Rick makes a lot of good points. As a matter of fact, it sounds a lot like the brief the eye sugeon will give you if you choose to enter the program. I had mine done in San Diego by a Navy CAPT who is one of the most experienced around. Do your homework, they will give you a ton of info while you are going through the screening process and you have ample oppertunity to bail out if you change your mind. I went from 20/400 to 20/16 with no complications so it was nothing less than a life changing event for me, but since you are already flying now, YMMV.