.
20/40 in the better eye. 20/70 in the other.
Hearing standards:
No loss greater than 30 decibels pure tone at 500, 1000, 2000 cycles per second.
No loss greater than 35 decibels pure tone at 3000 and 4000 cycles per second.
Height: Must be within 60" (5 feet tall) and 80"( Six feet, 8" inches tall)
Weight:
60": 100 pounds minimum. 141 pounds maximum.
80": 166 pounds minimum. 250 pounds maximum.
Those who weigh more than the maximum permitted will have their percentage of body fat measured. That limit is 26%.
2007-11-19 16:43:21 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in the Navy... I am 20/400+ in both eyes but I correct to 20/20. Someone else said you couldn't get in with color blindness but they are mistaken. You can get in but there are jobs you can't qualify for. As for hearing I am not 100% sure what the standards are but you pretty much can get a waiver for anything to get in the Army as long as your not leagally deaf.
2007-11-20 03:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by hmparks_usn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are all things that will be tested. As far as vision, as long as it can be corrected to 20/20, you are fine. Color blindness though will get you booted.
There are height/weight requirements, but they are pretty lax, once you are in they are more stringent.
As far as hearing, it will be tested, but I don't know the minimum requirement.
Think twice about this decision though. Once you are in, you are their property!
2007-11-20 00:11:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now I think they'll take just about anyone.
2007-11-20 00:10:00 · answer #4 · answered by dude 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋