{"id":13384,"date":"2025-02-20T05:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyebuydirect.com\/blog\/?p=13384"},"modified":"2025-02-21T04:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:52:26","slug":"can-you-wear-glasses-in-the-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyebuydirect.com\/blog\/can-you-wear-glasses-in-the-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Wear Glasses in the Military?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re considering a career in the military, you might wonder if wearing <\/span>prescription glasses<\/span><\/a> could prevent you from enlisting or performing certain duties or jobs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While you <\/span>can<\/span><\/i> be in the military with glasses, certain restrictions and requirements apply. These can also vary by military branch and specific job, such as <\/span>pilots<\/span><\/a>, special forces, and other roles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on to learn more about military glasses and vision requirements for each branch.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Military Vision Requirements<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

All applicants must meet certain military vision requirements to qualify for service. These are assessed during the enlistment process through an eye exam and a vision test.<\/span><\/p>\n

Basic standards require that all service personnel have at least 20\/40 distance vision using both eyes, with or without vision correction. (This means someone can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 40 feet.) Further vision requirements per branch and specific roles are detailed below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Army Eyesight Requirements<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Army eyesight requirements dictate that all service members have visual acuity correctable to at least 20\/40 in each eye. Some jobs have additional, stricter standards, including:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Army Special Forces<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n