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LASIK eye surgery for Air Force Pilots?

Can individuals who have had refractive eye surgery become USAF pilots? I’m entering Air Force OTS soon and have a near-perfect PCSM score (98 out of 99) which would virtually guarantee me of a pilot’s slot if only I didn’t suffer from nearsightedness. I guess my other question would be, could I have this procedure performed by a flight surgeon to have it approved by the USAF?
The thing is, I’m not sure I want to have to settle for a position as a navigator just because of my eyesight, and a lot of current USAF pilots are telling me the same thing.

Check with the Air Force Flight Surgeon…

When I was an Naval Aircrewman: Aviators, NFO’s and Aircrewman were prohibited from getting the surgery due to concerns of the risk of the scar-tissue blowing out in the low-pressure of high-altitude.

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