Vision Requirements For Military Pilots
I am a 16 year old in high school, and I am interested in becoming a pilot. My vision is not great, however, and I am not sure if it would be possible for me to become a military pilot. I am correctable to 20/20 with contacts, and I have no other issues with my eyes, so I think I could definitely get a first class medical to fly for the airlines. However for the military flying, I am worried about their vision standards. I had an eye surgery when I was very young to correct strabismus, and it has not been a problem for me ever since. But for uncorrected vision, I saw that each branch has a minimum vision requirement. My contact lenses are -5.00 in each eye, but I am not sure what that means in terms of 20/20. My eye doctor who was in the military said that they will do PRK or Lasik to correct your vision. Are there any military pilots that have some insight on this subject?