<p>I don't exactly have the best vision, meaning I need glasses to see. Can I get laser surgery or some other form to make my vision "correctable to 20/20" or should I just stick with glasses. And if this is the case, are contacts better to have then glasses</p>
<p>Search the USNA thread for "vision" and "laser." You'll see several threads about this, warning you NOT to get laser surgery before heading to USNA. It's a disqualifier. There's also lots to read re: USNA issued glasses.</p>
<p>I had to get a vision waiver and the way my Blue and Gold Officer explained it was "If you are otherwise fully qualified and the Academy wants you, you will get the waiver."</p>
<p>As long as you're not color blind, you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Yea, DO NOT GET LASER BEFOREHAND!!! They give it to some of their cadets anyhow- I know two who are getting laser but they're already there...</p>
<p>color vision is not automatically disqualifying u can get a waiver; only for NROTC</p>
<p>Is color deficiency an automatic disqualifyer from the academy? Took my eye exam today and only got 3 our of 14 on the vision test thing.</p>
<p>The sea services are very critical in requiring color vision. West Point and AFA are less stringent. You probably took the PIP test which consisted of thumbing through a book and identifying numbers with contrasting dots. This is not the final examination. If you flunk the PIP test, you will be given a Farnsworth Lantern (FALANT) test which consists of looking at green, red, and white dots in a little box. When taking it, ensure you understand the instructions and are lined up properly to see the dots. Occassionally, there are people who do perfect on one of the tests but cannot do the others. Hope you are one of those. </p>
<p>USNA requires all grads to be capable of going unrestricted line. The only one of those career paths that accept color blindness is grunt Marine so the waivers are very few and far between. However, the Supt may personally waive a few [read one or two] and they are usually very late in the admissions cycle to otherwise very highly qualified candidates.</p>