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At OCS, got NPQ'd

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cookie_monster

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Hello all,

I was part of class 10-18, (Feb 4, 2018) and went through a few days before I had a meeting with the flight surgeon. Pretty much I was NPQ'd for having 1.75 astigmatism, when 1.00 was the max standard. I remember I asked the eye doc at MEPS if my astigastigm was within standards and he said yeah.

Everything else medically was fine. (even my vision, surprisingly) I decided not to redesignate since I'm a civilian pilot and don't think i would be a motivated officer doing anything else. Waiting on the out-processing paperwork currently.

Anyone have a similar experience to mine?

If I do decide to get laser eye surgery, what would be better, Lasik or Prk, for my astigmitism (1.75)?

What would be the process of going back to OCS? I really hope I don't have to start from the beginning of the application process all over again.

**I ultimately ended up DORing since the out-process is 2-3 weeks rather than the 1-2 months for an NPQ. Hope that won't have an adverse effect if I state my reason.
 
cookie_monster said:
Hello all,

I was part of class 10-18, (Feb 4, 2018) and went through a few days before I had a meeting with the flight surgeon. Pretty much I was NPQ'd for having 1.75 astigmatism, when 1.00 was the max standard. I remember I asked the eye doc at MEPS if my astigastigm was within standards and he said yeah.

Everything else medically was fine. (even my vision, surprisingly) I decided not to redesignate since I'm a civilian pilot and don't think i would be a motivated officer doing anything else. Waiting on the out-processing paperwork currently.

Anyone have a similar experience to mine?

If I do decide to get laser eye surgery, what would be better, Lasik or Prk, for my astigmitism (1.75)?

What would be the process of going back to OCS? I really hope I don't have to start from the beginning of the application process all over again.

**I ultimately ended up DORing since the out-process is 2-3 weeks rather than the 1-2 months for an NPQ. Hope that won't have an adverse effect if I state my reason.
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I have had people who were NPQ and then were sent home, fixed the issue then went back.

however if you were thinking of going back, doing a DOR was a bad choice.
 
Yyyyeah, there's an outside chance that the laws of supply and demand could work in your favor during the next few years, if pilot recruiting goes way up (and recruiting probably will), but it's a big black mark on your next application that you DOR'ed from OCS because you got NPQ'ed for your training designator. Granted, being NPQ'ed put you in a catch-22 for the next several years for when you could get eye surgery and thus reapply to pilot, but it's a big black mark and it's always going to be there.

HAL and Renegade don't agree on a lot, BTW...
 
cookie_monster said:
Hello all,

I was part of class 10-18, (Feb 4, 2018) and went through a few days before I had a meeting with the flight surgeon. Pretty much I was NPQ'd for having 1.75 astigmatism, when 1.00 was the max standard. I remember I asked the eye doc at MEPS if my astigastigm was within standards and he said yeah.

Everything else medically was fine. (even my vision, surprisingly) I decided not to redesignate since I'm a civilian pilot and don't think i would be a motivated officer doing anything else. Waiting on the out-processing paperwork currently.

Anyone have a similar experience to mine?

If I do decide to get laser eye surgery, what would be better, Lasik or Prk, for my astigmitism (1.75)?

What would be the process of going back to OCS? I really hope I don't have to start from the beginning of the application process all over again.

**I ultimately ended up DORing since the out-process is 2-3 weeks rather than the 1-2 months for an NPQ. Hope that won't have an adverse effect if I state my reason.
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I have a buddy who DOR’d from OCS, and got picked up again as a JAG (he already had his JD and folks wondered why the hell his recruiter sent him SWO).

I would say that is highly unusual and looking at your background I wouldnt count on it.

But, the good news is the regionals are hiring... so you’ll at least be employable in the aviation industry once you’ve got the hours for R-/ATP mins.
 
There was a SNFO in my OCS class that DOR'ed because he really wanted SNA. He reapplied and got accepted a year later for SNA. He is now down in Pensacola about to start primary.
 
RUFiO181 said:
That’s not common and likely more to the story than meets the eye...
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I understand that. Just trying to offer some words of encouragement and that it could be possible.

If i were you though, I would get Lasik as soon as you can, continue to fly and get your hours, and after 6 months reapply till you age out (which is 27 so you have some time lol). There is no harm in trying.
 
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