Failed Color Vision...

[Goob83]

So I've been worrying about this for the past month and figures I go into MEPS today, get through everything else with no problem and I failed the color vision portion... I first failed the Ishihara Plates... and then he administered the FALANT test and I failed that as well. He left the lights off in the room so it was dark and he rushed me through the whole test. I thought that the Red/Green were very distinguishable (since I got all the red/green combinations correct) but the white looked more like a yellow to me and during the test, I didn't realize that it was white so instead, out of panic, I guessed either it was green or red when I should have just said white.

Anyway... I scheduled for an appointment with a civilian doctor at UC Berkeley Optometry School (they're the only place in california that has the FALANT test besides MEPS). Today has to be the worse day of my life...

come see me when you get here

 

[WVUBetaHornet]

Drink lots of water...stay away from smoke...wear sunglasses while outside.

You got this bud, don't set yourself up for failure.
Let us know how it goes.

 

[shotcalla10]

man you guys are gonna make me cry with all the support. Goob, I'll definitely come see you. I'll be coming up beginning of september (my test at Berkeley is on the 5th). Thanks betahornet, I agree... I really think I should've passed this test. two weeks gonna feel like two years again. but hey, CHEERS TO SECOND CHANCES!

 

[Goob83]

Hmm I sent a guy out in town for color test and he got it cost like 100 bucks meps disqualed him said he was basically blind in one eye. he disputed them at that point and they got huffy and mad and just told him to move on and worry about it later not sure so he never got to the color test. why berekley is your only option he went from uncorrectable 20/400 in one eye to 20/20 in both eyes. hell they did not even write down the results for the other eye they just PDQ'd him and said have a nice day

 

[shotcalla10]

haha I have no idea what you just said in that last post or what the point of it was. Are you saying Berkeley is no good for testing? Please clarify.

 

[Goob83]

haha I have no idea what you just said in that last post or what the point of it was. Are you saying Berkeley is no good for testing? Please clarify.

oh no I am saying that you may be able to get it out in town vice driving all the way up here

 

[shotcalla10]

Ahh haha I get fully what you're saying now. But I'm coming to berkeley because I want to take the FALANT test and they're the only ones that have it in California besides MEPS. Ishihara plates just doesn't work for me. I'm not saying that my color vision is perfectly normal because I know I have a mild deficiency, but I really believe that I am able to distiguish signal lights red/green/white and I really don't believe that I'll be a danger and liability when flying. That's the whole point of having the FALANT test right? for guys like me who have the mild deficiency but still able to see signal light colors.

 

[theblakeness]

Yea... seems like they put together a group of the most BITTER human beings in the world and put them at Los Angeles MEPS to do all the testing/ ruining careers. Bunch of civilian contractors either tired of their work or power tripping.

Ah yes...LA MEPS. I hate that building with a passion. MY OSO's office happens to be on the second floor of that building so I have been there a few times. Its just as hard to get out of that place as it is to get in.

I passed the color vision test there..but It wasnt without feeling abused afterwards.


good luck to you!

 

[WishICouldFly]

Ahh haha I get fully what you're saying now. But I'm coming to berkeley because I want to take the FALANT test and they're the only ones that have it in California besides MEPS. Ishihara plates just doesn't work for me. I'm not saying that my color vision is perfectly normal because I know I have a mild deficiency, but I really believe that I am able to distiguish signal lights red/green/white and I really don't believe that I'll be a danger and liability when flying. That's the whole point of having the FALANT test right? for guys like me who have the mild deficiency but still able to see signal light colors.

Got the exact same problem. I feel like the nurse is judging me every time I can't get those goddamn numbers on the plates.

 

[Spekkio]

Ah yes...LA MEPS. I hate that building with a passion. MY OSO's office happens to be on the second floor of that building so I have been there a few times. Its just as hard to get out of that place as it is to get in.

I passed the color vision test there..but It wasnt without feeling abused afterwards.


good luck to you!

MEPS in NY wasn't any better.

 

[james23]

I am having the same concerns as you shotcalla. I passed the D15 test just fine; however, when I took the Ishihara pip test, it said I was red green color deficient... Why does it have to be that red / green is the most common color deficiency????:icon_rage I really hope I don't psych myself out do poorly on the FALANT test.

 

[BACONATOR]

I am having the same concerns as you shotcalla. I passed the D15 test just fine; however, when I took the Ishihara pip test, it said I was red green color deficient... Why does it have to be that red / green is the most common color deficiency????:icon_rage I really hope I don't psych myself out do poorly on the FALANT test.

Check this thread. Shotcolla probably isn't on here anymore. He's an IW Officer (I think?) out in HI. FALANT is easy. If you REALLY are color-blind, the FALANT will be the deal-breaker. If you're minor-color deficient, you should pass the FALANT.

I've failed the plates, passed the FALANT, then passed the plates the past two years, so I'm color-deficient... minorly, and FALANT was so easy, if I had failed it... I wouldn't want me flying to a dark boat at night either...

 

[kito]

It's good to see that there are others out there who failed the PIP and still managed to get wings. Like many males, I have trouble with the PIP, and yet have never had any trouble distinguishing "real" colors.

I'm really hoping I can pass that FALANT and get winged. I've been dreaming about being a pilot as long as I can remember, only to have that dream smashed by a PIP-wielding nurse when I was a wee lad.

 

[BACONATOR]

It's good to see that there are others out there who failed the PIP and still managed to get wings. Like many males, I have trouble with the PIP, and yet have never had any trouble distinguishing "real" colors.

I'm really hoping I can pass that FALANT and get winged. I've been dreaming about being a pilot as long as I can remember, only to have that dream smashed by a PIP-wielding nurse when I was a wee lad.

Like I said... FALANT is EASY. If you fail it, you SHOULD NOT be winged, it's taht easy.

 

[bulldog31]

How do you find out where you can take the FALANT test? I live in Orlando, Fl.