The Marines Wouldn't Take Him...

[Deranged Rhino]

I was looking for a thread to fold this article into but couldn't find one where it wouldn't get buried. This article was in the LA Times today and was an interesting read, figured I'd share:

 

The Marines wouldn't take him. So Levi Shirley went to war on his own

 

 

 

http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-denver-levi-shirley/#nt=oft12aH-1gp2

Edited September 9, 2016 by Deranged Rhino

[ExiledInIllinois]

He'd have to have pretty messed up vision... And Lasik couldn't correct it under these standards? I wonder what the deal is? Blind in one eye? None of the pics show him wearing corrective lens. Lasik can't correct to fit under these standards?

 

"The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction are:

 

a. Distant visual acuity of any degree that does not correct with spectacle lenses to at least one of the following:

 

(1) 20/40 in one eye and 20/70 in the other eye.

 

(2) 20/30 in one eye and 20/100 in the other eye.

 

(3) 20/20 in one eye and 20/400 in the other eye. However, for entrance into USMA or ROTC, distant visual acuity that does not correct to 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 in the other eye is disqualifying. For entrance into OCS, distant visual acuity that does not correct to 20/20 in one eye and 20/100 in the other eye is disqualifying.

 

b. Near visual acuity of any degree that does not correct to 20/40 in the better eye.

 

c. Refractive error (hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism), in any spherical equivalent of worse than -8.00 or +8.00 diopters; if ordinary spectacles cause discomfort by reason of ghost images or prismatic displacement; or if corrected by orthokeratology or keratorefractive surgery. However, for entrance into USMA or Army ROTC programs, the following conditions are disqualifying:

 

(1) Astigmatism, all types over 3 diopters.

 

(2) Hyperopia over 8.00 diopters spherical equivalent.

 

(3) Myopia over 8 diopters spherical equivalent.

 

(4) Refractive error corrected by orthokeratology or keratorefractive surgery.

 

d. Contact lenses. Complicated cases requiring contact lenses for adequate correction of vision, such as corneal scars and irregular astigmatism.

 

e. Color vision. Although there is no standard, color vision will be tested because adequate color vision is a prerequisite for entry into many military specialties. However, for entrance into the USMA or Army ROTC or OCS programs, the inability to distinguish and identify without confusion the color of an object, substance, material, or light that is uniformly colored a vivid red or vivid green is disqualifying..."

 

http://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/disqualifiers-medical-conditions.html

Edited September 9, 2016 by ExiledInIllinois