RCAF- quick vision question

[No Brakes]

Not trying to badly influence someone into lying but the topographic test is not very good because I know for a fact that at least one person who was lasiked slipped through the cracks. Probably a helo jock now although he wanted to be in a hornet.

As for PRK vs Lasik, afaik PRK is not nearly as good as lasik and in fact lasik is PRK without the loss of tissue. In PRK your eye loses it's protective layer (the epithelium) forever whereas with lasik they open the protective cap and then close it... Weird that the USAF accepts PRK and not lasik. And on our side of the fence it's just one more reason to wash out people who could do the job and not be a liability.

As a lasiked person, the official reason I was given by the military is that my eyes could explode should a suden decompression occur. After checking with a few ophtalmologists, it's apparently absolute nonsense. The military doctors assume that a lasiked eye is as weak as an RK'ed eye (the very old surgical procedure where one's eyes where slit radially using hands and scalpels, leaving huge scars - today's procedure is a few million times more accurate and way, way less intrusive).

Here's an RK'd eye:
Ain't it purrty?

[Pyleosnow]

Myself I wouldnt reccomend lying, I do know someone who was found out in DRDC. (I dont know what procedure he had done) However, this fellow was a little but skeptical in everything he said so wether it is true or not, who knows.

I have also heard the reason for the vision restriction is due to the ejection seat. Seeing as of now that every candidate has to fly the harvard II, I dont know what can be done. That being said when I was at DRDC the dr. told me that the US are currently doing tests(We cant afford them)

Supply and demand hits the nail on the head.

For fighters, the RCAF could ask for perfect vision, perfect tan, no cavities, no broken bones, no pattern baldness and a Phd in Aeronautical Engineering, and still probably have too many applicants ... doesn't the 410 (OTU) squadron web page say that it only trains 10 fighter pilots every year for the hornet?

Right now this is not the case. If you have the skill and want to be a fighter pilot you most likely will be. In fact right now most of the classes will offer more jet slots then multi. Helo still is around 50-60%.

[WJflyer]

If the CF finds out you lied to get into service, you could be court marshalled and sent to prison then discharged at the end of your service.

If you don't meet CF pilot requirements, there are other options that gets you near aircraft or into aircraft without 20/20 vision. Navigators, loadmasters, flight engineers and aircraft technicians do not require 20/20 vision. Talk to your nearest recruiter and ask about jobs in the Air Force and that you are interested in working near or in aircraft.