GalticJohn
MMN1(SS)
TLDR; I'm worried about previous time-in-service constraints and potential disqualification due to cholesterol
Hello, All;
There are a few concerns I have about becoming a Navy pilot (1310). For the most part, these concerns surround my medical history and previous time-in-service.
Context:
ο MMN1 / E6 with 8.5 years total time served
ο BS in Computer Science I should have completed by Fall 2025 (crossing my fingers, GPA 3.60)
ο Father served 22 years in the Army as both enlisted and as a commissioned officer, Combat Engineer to Prime Power
ο Father found out he likely has a form of hypertriglyceridemia (high triglycerides) — worried that this could be genetic, I performed a lipid panel at 25 years old and discovered that my triglycerides are fine... however my LDL cholesterol is quite high; currently taking 5mg statin, waiting to see if this is an effective dose.
I'm an otherwise perfectly healthy 27 year old, e.g., never failed a PRT (generally scoring around the Good-High / Excellent-Low mark without training), eat healthy.
Looking at the Program Authorization for 1310 Pilot and flight physical guidelines, there is not anything immediately disqualifying or requiring a waiver for having high LDL cholesterol; paraphrasing, "while cholesterol is evaluated for a flight physical, there aren't any hard limits and it ultimately comes down to Flight Surgeon (or equivalent) discretion." This is also something that I have been told by medical officers after expressing concerns. I want to believe that as long as my statin prescription maintains my cholesterol, that otherwise I am fit to fly for the Navy.
Finally, I could have sworn I read somewhere that an OCS applicant must not have more than 8 years TIS prior to commissioning or something along these lines. Is this something that would require a waiver? My concern is that I am hoping to see if I cannot meet the criteria for Immediate Selection when I apply early next year.
Any advice would be greatly appreciate!
MMN1(SS)
Hello, All;
There are a few concerns I have about becoming a Navy pilot (1310). For the most part, these concerns surround my medical history and previous time-in-service.
Context:
ο MMN1 / E6 with 8.5 years total time served
ο BS in Computer Science I should have completed by Fall 2025 (crossing my fingers, GPA 3.60)
ο Father served 22 years in the Army as both enlisted and as a commissioned officer, Combat Engineer to Prime Power
ο Father found out he likely has a form of hypertriglyceridemia (high triglycerides) — worried that this could be genetic, I performed a lipid panel at 25 years old and discovered that my triglycerides are fine... however my LDL cholesterol is quite high; currently taking 5mg statin, waiting to see if this is an effective dose.
I'm an otherwise perfectly healthy 27 year old, e.g., never failed a PRT (generally scoring around the Good-High / Excellent-Low mark without training), eat healthy.
Looking at the Program Authorization for 1310 Pilot and flight physical guidelines, there is not anything immediately disqualifying or requiring a waiver for having high LDL cholesterol; paraphrasing, "while cholesterol is evaluated for a flight physical, there aren't any hard limits and it ultimately comes down to Flight Surgeon (or equivalent) discretion." This is also something that I have been told by medical officers after expressing concerns. I want to believe that as long as my statin prescription maintains my cholesterol, that otherwise I am fit to fly for the Navy.
Finally, I could have sworn I read somewhere that an OCS applicant must not have more than 8 years TIS prior to commissioning or something along these lines. Is this something that would require a waiver? My concern is that I am hoping to see if I cannot meet the criteria for Immediate Selection when I apply early next year.
Any advice would be greatly appreciate!
MMN1(SS)
