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SNA PHYSICAL
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It was all day for me.
I remember giving 6 vials of blood (needles/giving blood is the worst things for me- I'm getting queezy just thinking about it). You're fasting, right? Bring a snickers bar for after the blood work - it may be a while still before lunch.
If your hearing is already iffy, listen to ^kevin or maybe even sleep with earplugs. My hearing is fine and I find the test predictable so that stuff wasn't an issue for me.
Have fun.
I remember giving 6 vials of blood (needles/giving blood is the worst things for me- I'm getting queezy just thinking about it). You're fasting, right? Bring a snickers bar for after the blood work - it may be a while still before lunch.
If your hearing is already iffy, listen to ^kevin or maybe even sleep with earplugs. My hearing is fine and I find the test predictable so that stuff wasn't an issue for me.
Have fun.
Don't drink any "tasty beverages" or eat fried food, etc - that's probably on the handout your OSO gave you, though.
It is a half-day ordeal - usually takes no more than 5 - 7 hours. You will have about 7 little vials of blood taken, a dental check and x-rays, a chest x-ray, vision tests, body measurements (for the cockpit), vital signs checked - pulse, blood pressure, etc, a hearing test, and you will be hooked up to an EKG (or whatever that machine is that produces paper with the squiggly lines and requires those patches to be placed all over your torso). When it is all said and done you will have an interview with a flight physician. He will go over your past medical history, etc. If you had any broken bones or surgery, it would be nice, although not required, to have that documentation with you. The best part is when he tells you about testicular cancer and checks for hernias...
Get lots of rest the night before. Don't plan on going back to work or anything - because your eyes will still be messed up from the drops they put in.
I think the Air Force is the only service that checks for prostate cancer - so you don't have to worry about some poor guy's fingers up your backside...
It is a half-day ordeal - usually takes no more than 5 - 7 hours. You will have about 7 little vials of blood taken, a dental check and x-rays, a chest x-ray, vision tests, body measurements (for the cockpit), vital signs checked - pulse, blood pressure, etc, a hearing test, and you will be hooked up to an EKG (or whatever that machine is that produces paper with the squiggly lines and requires those patches to be placed all over your torso). When it is all said and done you will have an interview with a flight physician. He will go over your past medical history, etc. If you had any broken bones or surgery, it would be nice, although not required, to have that documentation with you. The best part is when he tells you about testicular cancer and checks for hernias...
Get lots of rest the night before. Don't plan on going back to work or anything - because your eyes will still be messed up from the drops they put in.
I think the Air Force is the only service that checks for prostate cancer - so you don't have to worry about some poor guy's fingers up your backside...
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I passed out. Stupid corpman! He was new, must have been 18. Kid missed the vein. I told him that, and it was visible nothing was coming out. Hes like.. "oh, its fine.. dont worry". All of a sudden I woke up with 3 corpman around me. They started yelling at me and my OSO saying that I was dehydrated (I must have drank 3 gallons the night before). Idiots! Then about an hour later, another older corpman drew the blood again. Took 45 seconds, done! Fine! GOOD TIMES!
SNA is the term given to any Navy or Marine Corps student going through flight training.
Other than vision requirements, there is no difference between SNA/SNFO physicals when you show up for OCS. The difference between a MEPS and NOMI FLIGHT physical is that that you'll have a sit down with an actual flight surgeon at NOMI (and all flight physicals thereafter) and he/she will give you their blessing. You're never qualified for flight duty until the Flight Doc has signed you off (who you won't meet until after you come to OCS). MEPS, in my opinion, is just kind of a bulls**t place to make sure you have a pulse. That's why there are still so many NPQ's at OCS.
Other than vision requirements, there is no difference between SNA/SNFO physicals when you show up for OCS. The difference between a MEPS and NOMI FLIGHT physical is that that you'll have a sit down with an actual flight surgeon at NOMI (and all flight physicals thereafter) and he/she will give you their blessing. You're never qualified for flight duty until the Flight Doc has signed you off (who you won't meet until after you come to OCS). MEPS, in my opinion, is just kind of a bulls**t place to make sure you have a pulse. That's why there are still so many NPQ's at OCS.
Hmm I went to NAS Jax for my initial physical. It was ALOT more thorough than the one I had at NOMI, and at the end of it I saw a flight surgeon(impressive man dual designator F-18 pilot/doctor) But that's probably a Marine thing, I know all people in the Jacksonville, gainesville daytona area all go to NAS.
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The SNFO physical is the same as the SNA physical with the exception of the eye drops. They put them in my eyes and then said, "Oops, you're a NFO aren't you?" I was blind for a while but it was cool. Whatever it takes, you know. Expect to be there for a while and definitely bring something to munch on for after your blood work. Also, try to see if you can move yourself to the audiology section first. That was the longest wait. Everything else was just, sit down, poke, and go.
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