SoFLNomad

Just got back from an initial FC1A at Maxwell. The queue for Wright-Patt was not moving, so we decided to try and schedule it with my sponsoring squadron. Oddly enough, I just received my dates for Wright-Patt the day before I left for Bama. (scheduled 2 months out still). Physical was the same as most have written. Docs are all super helpful, and want you to pass unless it's something serious that could endanger yourself or your aircrew. I was the only one there that morning for this particular battery. Tests started at 0700 with the lab. 8 vials I believe, then pee in a cup. After that, over for the chest x-ray, then back to the flight medicine desk. They had some time before my optometry appointment, so the med guys did my visual acuity, CCT, depth, convergence test, etc. Tech then took my blood pressure, height and weight, some measurements (back to knee, knee to foot, vertical reach) and ekg. They ran it twice to make sure there were no artifacts left on the machine from the previous patient. Optometry was great as well, except for the cyclo drops (you stay dilated for 24 hours-ish). They did the remainder of the exams while dilated, and they went well. Audiology was straight forward, just the same booth as MEPS. By this point it was only 11, so they told me to grab lunch and come back at 1 to meet the doc. Doc was great. He went over the lab results that they had received back, listened to my lungs, pushed on my stomach, and the joyful hernia check. One of the cool things about this doc, was that instead of just a stethoscope for the heart check, he brought in an ultrasound to check for any hypertrophy in the heart. After that, i was cleared to go! No waivers were needed, so hopefully the certification process goes smooth. My advice is to just relax of course, take the fasting seriously, and take your time on the tests. Ask questions along the way if you want to be more comfortable. Everyone was friendly and happy to help. My only question, and I've found a few vague answers, but nothing concrete, is about the MFS. Since I did the IFC at a different base, when do I go to Wright-Patt for the MFS? I have an age waiver if that is relevant. I've read that you can board without the MFS, and you just need to do it after OTS, and before IFS. Not sure if that is correct. Good luck to anyone who is scheduled soon. If you're anything like me, it's been a long wait to get to this point, so sit back and enjoy. You're almost there.