Are you allowed to have lasik and join army?
TT56 asked:
I am still in high school but im going to join the military probably army after high school i dont have good eyesight and i was thinking about getting lasik before i joined would this disqualify me for anything.
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I am still in high school but im going to join the military probably army after high school i dont have good eyesight and i was thinking about getting lasik before i joined would this disqualify me for anything.
December 16th, 2009 at 8:23 am
No, you will not be disqualified. I have a friend of mine who went through a normal waiver process and got it after about 6 weeks (I think an eye-surgery waiver is guaranteed). You will be more comfortable at BCT because you will not have to wipe your glasses or worry about breaking them if you use glasses.
best of luck bluemoon
December 18th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Talk to a recruiter. Certain types of lasik will disqualify you. It is waiverable, but it may be more of a hassle to wait on the waiver, depending on your time table. Ray
December 19th, 2009 at 9:39 am
DO NOT DO IT. It will impact what career fields you can get into. Wear glasses, join and then after you are in check it out with the Army. rememberthecole
December 21st, 2009 at 4:42 am
it wont but my best advice is… wait til you join and after you get to your permanant party base let the army pay for it my husband is going to get his done in a few months so save your self the money!!!!! you can deal with th bcg’s for a little while if you have to and it wont cost you a thing later!!! Melanie N
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I had Lasik eye surgery done after wearing glasses for 16 years. It has been perfect for me. I have had no changes. Of course, as I age, I expect changes. I also co-manage refractive surgery and have seen hundreds of successful patients. It doesn’t hurt, generally. There is a bit of pressure, but no real pain if you have LASIK. The PRK version (where no flap is cut) is a little more uncomfortable for the first few days following the procedure. I’ve seen several people who said they were in some pain, but healed just fine. I used to wear both glasses and contact lenses. I had LASIK done and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. I can see clearly, no squinting, no driving with glasses anymore. I can read road signs, see the individual leaves in the trees (they’re not just a blurry mess anymore). It’s also nice to be able to see what time it is when I wake up. The procedure is painless (although a bit uncomfortable) but takes less than 15 minutes. Highly recommended.
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