Jay

Lots of rules. Know of pro athletes who couldn't pass military
physical standards

Big John

On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:07:17 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Basic rule was that you needed 20/20 to get in pilot training.

And what a crap rule that is. It ended my chances for a military career,
and it's now ending my 13 year old son's chances -- despite the fact that he
is corrected to better than 20/20. (As was I.)

When I tried to enlist (late 70s) they told me they just used the vision
rule as a way to prune the list down, since there were 10 applicants for
every pilot position. Nowadays, with modern optics and/or Lasik surgery, it
is possible to correct nearly anyone to 20/20 or better.

Oh well. With reenlistment supposedly plummeting, maybe they'll have to
allow lasik before my kid comes of age, just to keep enough pilots?