goinaround

20/100 is fine. Anything above 20/70 requires a waiver but it's not a big deal. There is a limit....I think it is something around 20/200 to be waiverable. I had a girl in my UPT class that was something like 20/400 before PRK and was corrected into a range that was waiverable. Distant vision is pretty flexible to be honest these days.

AZFlyer

Curious, are vision standards dependent at all upon aircraft selection? Or, you meet the mins and the world is your oyster?

crewdawg

If you pass the test you can fly anything in the inventory.

galaxy flyer

Start applying RIGHT NOW, there is no value in waiting. I applied as a senior, was offered a slot a year post-graduation. The way things are going, you could bypass the regionals--UPT, bum in a unit flying all you can, hired at a major. If you don't get the slot, you'll still get a job at a regional. Applying now, shows your commitment is to the unit, not just getting a slot.

GF

Billy738

Ok I will do that. It'd be nice to skip the regionals. Also do you know if you go for your class one flight physical before or after OTS?

galaxy flyer

Basically, the officer recruiter and the squadron, but mostly the recruiter; will take you thru the steps. Probably the aptitude tests first (go to a Barnes & Noble and buy the prep books, study 'em), then the physical, either at the unit or an active duty base. Not sure now, but for awhile AD insisted on doing Class Is, perhaps because of shenanigans by units. If you pass, off to the unit for interview and possible selection. Usually two interviews, one the flying unit commander and one by a Colonel or Brigidier wing commander. If the physical is disqualifying, you can present medical information for appeal/waiver, but the unit will have the final say in obtaining a waiver--it is NOT a given. A lot depends on the interview and any in-unit recommendations. In-unit members have an advantage here--a track record that justifies going for a waiver.

Be persistent, persuasive, but not a pain in the butt. I sent an out-of-state enlisted guy from a unit that didn't like sending guys to UPT--unit culture liked ex-AD pilots. He did it perfectly, even flying his wife up, 1,600 miles away, to informally "rush" us. It worked.

GF

Billy738

Oh ok great so it is done before OTS? Thanks for the great info. Will the flight physical count as meps too or do you have to do both?

galaxy flyer

When you show up at OTS, the selection process is complete. The only way out is to quit or flunk. In either case, you will become Mr. Billy 738, no longer 2Lt Billy 738. Can't say about a MEPS physical, but if you have a "cleared" Class I, it is probably for anything.

One other point, for the recruiter, meeting enlistment quotas is everything, rated officers are frosting on the cake and something they won't get huge credit for doing. So, they might be teensy bit stressed. Be prepared every time you visit or go to an interview--required documents checked, be polite, dress like its a job fair, listen much, ask questions. Think thru answers to demonstrate interest in the unit and mission.

GF

MooseAg03

As long as you meet navigator requirements you can be waived as a pilot. I was 20/100 with -1.75 correction in both eyes and went to UPT.

The more serious discussion would be what guard unit you are applying to. DO NOT SIGN A 10 YEAR COMMITMENT TO ACTIVE DUTY. Find a unit that flies an aircraft you're interested in and bug the crap out of them. If you go active, you WILL wind up in a GCS at some point.


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blastoff

The standards are the same for everybody but if you require a waiver each component (guard/reserve/AD) can decide differently on whether they WANT to give you a waiver.