NROTC MO Waiver Process

[candide72]

Reading through old threads I've seen a bit about the NROTC waiver process, but I couldn't find much on my chances of getting a waiver for the Marine Option scholarship with my vision being not correctable to 20/20 (my doctor says it's correctable to 20/15... don't get me started, I sent them that already). I received a waiver for USNA, but I know the Navy and the Marine Corps can have different standards. Any ideas/help?

Thanks!

 

[kinnem]

Here's the requirement:

At least 20/400 or 20/200 vision corrected to 20/20 with eyeglasses or contact lenses. Depth perception and color blindness is also tested.

From here: https://www.usmc.net/enlisted_requirements/
Of course USMC aviation may have somewhat different requirements. Also, these are for enlisted bt I don't think officer requirements are any different.

Is your uncorrected vision worse than the above which may be the cause? Otherwise, as I understand it 20/15 is better than 20/20 but then I only play a doctor on TV.

Waivers are granted by the commissioning authority, so USNA and NROTC (any option) may do different things regarding waivers. I seem to recall reading on a recent thread that there are no vision waivers for NROTC, only for USNA, but that may just be my feeble and confused memory.

EDIT: On further researching the threads the hard and fast 'no' for NROTC was color vision, so it should not apply in your case.

EDIT: What does DoDMERB have as your vision? Perhaps there was a numeric transposition or something. Perhaps worthwhile to contact your DoDMERB technician.

 

[candide72]

Here's the requirement:

At least 20/400 or 20/200 vision corrected to 20/20 with eyeglasses or contact lenses. Depth perception and color blindness is also tested.

From here: https://www.usmc.net/enlisted_requirements/
Of course USMC aviation may have somewhat different requirements. Also, these are for enlisted bt I don't think officer requirements are any different.

Is your uncorrected vision worse than the above which may be the cause? Otherwise, as I understand it 20/15 is better than 20/20 but then I only play a doctor on TV.

Waivers are granted by the commissioning authority, so USNA and NROTC (any option) may do different things regarding waivers. I seem to recall reading on a recent thread that there are no vision waivers for NROTC, only for USNA, but that may just be my feeble and confused memory.

EDIT: On further researching the threads the hard and fast 'no' for NROTC was color vision, so it should not apply in your case.

EDIT: What does DoDMERB have as your vision? Perhaps there was a numeric transposition or something. Perhaps worthwhile to contact your DoDMERB technician.

My vision is correctable to better than 20/20 according my own optometrist but on DoDMERBs file it is correctable to slightly worse that 20/20. I got my waiver for USNA but I submitted extra paperwork showing my doctors own exams hoping they would take that OR let me redo my vision exam.

Is this something I should go to my DoDMERB technition and bring up? I stopped worrying about it after USNA waived it... who knows where the medical records I sent it went...

 

[candide72]

Also, anyone know why they test depth perception? Couldn’t find a source on that, but it didn’t disqualify me and I failed that miserably! Wonder what it’s used for... aviation?

 

[kinnem]

Well I'm no expert, but my own logic tells me to pursue removing the DQ with DoDMERB, then the waiver becomes moot, especially since they have incorrect info.