Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
It's interesting that while the first class medical is as low-key and non-invasive as it can be, and presents as little jeopardy to one's career as possible, individuals would whine that it's not invasive enough, or doesn't present enough jeopardy. Why pay so much for such a short exam? We need longer exams. Why pay so much for an examp that only asks questions about one's medical history, does an EKG, does a vision test, checks blood pressure, listens to the chest, looks at hearing and vision, and then let's one go? Perhaps if you're healthy, that's all it takes.
You made my point. The only way to scrutinize people to a degree that doesn't count on their truthful admission of health conditions that are not currently subject to discovery on the Class I, would to make the exam more thorough. Even then you're probably not going to catch everything, but probably more than they do today.