Can a guy without a 20/20 vision enter the USAF?
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Yes, as long as his/her vision is correctable with lenses.
620789
bury your skeletons deep. have a high school diploma. I forget the score, but the asvab score for admission to the Corps is a lot higher than any other branch. Ever take Ritalin? If so, how long? 5 years or more is a disqualifier. Ever been convicted of a crime? Which crime? Some misdemeanors are felonies under the UCMJ. DWI is one such. Write bad checks? How many? 5 convictions of worthless check is a disqualifier. Ever attempted suicide? Ever used illegal or illicit drugs? What is your body fat index? Can you run 2 miles in under 13 minutes? 20 pull ups is max on pft. Can you do 1? And here's the biggie. If you could be ANYTHING in the world, what would it be? If you just answered anything other than US MARINE, forget it.
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Generally, the answer is no.  However, there are exceptions.  You should read DoD Directive 1344.10.\n\nhttp://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/134410.htm
724238
If he can pass the hearing test, and a waiver is apporved, he can enlist, although his job chocies will be limited.\n\nMy husband was tested, and found to have partial hearing loss from his prior job.  he is currently an O3 in the Navy.
137960
Go talk to the local Air Force recruiter. I'm sure they have several to hand out
1085777
Good luck with that one.  The Air Force can be rather selective since they usually aren't hurting for recruits.  I knew someone who had a minor drug possession charge which had been wiped through an ARD Program and the only way the Air Force would take him (after spending months on the paperwork) was if he took any 'job' they gave him despite him scoring 98 percentile on his ASVAB.  He didn't want to get stuck doing something he didn't like, so he joined the National Guard instead.
758978
NO. JUST DO IT UNTIL YOU NEED GLASSES.\nYOU WILL BE FINE.
288180
Up until you get on the bus or plane to boot camp you can change your mind. Check my link...
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Check this site:  http://www.usafa.af.mil/df/dfcs/bios/mcc_html/a_sharp.cfm\n\nthere's links there that should be able to help you.
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My father-in-law joined the Air Force to "see the world", and he got stuck in Omaha.\n\nMe, I joined the Navy and visited several countries in Asia, visited Australia, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, and several west coast cities in the U.S., not to mention Great Lakes, IL!\n\nBut that doesn't mean you can't travel in the Air Force. It all depends on what your job is. The best way to find out is to talk to people who are in, or just recently discharged. They probably won't feed you the BS like a recruiter will.
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Yes, you can enlist in the USAF.  It's a common misconception that you must be a US citizen to enlist in the US military.  That said, if you are not a US citizen many career fields are closed to you as they require a security clearance which is only given to US citizens.\n\nServing in the US military is a fast-track to US citizenship as well.  I believe that you can complete the necessary steps in 2 years if you are serving on active duty, vs 4 to 5 years as a civilian.  The rules were also changed a number of years ago so even if you are stationed outside the US (but NOT in the country of your nationality) that time counts as resident in the US for citizenship purposes.\n\nYou should keep an important fact in mind, however.  If you do not become a US citizen during your first term of service (normally 4 years) you will NOT be allowed to re-enlist.  For this reason, a 2-year Army enlistment is a bad idea.  Even a 4-year enlistment is actually cutting it close as you generally must be eligible for re-enlistment about 13 months prior to the end of your first term of service or you will be projected for separation on your expiration of term of service (ETS).  Since you must be a citizen to be eligible for re-enlistment you actually only have 35 months to complete citizenship.  Deduct 6 months from that for Basic Training, Tech School and On the Job Training at your first duty station (You'll be WAY to busy to work on citizenship training!) and your left with 29 months -- 5 months leeway.\n\nI've known and counselled many young men and women on this in my 21 years of service, and watched a few who did not know the rules be forced out because they didn't become citizens in time, or didn't want to become US citizens.\n\nAnd one final observation.  Most of the young Canadians that I worked with on getting their US citizenship absolutely sailed through the learning and testing requirements.  Seems that you folks get a better education in US government and history than many American youth.
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good hand eye coordination, the ability to adapt and manage in stressful situations, no height requirements, have to pass all tests in flight school of course.\nGood luck!
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Yeah of course...\n\nAlthough there's just one small condition that is required:\n\nIn order to be able to do that you have to work for CIA, NSA or the goverment.\n\nOR, you can simply ask the guy to send you the pic ;))
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It doesn't exist, vision is based on a 20 foot system, so 20/20 is the best. 30/20 would be vision in which a person sees something clearly at 20 feet that a person with 20/20 vision could see at 30 feet.
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NO!  He would have a hard time just surviving basic training if he is blind in one eye.  He would pose a danger to himself and others in a real combat situation, The military won't take him. College would be my suggestion...
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First of all you will need to take your first flight with an instructor to see if you will like it. Second you will need to take ground school courses and start flight lesson in a single engine aircraft with an instructor. One website you can check out is www.beapilot.com\nEyesight is not a problem unless you plan on being a fighter pilot. You just need your glasses to be up to date. Height could be a problem if you exteemly small. How tall are you?\n\nBy the way, Im about to start myself. Its been a life long dream of mine and I cant wait. I have more info if you want to contact me. Best of luck!!
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Ok, some of these answers are correct, others aren't.\nFirst, your vision does not have to be perfect.  In fact, there was a recent rule made that allows for the pilot to wear soft contact lenses with vision as bad as 20/400 (check on that though...not sure if those are exact).  But with 20/40 vision correctable to 20/20.  Having had any civilian corrective eye surgery will disqualify you.\nYou need to be an officer to fly.  NROTC, the USNA, OCS or any other officer program (such as seaman to admiral--where you enlist then go into ROTC as an OC).  Right now I am in NROTC at the University of Memphis (Marine Corps Option) and I am hoping to get picked up 1390 (student naval aviator).  Your degree doesn't matter, as much as some say it does and I thought it once did.  I have 2 buddies who were picked up for avaition and have business finance degrees.  I know another that has a criminal investigation type degree.  Just do well at whatever you pick.  Many people say majors such as history do better than engineering majors because they can easily memorize stuff what is what you spend most of your time doing in flight school.\nBeing physically fit is important in getting into flight school.  Also being very healthy.  You will go through a couple of in depth physicals and the DoD doesn't want to spend millions training someone who is going to be discharged in a year because they are prone to illness/injury.\nSomeone said stay out of trouble:)  Yeah that's true,.  What is really funny is that there used to be a part of the ASTB (Aviation Selection Test Battery) that used to ask personal questions.  Some of them had to deal with stuff like "Have you ever gotten a ticket for speeding?" and if you answered that question "no," it was counted wrong.  They have since removed that section though.\nFlight School usually takes about 2 years. You spend about 2 months in IFS (Introductory Flight Screening) where you get your private civilian liscence and they see if you really have the potential to fly.  You can do that in an area around your ROTC unit or in Pensacola.  The rest of your actual flight training will be in Pensacola Florida.\nNaval aviators are the best in the world (that include Marine Corps pilots!).  Work hard to get there if you want it.\nContact me or IM me on AOL at smeagolyduck13 if you have any questions or would like to chat about flying.\nO, and as for the one poster above who said the Academy has the most aviation slots--I believe that is untrue.  The Academy trains you specifically to be a sailor and be in command on a ship. ROTC has a proven higher percentage of people who want to become pilots getting pilot.  In the past 10 years not one person in my unit that wanted and applied for aviation did not get it.\nGood luck