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Hey Rod,
I have a couple questions that I hope you can answer.
First, I have decided that the Air Force is my branch of preference, so I will soon be paying a trip to MEPS to swear in. However, I am wondering... I know the Air Force is a little pickier in chosing out their people, so if for any reason i am DQ'd (by they way, i did not answer "yes" to any of the "yes"/"no" questions, except the one for the glasses), and the AF decideds not to allow me to apply for a waiver...is it still possible to switch to another branch who might allow it and still be able to join the military?
also, does having a high ASVAB score(93) improve the chances of a waiver?
i have this concern because I just recently dropped out of a very prestigious university to join the armed forces, and i would really hate to have this dream screwed over.
also, i would love to become a pilot, but im afraid my eyesight would not allow it. exactly how good does my vision have to be?
im not sure what mine is (20/40 etc...) but i know have a prescription of about +.75, -.25 or something like that...
last but not least,...
it would be nice to enter the AF as an E-2, so my recruiter told me that 22 collge units would do the trick.
I have 28 units, but they actually came from Advanced Placement courses that I took in High School, these are college level classes that allow HS students to obtain college credit if they pass a certain state exam at the end of the year. I would like to know if the military would consider these "appropiate" college units?
Hi Israel,
I'm afraid probably not, unless you've enrolled in a college program, and the college already granted you credits for the courses.
For advanced enlistment rank, you would require a transcript from an accredited college, showing any credit hours you have been awarded toward a degree, from that college.
For Air Force aviator (pilot/navigator) vision requirements, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/genjoin/a/pilotvision.htm
Unless your vison is very, very, very, very, very bad, you don't have to worry about it disqualifying you for enlistment. See: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/eyes2.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 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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