sixteenninety
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I apologize in advance, as I've already seen that this seems to be an extremely common topic on this forum. However, I can say that I haven't found a very clearcut response to the question I'm going to ask.
Background: I'm a Marine OCS junior candidate. I'm shipping out July 9th. I have never shot a rifle before, let alone do I have any preconceived notion or reason to believe that I will qualify Expert and have a snowball's chance in hell of ever making it to S/S Training. However, I do want to begin forming my goals for what exactly it is I want to achieve as a Marine, including the contract I'd like to go for (Ground/Air) and the MOS I'd like to get.
That being said:
My eyesight is fairly bad. My eyes are +5.00 and +6.00 (farsighted, not near). As far as I've researched, LASIK is my best surgical option for achieving perfect vision, being that PRK is mostly recommended for curing nearsightedness. So thus, I have a few questions in mind that I was hoping you folks could answer.
1) Minimum requirements for S/S eligibility say "vision must be correctable to 20/20." Does this include with the use of corrective lenses? Somehow I think that this can't be true. If not...
2) Is LASIK waiverable or allowable for S/S eligibility? If so, would it be recommended that I get the surgery prior to commissioning, or would I want to ensure that it was done after, such as right before/after TBS? It would be especially helpful if someone who underwent a similar dilemma could comment on this.
The second table on http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/l/bllasersurgery.htm says that a waiver is likely under the "USMC" column but not the "SPECWAR" column. I'm not sure if S/S includes "SPECWAR," or if that's just reserved for special ops and what not.
Thanks in advance for any insight. If it's any remedy, at least I'm not a twelve year old who plays too much Call of Duty, hoping to prepare myself 10 years in advance to become an elite sniper, which I've seen all too much of on these kind of websites.
Much appreciated.
Background: I'm a Marine OCS junior candidate. I'm shipping out July 9th. I have never shot a rifle before, let alone do I have any preconceived notion or reason to believe that I will qualify Expert and have a snowball's chance in hell of ever making it to S/S Training. However, I do want to begin forming my goals for what exactly it is I want to achieve as a Marine, including the contract I'd like to go for (Ground/Air) and the MOS I'd like to get.
That being said:
My eyesight is fairly bad. My eyes are +5.00 and +6.00 (farsighted, not near). As far as I've researched, LASIK is my best surgical option for achieving perfect vision, being that PRK is mostly recommended for curing nearsightedness. So thus, I have a few questions in mind that I was hoping you folks could answer.
1) Minimum requirements for S/S eligibility say "vision must be correctable to 20/20." Does this include with the use of corrective lenses? Somehow I think that this can't be true. If not...
2) Is LASIK waiverable or allowable for S/S eligibility? If so, would it be recommended that I get the surgery prior to commissioning, or would I want to ensure that it was done after, such as right before/after TBS? It would be especially helpful if someone who underwent a similar dilemma could comment on this.
The second table on http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/l/bllasersurgery.htm says that a waiver is likely under the "USMC" column but not the "SPECWAR" column. I'm not sure if S/S includes "SPECWAR," or if that's just reserved for special ops and what not.
Thanks in advance for any insight. If it's any remedy, at least I'm not a twelve year old who plays too much Call of Duty, hoping to prepare myself 10 years in advance to become an elite sniper, which I've seen all too much of on these kind of websites.
Much appreciated.