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Effective date for all new SO contracts/reclasses: 19 February 2009

All new SO candidates are now required to meet the requirements as set forth
in this email:

Worst eye no greater/worse than 20/70
Best eye no greater/worse than 20/40

Both eyes must be correctable to 20/25 or better.

This policy is not retroactive, so no scrubs of the dep pool are required,
applicants qualified and contracted under the old eyesight requirements are
still qualified i.e. anyone with a SO contract dated on or before 18 FEB 09
is exempt from the new eyesight requirement.

The new eyesight standard, determined by SPECIAL WARFARE Community and
Special Warfare Center, ensures that candidates arriving at the NSWC (BUDS) are able to immediately begin training safely.


Taken from navyseals.com. Is there any truth to this? Is vision still waiverable? Is LASIK now legit, or is PRK the only option?


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Norm Harrison
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Originally posted by Andrew B:
Taken from navyseals.com. Is there any truth to this? Is vision still waiverable? Is LASIK now legit, or is PRK the only option?


Andrew,

According to this, it is completely true. I also sent a PM to RetiredSOCS on SOCNET to ask him if this was waiverable and if LASIK is accepted. He stated that it is NOT waiverable and that you can get LASIK on your own dime, but you have to wait a minimum of 6 months after the surgery to enlist.

Hope that helps,
Norm


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Yes this is the new vision requirement.
 
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Does this apply to officer candidates (who don't have SO rating) ?


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Trevor Greene
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So if I have 20/50 and 20/80, correctable to 20/20, my only option to get in is LASIK paid for by myself?
 
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