Hello everyone,
I am new to the site and was hoping someone could share some insight into commissioning. My son is a freshman (4th year) at VMI. His goal is to be a Marine pilot. He has taken and passed his ASTB as a senior in H.S. with above average scores and they are going to contract him next week. The part I am concerned about is his vision as a pilot. They want to get him contracted ASAP but as ground instead of air. They want him to pass OCS first, then get vision correction, and then switch his contract to air. This is what makes me a little skeptical. Should I be concerned that they will not honor the switch from ground to air or am I over reacting? Thanks for any help.
I am new to the site and was hoping someone could share some insight into commissioning. My son is a freshman (4th year) at VMI. His goal is to be a Marine pilot. He has taken and passed his ASTB as a senior in H.S. with above average scores and they are going to contract him next week. The part I am concerned about is his vision as a pilot. They want to get him contracted ASAP but as ground instead of air. They want him to pass OCS first, then get vision correction, and then switch his contract to air. This is what makes me a little skeptical. Should I be concerned that they will not honor the switch from ground to air or am I over reacting? Thanks for any help.