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Expert: Rod Powers - 9/22/2006


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Hi, I have a 2-part question if you don't mind.  I am a junior in college and want to go into military aviation.  My vision is uncorrected 20/400, correctable to 20/20.  First...Does the Air Force grant waivers for their 20/200 uncorrected navigator requirement?  If not, I will apply to the navy's nav. program, because their req. is 20/400.  My second ? is:  Could I go into the Naval Reserve as a Fighter Nav?  Or do I have to serve as an active-duty Nav first?  Thanks so much for your help, and take care!

Rob

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Hi Rob,

Aviation vision requirements for all the services can be found at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/dep.htm

In my experience, it is doubtful that the Air Force would waive a 20/400, when their standards are 20/200 for Navs.

You can apply for the Navy Reserves for any job. However, in the Reserves, it depends on available job slots which are vacant within the area around where you live (generally units located within 100 miles of your residence).

For active duty, they are dealing with slots world-wide.

Quite simply, there may not be any available Nav slots within 100 miles of where you live.

Hope this helps!

Rod Powers
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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.

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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.

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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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