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joab · August 12, 2005, 10:14 PM

If you can pass the physicals you can get in.

Just make sure you choose an MOS that your ailment does not ionterfere with

I got in with knees so bad you could almost hear them creaking as I walked.
There were tears in my eyes when I had to duck walk and again when I had to walk across the floor on my knees.

My father is almost totally color blind, but was able to pass the test and go in to some type of electrical field.
Didn't take long to find out why they wanted people with normal color vision.

August 12, 2005, 10:14 PM	#3
joab Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2002 Location: Orl Fla Posts: 3,254	If you can pass the physicals you can get in. Just make sure you choose an MOS that your ailment does not ionterfere with I got in with knees so bad you could almost hear them creaking as I walked. There were tears in my eyes when I had to duck walk and again when I had to walk across the floor on my knees. My father is almost totally color blind, but was able to pass the test and go in to some type of electrical field. Didn't take long to find out why they wanted people with normal color vision. __________________ Joab the Bugman Founding member- Lords of Pomposity It's a Yankee Doodle thing