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Hi,

I am hoping to apply for WOFT in a few years but theres something I need to know...........are near-sighted people allowed to be pilots?? Some people I have talked to say yes and others say no and its driving me crazy!!

 

I am 17 and I've only had to wear glasses/contacts since I was 15 so my vision isn't really that bad but since I'm near-sighted that tends to make things a littile more difficult when it comes to being a military pilot.

 

 

Any input will be greatly appreciated!

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Hi,

I am hoping to apply for WOFT in a few years but theres something I need to know...........are near-sighted people allowed to be pilots?? Some people I have talked to say yes and others say no and its driving me crazy!!

 

I am 17 and I've only had to wear glasses/contacts since I was 15 so my vision isn't really that bad but since I'm near-sighted that tends to make things a littile more difficult when it comes to being a military pilot.

Any input will be greatly appreciated!

 

 

Wild,

 

Check out this similar Thread. I had some similar questions (and some that don't apply to you). Pay special attention to the links provided by Klas. Basically the Army will allow vision of 20/50 correctable to 20/20 with glasses. They now also allow some laser eye surgery. Just had mine about a month-and-a-half ago and I'm already seeing 20/15 and the doctor says it should get even better (I told them what I wanted to do and they specifically over-corrected my vision to help me out). While I'm just getting started in the WOFT process, one thing I would suggest is to do your homework and try to improve yourself (and your resume) as much as possible to help make you a viable candidate for WOFT before you apply. I've heard numbers like only 5-10% of civilians get accepted. That means you have to make yourself as competative as possible.

 

Best of luck and plan ahead,

 

-V5

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Thanks V5,

That info was very helpful!

 

And by the way,I wasn't planning on applying as a civilian,I'm going to apply after I've been enlisted for awhile so that should help a littile.

 

No problem,

 

And congratulations on enlisting. But nevertheless, there are still things you can do while you are serving to put yourself above the other applicants; for example, taking leadership courses, etc.

 

Best of luck AND PLAN AHEAD!

 

-V5

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