- ANinjaGuardian
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Gamers don't die, they just go offline.
"...and the fanboys will unite to slay the Call of Duty threat for the greater good of gaming."
The vision limit in the Army is 20/50 but it needs to be correctable to 20/20. If your vision is not 20/20 and you're nearsighted then get CRT contact lenses. You wear them in your sleep and they prevent your vision from deteriorating. I have them right now so my eyes don't get worse than 20/70 (USAF's cutoff limit, yeah I'm trying to be a USAF pilot, my backup is being a Developmental Engineer).
Other than that, be as fit as possible and get the best GPA (at least above 3.0) as you can in college to look good in front of your ROTC superiors. Then again you only need a high school to be an army pilot so you might not need to go to college. Having a college degree might increase your chances of getting selected for a flight slot in the Army though.
Also, have a backup job in the Army in case your pilot plans fall through. Also get a flight physical before you sign any contracts to see if you could actually qualify for flight duty in the Army. The same goes for your eyesight.
Also, if anyone and the OP is interested, the minimum vision requirements for pilots for all branches of the US Military.
USAF: 20/70, needs to be correctable to 20/20.
US Navy: 20/40, needs to be correctable to 20/20
US Army: 20/50
USMC: 20/40, needs to be correctable to 20/20.
Yeah, also if you need laser eye surgery (preferably PRK, not lasik) to correct your vision to 20/20, talk with a recruiter or your ROTC superiors to see if its okay. This applies for all branches besides the Army, the Army is a lot more strict on vision surgery than other branches. I'm not too sure if the Army allows vision correction surgery but the army may provide them for free. You'll have to talk with a recruiter on that.
Yeah the Military favors PRK surgery over Lasik also because PRK is more reliable when it comes to preventing further deterioration of eyesight after surgery.
[Edited on 12.01.2012 1:15 AM PST]