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Yeah, 20/20 near and 20/70 far. You have to have perfect vision to fly. Which means I gotta lay off my computer a bit. It's OK to have glasses after you are commissioned, but not before. I'm lucky so far, I have 20/20 and have two parents that wear glasses...Or you could just always do what my Dad did...he memorized the eye chart before he took his flight physical. He flew for the Air Force for 21 years and retired a Lt. Colonel. Having a Dad as an officer certainly prepared me for military life. You definitely move a lot.



Yeah RotaryDragon, I just turned 25. I must say I'm concerned about joining so late. Pilot spots are highly sought after and there is definitley competition from younger cadets. I'm graduating next year and there is a big question mark where my future should be. So, I decided to take the chance and give it a shot. The ROTC program I applyed for is a one-year program, which means next summer after I graduate I'll have to spend 7-weeks training, rather than four for the regular 4-year ROTC cadets. The advantage of going the ROTC route is getting a commission on the day I graduate, which'll make me 25. No spring chicken, but I'm in good shape and as long as I'm commisioned and in flight school before age 29, they'll let me fly. I just have to study hard and make the grades.



Navy is cool bigtime, I agree. Nothing looks near as exciting as trapping off a carrier in the middle of the night, those guys are awesome. But Air Force pays more and its a bit easier on your personal life.