Glasses

[RagingBull]

Will having glasses with a light prescription(far-sighted) disqualify me from getting an appointment? Where would the medical board draw the line on that?

 

[moho]

Will having glasses with a light prescription(far-sighted) disqualify me from getting an appointment? Where would the medical board draw the line on that?

You will be fine. You may be disqualified for certain rated jobs depending on your specific refraction, but no, you will not be denied an appointment for having a slight correction with glasses.

 

[Capt MJ]

Will having glasses with a light prescription(far-sighted) disqualify me from getting an appointment? Where would the medical board draw the line on that?

If you haven’t yet read every page, link and menu item on the USAFA website, that is a great official source to start your research at.

Standards | Medical Requirements | U.S. Air Force Academy

All candidates admitted to the U.S. Air Force Academy must meet the medical standards, including height, weight, vision, hearing, dental, and others.

www.academyadmissions.com

You can also go to the DoDMERB website and work your way through the menu items on the left. DoDMERB is the entity that finds applicants meets/does not meet standards.

DoD Website Consent

 

[shiner]

Many cadets wear glasses. Light prescription is far different than legally blind. USAFA even has a laser vision clinic on campus where students can have their eyes zapped into 20/20 (or better) at $0 cost. I had my eyes corrected there and the results were amazing -- no more squinting at the alarm clock in the middle of the night.

 

[Ranchinmom]

My son C3C is near sighted and wears contacts/glasses. As long as it’s correctable and there aren’t other issues it’s fine.

 

[2025 hopeful]

Many cadets wear glasses. Light prescription is far different than legally blind. USAFA even has a laser vision clinic on campus where students can have their eyes zapped into 20/20 (or better) at $0 cost. I had my eyes corrected there and the results were amazing -- no more squinting at the alarm clock in the middle of the night.

Out of curiosity, is that for all students or only if you are selected to be a pilot?

 

[shiner]

Out of curiosity, is that for all students or only if you are selected to be a pilot?

All students to my knowledge. It certainly makes meeting vision requirements for PQ status easier.

 

[2025Cadet]

I'm very close to being legally blind and I still got in. I'll just need to get lasik to be PQ.