The waiver is nothing to worry about as long as you have all your pre and post-op paperwork in hand and have had no complications with the procedure. It's just documentation that you have had LASIK.
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LASIK for SNA?
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The way it works is having the surgery DQ's you, and then 6 months after the surgery you can apply for the waiver. Unless there are any significant complications (dry eye requiring regular use of eye drops, haze/blooming issues at night, etc.) then waivers are readily available.
colonial-aviation
Intermediate Jet
Okay, that makes sense. Does that mean that I could get the surgery this summer, say, keep the documentation, and then give that to my recruiter when I start that process? I'm still a sophomore, so I'm not going to be OCS bound for a while still and LASIK sounds like it would be pretty great in general.
Yes that would work. As long as you submit the paperwork to MEPS >6 months post-op you're good to go.
colonial-aviation
Intermediate Jet
Okay, awesome. I'll definitely look into that. Did you get your LASIK done in the DC area?
No I had it done in Pittsburgh at a TLC.
colonial-aviation
Intermediate Jet
Ah. Thanks for answering my questions!