vision

I am interested in doing ROTC, but I am concerned about my "mild" red-green color blindness. My diagnosis of "mild" red-green color blindess came from an online test, not an official examination. My first choice would be Navy, but I am willing to do ROTC for any branch of the military. I have...

I recently received a denial on my vision waiver but did pass the rest of the medical exam. My vision is extremely poor but correctable to 20/20 in both eyes. Do I have any further recourse at all? This is for a full ROTC scholarship.

Hi, If I do not get ‘pilot qualified’ after DoDMERB vision testing, will I be unable to graduate as a pilot? Or can I get PRK at the academy (and how do they decide who gets PRK)? Thank you!

Hello, I am a current high school senior who was recently awarded a 3-year Advanced Designee Army ROTC scholarship, and I had a quick question regarding the eyesight portion of the DoDMERB. My prescription is -11/-13 diopters, which I know is outside of the limit of +/- 8 d. I have pretty thick...

Hello, I recently attended my DODMETS initial exams (audiological and optical). I have worn glasses my entire life (although my vision is only slightly off of perfect and easily correctible to 20/20 in both eyes) and attended optical exams yearly since I was 2. When I attended the optical...

I received this notification today regarding my AFROTC DodMERB review. The letter states my file will be reviewed by the medical WA, but from the posts I have reviewed it looks difficult to receive a waiver from the WA. This is for a Type 1 Scholarship. Is there anything I can do or someone I...

Hello All, I am a Candidate to the AFROTC program and I have already accepted my offer to the scholarship and plan to attend Texas A&M University. Hoping that I would be qualified for the DODMERB, I was hit by a disqualification because of myopia, where my vision is worse than -8.00 diopters...

So I’m in AFROTC and got a remedial because I put that I was told I had double vision when I first got contacts or so I thought. When I went to my optometrist they said they had no record of me having it and I also don’t believe I do. I went back and forth with dodmerb because they kept saying...

Hello everyone! My name is Pv2 Bell, and I'm currently an Active Duty enlisted soldier. I've been speaking with my chain of command and we've all agreed that I would be a prime candidate to pursue a USMA application and prospective appointment. However, there is a problem. I have a pretty wild...

Hello, I am currently a junior in high school. Overall, I consider myself to be a very competitive applicant (high GPA, test scores, leadership, athletics) to The Coast Guard and Naval Academies. However, due to my genetic eye condition, amblyopia, my right eye is only correctable to 20/25. My...

Hello, I am currently a junior in high school. Overall, I consider myself to be a very competitive applicant (high GPA, test scores, leadership, athletics) to The Naval and Coast Guard Academies. However, due to my genetic eye condition, amblyopia, my right eye is only correctable to 20/25. My...

Hi everyone. I just found out that the refractory error cannot be +- 8.0 diopters. My error is 8.75 and 8.50. Ive heard that almost nobody gets waivers for this. I guess this is it for me, although I will go to my Dodmerb anyways, who knows what could happen. Any input would be appreciated. Im...