Clodhopper, did your co-worker obtain their cat 1 with correction of -5.75-6.00 or were they with in the -3.5 to receive the cat 1 and then their vision changed. i know of the provision that once you get the cat 1 you can under go vision changes. But can you obtain one when you start out below the m...

There have been a number of posts that elude to the fact that the 3.5 diopter uncorrected vision requirement to obtain a Cat 1medical has been waved. Does anyone know the current status on this? I know for the cat 3 they have a disclaimer that states if you are outside the range (5.0 in this case) y...

In the military there is a greater probability of encountering flight situations that would increase the G-force on your body. The more severe your myopia the greater the probability of retinal detachment. G-forces acting on the eye don't help this situation. Its not so much the vision requirement (...