Sparhawk

It is a risk factor, but not a "tendency". It also causes blackouts and loss of consciousness, which are slightly worse than temporary blindness.

You can get PRK, paid by the military or not. The laser just impacts on the surface of the eye, and there is a longer healing period, but there is no black-out danger during high Gs.



Thanks for that great post, d4ip. I plan on doing exactly that.

But for those considering the navy, my friends in white tell me it's important to consider which job and resultant *area* you want to go into: subs, ships, planes - because they are each they're own seperate worlds within the Navy and some are better than others (subs - NO WOMEN!!! For 6-12 months!!!!!).

The Air Force, on the other hand, is fairly drama free (even if he hit the nail on the head about promotions...).

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