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Eyesight problem

  • 02-04-2009 12:10am
    #1
    LiNgWiStIkZ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭


    Hello, I'm 17 and in 5th year at the moment. I'm thinking (early thoughts) of joining the army when I finish the LC, but I've got one problem.

    The fitness won't be bad, I can train for that. I've got no convictions, I'm drugs free, etc. Clean as a whistle, but my eyesight is fairly poor.
    I'm fairly short sighted, and I need glasses to see things a bit away from me. I don't know the proper balance of vision/vision level but I'll find out.
    I hope my chances aren't ruined by this, although I was at Collins Barracks a few months ago and one of the soldiers giving us the tour said eyesight wasn't a major problem, he knew some great marksmen who had bad eyes.

    If my chances are ruined, would me using contacts help at all? :/


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  • #2
    neilled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭neilled


    LiNgWiStIkZ wrote: »
    Hello, I'm 17 and in 5th year at the moment. I'm thinking (early thoughts) of joining the army when I finish the LC, but I've got one problem.

    The fitness won't be bad, I can train for that. I've got no convictions, I'm drugs free, etc. Clean as a whistle, but my eyesight is fairly poor.
    I'm fairly short sighted, and I need glasses to see things a bit away from me. I don't know the proper balance of vision/vision level but I'll find out.
    I hope my chances aren't ruined by this, although I was at Collins Barracks a few months ago and one of the soldiers giving us the tour said eyesight wasn't a major problem, he knew some great marksmen who had bad eyes.

    If my chances are ruined, would me using contacts help at all? :/

    The army has a standard for vision without correction and with correction - basically they accept people that need glasses and contacts but within certain limits. There are different standards required for general service recruits and cadets. As things stand, any form of laser correction is currently prohibited for the PDF before enlistment.


  • #3
    LiNgWiStIkZ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭LiNgWiStIkZ


    neilled wrote: »
    The army has a standard for vision without correction and with correction - basically they accept people that need glasses and contacts but within certain limits. There are different standards required for general service recruits and cadets. As things stand, any form of laser correction is currently prohibited for the PDF before enlistment.

    Thanks. I'll try ot speak with my friend too later, he works in Collins Barracks.


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