Non PQ appointments

<p>I have noticed the vast majority of appointments given out so far are for PPQ candidates. Is this generally true? I am thinking this may be a reason I have not yet heard from AFA, as my stats are virtually identical or better than people I know that have thus far been appointed.</p>

<p>About half of each class is PQ if I understood right. Don't freak out yet. My USNA LO always told me that there is an element of luck and timing in every application. There are still a couple waves of offers coming.</p>

<p>What's PPQ stand for? :&lt;/p>

<p>PPQ = potentially pilot qualified.</p>

<p>There has been a lot of discussion in the past about whether being PPQ gives you any particular advantage on your application. I don't recall there being any solid evidence that it is an advantage. However, it must surely help at least some. Some of that is clouded by the fact that some cadets lose their PPQ while there, and others gain PPQ status (i.e. eye surgery, etc.). Don't bother looking for reasons why someone is accepted ahead of you. Once BCT starts all that will be pretty meaningless!</p>

<p>I got my appointment back in December. And I am Commission Qualified.</p>

<p>Is there a difference between a "PPQ" and "Commission Qualified" status? Would PPQ be listed on the DoDMERB rather than Commission Qualified if you were pilot eligible?</p>

<p>Yes. I have glasses = Comission Qualified. To a certain extent you can be Navigator Qualified. Not sure what you have to be to obtain that.</p>

<p>Does USAFA have provisions similar to USNA regarding the ability to have eye laser surgery and then be pilot qualified?</p>

<p>Someone mentioned something about only being able to advance one level of qualification through surgery like commission qualified -> navigator qualified -> pilot qualified. I'm not sure the exact numbers for NQ but its something like 20/200 or 20/400. Once again I'm not exactly sure on any of this.</p>

<p>I've heard from the academy admission's people that they actually do look to fill the PPQ slots first. But if your not PPQ qualified I wouldnt worry about it, specially if your stats are higher then some of those posted, B/c most of the Appointment slots are given out in March.</p>

<p>i think nav qualified is any eyesight worse than 20/20. i have 20/30 and am PNQ</p>

<p>No, PPQ can have vision worse than 20/20, but it must not be a lot and must be correctable to 20/20. I think it might be 20/70 or 20/100 IIRC.</p>

<p>"Virtually Identical or better"</p>

<p>hahahahahahahahahaha</p>

<p>I'm pretty sure it's 20/50 for pilot and 20/200 for navigator.</p>

<p>i dont know, im 20/30 and correctable to 20/20 and am PNQ</p>

<p>your refractive number and astigmatism also count. I have 20/20, but my astigmatism makes me PNQ.</p>

<p>do people that need glasses wear contacts or the black rimmed military issue glasses? or there own?</p>

<p>Anyone know for SURE? Son is 20/200 and currently showing on AFA and DODMERB as only being Commission Qualified. Is there a chance (obviously with the right grades, attitude, and surgery) that sometime in the future he can move up to Pilot Q'd? Or is there a "one level limit" as has been rumored here?</p>

<p>hornetguy, i'm in your boat. I have 20/20 but an astigmatism that is exactly the limit for PPQ, at least that is what my initial eye test showed. I had a follow up "cycloplegic" exam with another doctor and my astigmatism was within regs for PPQ. It's very frustrating, but I don't think it will come down to this anyway.</p>