I would not trust this post at all. This just seem so bogus to me. Especially the sentences about being Asian and having worse vision than her grandmother. Whoever is reading this particular post, do not take what Bumblebee wrote seriously. Please contact DODMERB to see what kind/if any waiver they grant for lattice degeneration for a pilot slot.
06Red, I'm going to leave your post in place even though it will upset some people, myself and I'm sure Bumblebee included, but I will tell you why I feel Bumblebee's post is spot on.
First, Asians do have a higher rate of myopia than Caucasians. The higher amount of myopia one has, the higher the risk of having lattice degeneration/retinal thinning. The thinner your retina, the higher chance of getting a retinal tear. I see nothing wrong with her stating her ethnic background, or that her vision is worse than her grandmothers. It is entirely possible.
Second, AROTC does tend to waiver some items more than some of the SA's, so in this case I have no doubt she received her waiver.
Third, nowhere in any of her posts has she stated that she is going for aviation slot.
Fourth, DoDMERB does not grant waivers. Waiver are granted by the specific services for the academies and ROTC programs.
Fifth, aviation waivers are not done until either the Junior or Senior year at the SA's or ROTC programs.
If you feel that someone has posted some erroneous information, please feel free to bring it to my attention, preferably through a PM and I will be more than happy to review it.