Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
I've never heard that you could use your military flight physical to fly civilian planes. I mean I still had to get my 1st Class (@ $180) even though I had my Class 1 flight physical the month prior. Until recently a military flight surgeon couldn't give anything other than a 3rd Class (at least any that I have asked or encountered) FINALLY last week I found out that one of our Reserve Flight Surgeons is now qualified to give 1st Class medicals! FINALLY!
USMCFLYR
Flight Surgeons can give 2nd class if they get the FAA course. There is usually at least one certified at each base because the military pays for it. I had a MCAS New River flight surgeon give me mine two days prior to my retirement (they don't call me Miser for nothing
).