I found out that if you have crappy vision, the air force will fix it, as long as it's correctible to 20/20 (mine is).
I mentioned that Hanscom had an "old" and "new" system. I never told Hanscom that I was going to Ohio for my flight physical. So, they called me yesterday (Thursday, 10.18) and asked for my email address so that they could send me the specifications of what I'd need to do to get my flight physical.
I could have said, "Oh no, I'm taking the flight physical in Ohio".
But I didn't. I wanted to see what I'd have to do to take it at Hanscom. Well. I got an email today with the list of things that I'd have to schedule. There was also an "introductory" letter.
I read the letter and what struck me was this sentence:
"Soft contact lens wearers shall remove their contacts 30 days prior to their flight physical" and then later on "the optometrist will cancel your appointment if you haven't done this. THEY CAN TELL"
Today is October 19. I literally have EXACTLY 30 days until my flight physical. I wear soft contact lenses. If I hadn't gotten that email today, my trip to Ohio would be completely wasted. I can't afford the flight to Ohio, so I'm relying on family for help. How AWFUL would it be if I took the flight and essentially WASTED the physical because I didn't know about the glasses?
My recruiter never told me about the glasses. Once I found out about it (today) I emailed my recruiter saying that I just got information from the flight physical at Hanscom that I can't wear contacts 30 days prior to my flight class I examination. If he had any other candidates going on the 19th, he might want to notify them TODAY about the contact lens thing.
He said
"Hi Ma'am,
Thanks so much for the email and letting me know about the contacts. I'm sorry, but flight medicine never told me about that."
Oy. I mean, I feel like this process should be way more transparent and streamlined? No?
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