Goonie – you aren’t tied to the guard. You’re a free agent and can apply to both / even active duty. Good luck!

Hey man – no waivers needed at meps for me. I got the surgery after meps which triggered the waiver (due to surgery after already being medically cleared).

My prescription was like .5 out of limits from the corrected vision waiver guide and I knew I had to get PRK. I just opted to wait until I got hired / through meps. Depending on where you’re…

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Peyton –

I’m non prior, but from an ANG perspective – I’d recommend getting a degree that you can actually use (ie business, engineering, etc) for when things in the aviation industry cycle inevitably hit a low point. Like Yahoo said, the actual degree doesn’t matter significantly, but a 3.7 in Engineering would look better than a 3.7 in…

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I had PRK in between MEPs and FC1 after being hired. The FC1 article laid out the uncorrected eyesight standards – I opted to get it done while waiting for my FC1 since I knew there’s a 6 month stabilization period required before going into a flight physical.

I had a blessing from my unit’s flight doc, but I didn’t know any “surgery” or…

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