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June 8th, 2005, 02:57
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, MI
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|  \"color blind\" in the military
1st post here. I'm an aviation student at WMU currently. When I took my medical test, I guess I am color blind. Never knew it before. I took the signal light test from the tower and passed with no problems. I have heard that with this "deficency" I am automatically ruled out of military flying. Is this true or are there any exceptions? I am not planning on entering the military but would like to keep all of the doors open. If there are exceptions to this rule, I would love to know about them so anyone with any knowledge on the subject, please inform me. wiita10@hotmail.com Jeff |
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June 8th, 2005, 10:24
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale
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June 9th, 2005, 12:14
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lounging in Pyjamas
Posts: 69
| Re: \"color blind\" in the military
Can only speak for the AF here.... You are DQ from the Air Force if you can't pass the PIP test (the numbers-in-circles game). Used to have a clause to allow the FALANT test instead (which is similar to the light gun test), but was overturned a few years back. No waivers for color vision will be granted. I think the Navy and/or Army may still allow the FALANT as an approved color vision testing device. If you haven't already, might want to post over in Baseops.net's Flight Med section and get a response from the flight docs over there. They might know the other branches better than I do. In any case, if you really want in bad, and do require a waiver for one of the other branches, try to get your color vision deficiency defined by an opthalmologist. As in, is it red-green, blue-yellow, etc., and the degree of the deficiency. |
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June 9th, 2005, 14:32
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: LAX
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| Re: \"color blind\" in the military
[ QUOTE ] 1st post here. I'm an aviation student at WMU currently. When I took my medical test, I guess I am color blind. Never knew it before. I took the signal light test from the tower and passed with no problems. I have heard that with this "deficency" I am automatically ruled out of military flying. Is this true or are there any exceptions? I am not planning on entering the military but would like to keep all of the doors open. If there are exceptions to this rule, I would love to know about them so anyone with any knowledge on the subject, please inform me. [/ QUOTE ] I know the Army doesnt take colorblind soldiers as a warrant officer (helicopter pilot) |
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June 10th, 2005, 06:43
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Daytona Beach/Cleveland, OH
Posts: 637
| Re: \"color blind\" in the military
[ QUOTE ] Can only speak for the AF here.... You are DQ from the Air Force if you can't pass the PIP test (the numbers-in-circles game). Used to have a clause to allow the FALANT test instead (which is similar to the light gun test), but was overturned a few years back. No waivers for color vision will be granted. [/ QUOTE ] I was told the same thing when I was checking out the AFA during my college search. FWIW, I was told that during WW2 and 'Nam that colorblind soldiers we're used as snipers because they could see past camoflouge. So I think those 5-10% of us are actually the normal ones and everyone else is the screwed up ones   .
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