Forum: Future F-16 crew

Could anyone tell me what are the medical tests required to be a fighter pilot? Are these tests same in alll the countries?

Thanks

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Any flight surgeons or med techs out there?

Let's see... Class I/IAs...

Plenty of PAPERWORK (questionaires, "have you evers")
Height/weight [you don't want to be a fattie, nor do you want to be Dino from the Flintstones...no convertible F-16s out there (ideally)]
Eyes (cycloplegic...they're gonna dilate your eyes, son)
Ears (I still think I hear beeps when there aren't any)
Pulse (you MUST have one, no exceptions)
EKG (your pulse must be accompanied by some sort of measurable signal, this signal must be regular/normal/whatever)
Teeth (they want to count 'em, take pictures of 'em, make sure that they're healthy, etc)
Chest X-Ray (all organs present/accounted for, Normal)
Blood (drawn and tested for HIV/cholesterol levels, etc)
Urine (hope you haven't been puffing/huffing/snorting/shooting, etc)
Semen (NAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...just kidding...walk across the flightline on the wrong day/at the wrong time, and all your swimmies might be dead anyway)
Flight Surgeon (you'll review everything with the flight doc at the end o' the day...and, depending on your age, he may have to check your nozzle for you)

I think there might be (which means that there is, but I don't know where) a site out there somewhere on the WWW that lists all of the specifics. Consider the preceding to be the abbreviated version. Check a .mil site for the amplified. I'm flying a desk today, so this forum is the only entertainment I've got.

Hope this helps,
Twoop

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Semen (NAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...just kidding...walk across the flightline on the wrong day/at the wrong time, and all your swimmies might be dead anyway)

I thought you were serous man.
Anyways thnx and can someone post a site for that
Umar

Forum: Future F-16 crew

Medical tests required