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Hanging Man · Post by **Hanging Man** » January 15th, 2005, 11:50 pm

I have read the "read first" section and understand the information contained in it. However, I have recently spoken with a recruiter and received different info. Specifically, about eyesight and the Opt 40. I told the recruiter what I read on this site but he insists I can get a waiver for my eyesight and get Opt. 40. Also stated he doesn't think it's called Opt. 40 but Opt. 3 or something like that. Any opinion on the subject?

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » January 16th, 2005, 12:19 am

SFC Hit_it will respond to your post the next time he checks in here. Be patient.

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » January 16th, 2005, 9:51 am

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU NEED AN EYESIGHT WAIVER IN THE FIRST PLACE?

and it is definitely an option 40.

Hanging Man · Post by **Hanging Man** » January 17th, 2005, 9:34 am

I am assuming I would need a waiver as my vision is in the 20/200 range uncorrected and from reading other posts about vision I gathered my vision was poor by Army standards. I do have correct color perception and my peripheral vision is average as well. I currently wear contacts and my vision is corrected to 20/20. I appreciate the response to the Opt. 40 issue as well SFC Hit It.

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » January 17th, 2005, 5:39 pm

i think PDQ is 20/400 UNCORRECTED. TAKE THE PHYSICAL.

if you draw an eye consult we'll go from there.

Hanging Man · Post by **Hanging Man** » January 18th, 2005, 10:54 am

Thanks for the info SFC Hit_it. Physical is scheduled @ MEPS and will brief on the results.

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » January 19th, 2005, 4:27 pm

more info regarding uncorrected vision.

talked to a buddy about vision.

uncorrected vision can be out as far as 20/400 and must be correctable to 20/40.

anything worse will require a waiver.

Aaron J · Post by **Aaron J** » April 9th, 2005, 7:43 pm

SFC Hit_it,
I was worrying about this same eyesight information. I secured an option 40 with 20/25 correctable distant vision. I thought it was some mistake that gave me that contract without 20/20 correctable vision but my recruiters could never give me a straight answer back how I pulled that off, which made me feel even more nervous that it would come back to bite me in the ass when I went to basic processing or something. It really made me mad that the lady working the machine kept saying, â€œhow do you work this thing?â€

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » April 9th, 2005, 8:29 pm

So stop me if Iâ€™m wrong, you can have as bad as correctable 20/40 in both eyes now and still secure an option 40?

that's the way i've gotten the regs decipher to me. it was that way when you first made this post.

Aaron J · Post by **Aaron J** » April 10th, 2005, 8:24 am

Thanks SFC Hit_it,