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Originally Posted by 311Sam  rotc sounds promising. I am going to try and talk to the local recruiter soon. The next problem is my vision. It is horrible. I have always read that it just had to be correctable to 20/20 though. However in the requirements section for rotc it states you must have uncorrected vision of atleast 20/50. I can almost guarantee I don't have that. I never worried about it because I figured that I could just get surgery but it also list that corrective eye surgery could be a disqualifier, but why? And how would they know that I have had corrective surgery? |
First of all, if you are on scholarship then you will receive a stipend, $100/month for first year all the way up to $400/month for seniors. if you are not on scholarship, you will get stipend once you finish field training for two years, starting at $300/month and then going up to $400/month. If you want to fly, your corrected vision has to be 20/20, uncorrected i have seen guys get waivers up to 20/90. Color blindness, keratoconus, and a myriad of eye conditions are automatic disqualifiers without chances of getting a waiver. The Air Force opthalmologists are very good at seeing if you received any kind of eye surgery. PRK is approved for flying, but I would wait until on active duty to get it, however it means doing a non flying job for two years or so before you have a chance of competing for a pilot slot (and active duty slots are very very competitive). ok good luck