Poor Vision Questions and Options.....

[kincanucks]

Your INDIVIDUAL medical fitness, including meeting the vision requirements, for joining the CF can only be determined through the medical portion of the recruiting process and not through this board and the experiences of others.  If you want to join then apply and see where the process takes you. 

 

[Marshall]

Hello everyone,

I might be joining ye in a year or two and i was wondering if Infantry are allowed to wear Glasses (Perscription sunglasses maybe?) during training and missions?

I dont know if there are sollutions to this or not, or if we are allowed. Just wondering

Thanks 

 

[geo]

prescription glasses are not a problem - so long as they aren't as thick as the bottom of a coke bottle

If you are Reg, DND will even pay for a couple of pairs of glasses (up to a certain $$ amount) plus a prescription insert for your tactical glasses & the prescription flexy things for the gasmask.

 

[Marshall]

ah very good. And yeah i will be going for Regular Forces.


Nah i just have glasses for i can see things 'crisp'. I can operate and see just fine without them, just not the good old 20/20 detail.

Thanks

 

[geo]

in that case, you should be good to go.

 

[Blakey]

prescription glasses are not a problem - so long as they aren't as thick as the bottom of a coke bottle

Really?, we had one soldier here in the Bn, who had glasses so thick we used to refer to him as the "Hubble telescope". http://hubblesite.org/

 

[geo]

Really?, we had one soldier here in the Bn, who had glasses so thick we used to refer to him as the "Hubble telescope". http://hubblesite.org/

if you say so...

 

[Haggis]

Really?, we had one soldier here in the Bn, who had glasses so thick we used to refer to him as the "Hubble telescope". http://hubblesite.org/

The minimum medical category for an Infantry soldier is V3.  Having been on the low-end of V3 prior to LASIK surgery, I can tellyou that you're damned close to "blind as a bat" without your glasses.

 

[2 Cdo]

Really?, we had one soldier here in the Bn, who had glasses so thick we used to refer to him as the "Hubble telescope". http://hubblesite.org/

Might that have been in 2PPCLI in the mid 90's? If so, I know exactly who you're talking about. He looked like bubbles off the Trailer Park Boys!

 

[Franko]

Question answered....locked.

The Milnet.ca Staff

 

[Marshall]

is "v3" like 'cant see to hell without my glasses?' Cause i have very very slight blurr without my glasses in the distance ( i see fine close up.) But the distance is just a tad uncrisp (Harder to see words from so many meters away, etc) . Whats that called? Its ok right? Unless i get hit by a bird and go blind before i can join infantry in a year or 2.  :crybaby:

 

[aesop081]

is "v3" like 'cant see to hell without my glasses?' Cause i have very very slight blurr without my glasses in the distance ( i see fine close up.) But the distance is just a tad uncrisp (Harder to see words from so many meters away, etc) . Whats that called? Its ok right? Unless i get hit by a bird and go blind before i can join infantry in a year or 2.  :crybaby:

When you apply, you will find out what vision cateory you are.  Nobody here can tell you based on what you have posted.  So in a year or 2, you will find out.  if you are V3 or better, good for you.  If you are less than V3.......well.......good luck with your plan B