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https://www.acc.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/5725/Article/1029543/f-16cm-thunderbird-accident-investigation-released.aspx

You will very probably get a waiver. The letter alone doesn't mean much--get a copy of the clinical notes, essentially the medical record they generated for your treatment at that facility. Give that to your recruiter, and they'll process the waiver request.

Yep. "You will have your eyes dilated as part of your FCI exam." https://www.wpafb.af.mil/Welcome/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/853025

It's now on the Personal Data Form, which was updated last month. Just be honest about it.

You haven't given enough information about the injury. What specifically did you fracture and to what degree? Did you just do X-Ray or MRI? Have you seen an Orthopedist? Though morally ambiguous, pretty much this. You should report it, and the AFI says you have to, but if you don't, will anyone ever find out and would your Commander enforce administrative action? The Air Force probably will eventually discover it, but it'll likely be much later with a token finger wagging.

Start here (MFLAC), then Military One Source, then the MTF/Mil Mental Health.

I didn't spend much time searching for this, but all I could find was under sleep disorders. What are you referencing for waiver likelihood?

You must be able to correct to 20/20 in each eye for pilot certification.

@stuckindayton Good question. From my five minutes of Google, I'll defer to stuckindayton. It appears the test is not very valuable in screening for cancer, but better at gauging effectiveness of a treatment course once cancer has been identified by other means. Whether another cancer screening exam or test is worthwhile based on military pilots potentially higher radiation exposure is a question for smarter people. A starting point may be the USAFSAM Epidemiology Consult Service at WPAFB. I could maybe PM you their contact info.

Agree with above posters. Letters will be larger, the screen will be accurately calibrated, the surrounding environment will be darker, etc. Don't worry, especially as passing is only 75 or better.

I hope you mean go in person to the Congressman's office. Getting an "appointment" at a MAJCOM/SG isn't really a thing, and showing up unannounced means you won't get in the door. You need to know somebody/have a connection. But going to a Congressman's office may lead to something.

https://news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SECDEF_NDAA_Letter.pdf#viewer.action=download It's a great read and I encourage everyone to look at the full document. Highlights SECDEF Carter letter to SASC Chairman regarding NDAA, 13 Jul 2016

Tinnitus is only disqualifying if it interferes with your ability to perform your duties. Possible hearing loss against your baseline hearing capability is a different (but related) standard for hearing limits to perform flying duty. Hearing loss flying waivers are a dime a dozen for aircrew (but they have additional examination hurdles/time wasters, from your perspective). In short, if it's a problem, tell the doc. If you're only worried about later benefits, wait until you're 12-18 months from separation/retirement.

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2801

Read this: https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/claims-postservice-index.asp Also note any disability rating you may ultimately receive while still in the Reserves will be scrutinized by your Reserve Medical Unit.

Yeah, but they're not part of the social justice movement. They need to prove they are being denied due to socioeconomic disparities and cultural bias.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech-View/Article/821833/remarks-on-ending-the-ban-on-transgender-service-in-the-us-military Now, some quick math, as we will probably be barraged with many sound bites and quick numbers in the coming months. There will be an estimated 2,450 Active Component transgender servicemembers every year, considering newly transitioned, existing transgendered people, and retirements. The estimated actual increased cost for medical care will be $7,100,000 annually (RAND study, pg 36, averaged values of analysis #2). Meaning the average increased medical cost would be about $2,900 per Active transgender servicemember. However this does not include impacts to convalescence/readiness (est. 14 to 45 days convalescence, 12 months non-deployable, RAND study, pg.s 41 & 67), personnel education/training programs, leadership policy oversight, and facilities/construction. There is a larger cost that RAND and the SECDEF have not addressed. That down-played mentality may not be visible in my excerpts above, but it is certainly very strong if you read the full source documents. They are obscuring it in the larger number of total DOD manpower and budgets. The argument for adoption seems to be grounded in politics, morals, and principles, not simple math. And this is fine--we have many, many policies in place not driven by a ruthless cost/benefit mindset. But I'm poorly swayed by good reasons and bad math--just give me the good reasons to justify the actual math. This is a quick response to a very new study and announcement. If any of my math is wrong, or I've wrongly cited something, please correct me. If any of my opinions are wrong, please post your own.

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-06-16-nomination_-goldfein Personal highlights of the Advance Questions for General David L. Goldfein, USAF / Nominee for the Position of Chief of Staff of the U. S. Air Force

I've seen many Congressional complaints. The are received by a low level staffer, pushed to the MAJCOM that dq'd you, given a token response explaining how nobody broke the law, and it's closed. If you aren't connected, then it's a cold-call to the Congressman, so you'll only get lip-service. Your Rep.s and Senators are not waiting by the phone for your call, to spring into action and fight for you. More likely, they're calling you for money. You as an individual can't really contact the MAJCOM/SG. Well, you can, but they have no obligation to respond to you. Everything should go through your Congressman, Recruiter, MEPS, or local FS, explaining medical justification / requesting reconsideration. It sounds like what you are really trying to do is an ETP, and that thread is over there.

Though S.2943 passed yesterday, it is likely not the bill that will be passed by the House and presented to the President. /https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2943/all-actions H.R.4909 already passed the House on 18 May and was placed on the Senate calendar on 26 May. This bill does not have the BAH change. /https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4909/all-actions Now the two bills differences need to be resolved, and only one will proceed with amendments and repeat passage in the first chamber to then advance to the President. /https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process/resolving-differences The Senate passed its own version so that both bills may be discussed in a conference committee. Thus both chambers have their own bills and criteria to defend, which is particularly important as the Senate has a Democratic Majority and the House has a Republican Majority. /https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_conference_committee /https://uspolitics.about.com/od/thecongress/a/conference.htm H.R.4909 will very likely be the bill that is amended and eventually accepted, but whether the . In short, it is a concern, but this individual fight and the full NDAA at large are FAR from finished.

That level of esophoria is too high for any waiver potential. Surgical correction is possible but a waiver would then be needed for that surgery. So your essentially switching from a condition with no waiver chance to a surgery and a waiver with little chance. I personally think it's not worth getting a surgery that you probably don't need for your civilian life and probably won't get approved/waiver to become a flyer. Talk to a civilian optometrist, and weigh your options.

Mostly what pancho17 said. The hard deadline for packages was 27 May, but Recruiters and their bosses probably wanted the paperwork early so they could review everything at their level first. The "board" reviews the packages for about 3-5 days in the beginning of the month and provides their list through the chain to the 2-star at AFRC, who ultimately authorizes it. This routing and review usually takes the rest of the month, as admin folks (legal, medical, personnel, etc) verify records as needed and the bosses make decisions. Results are typically published in the first or second week of the next month, and filtered through the unit commanders/recruiters to notify their individual applicants.

This. You need to have already passed MEPS, and have a supporting memo from your recruiter or gaining Unit (somebody has to pay for lodging, tickets, etc, and confirm you're not just wasting everyone's time). I don't want to say it's a much tougher or stricter standard, but ... it's a much tougher and stricter standard. Look at the Aviation Medicine thread. There are many posts of folks getting DQ'd or needing waivers for otherwise minor conditions that wouldn't be any concern to civilian aviation.

You'll need some work-up, but hopefully you'll be good to go after about 2 weeks DNIF.

It really doesn't take long to research the answers to folks questions. All that was about 10 minutes of searching, reading, and then writing.