A-Gilbert

Hey guys, When you send them an email they have an auto reply set up: ”Due to COVID-19 virus, Mar 13/14 drill has been postponed. Also the April drill will not be open to visitors for now. Lastly the May UPT board has also been postponed indefinitely. Apologies for the last minute changes. -Slam” Hope this helps answer your questions!

Hey all, I thought I would give an update. After some helpful advice here and speaking with flight docs for both USAF and USN I made the decision to get PRK last Saturday. I cannot say it has been a fun week so far, but the advice from both Docs were pretty much “if you know you want to at least have a shot at being a pilot, go get surgery and start the clock on your recovery.” I’m only 5 days past the surgery, but I’m willing to answer any questions people have for me regarding my conversations with the doctors or my surgery!

So I am confused about something in the vision requirements for both the navy and the Air Force. I have no correction in my eyes for near/farsightedness but wear contacts for astigmatism. My astigmatism is -1.75 in both eyes confirmed by both methods of examaination. I understand that this is outside of the limits but can I get a waiver and still be eligible to be a pilot or would I need to get surgery and then submit for a post op waiver. I have seen some comments in here that mention waivers without surgery while others mention the waivers are for once you are within limits. Any insight is appreciated!