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Hi,
I'm not sure if you would know much in about being a pilot in the airforce. I just wanted to know if getting PRK will permanently disqualify you from being a pilot. I know LASIK will. The problem I have is that I want to be a fighter pilot for the airforce but I don't have perfect vision. I wanted to get this fixed so that I could be a top pilot. I want to fly jets etc. Is there any way I could do this with or without corrective eye surgery?
Thanks,
Shay
Hi Shay,
Funny you should ask this today. I just posted an article on my U.S. Military Information Site, that explains that the Air Force has just changed their policy about LASIK for individuals applying for flight training. For details, see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforce/a/pilotlasik.htm
In any event, I don't know who told you that you had to have "perfect vision" to become an Air Force pilot, in the first place. This has never been the case. For details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/genjoin/a/pilotvision.htm
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
Expertise
Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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