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Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 12:25 pm**

what are the basic eyesight standards to join the RM

Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 12:45 pm**

Right eye 6/12 minimum, left eye 6/24 minimum, both eyes together 6/9 minimum.

Failed mine couple of weeks ago.

Good luck!

Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 4:40 pm**

This link gives all the navy's requirements for eye sight. It depends on what you want to do as some secialisations require better sight.
Hope this helps!
http://www.aop.org.uk/uploaded_files/pdf/04-navy.pdf

Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 4:49 pm**

i was in standard box one of 3, i think you can get into any box and pass it, but if you arnt in one of those boxes you fail the eye exam. That is correct is it not yet_mae? Was when i got mine done.

Keep your eyes open for what box he/she ticks

RGJ-Rifleman

Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 5:16 pm**

the link doesn't work for me, same for anyone else?

Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 6:09 pm**

works fine for me X

Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 6:35 pm**

xcj wrote:the link doesn't work for me, same for anyone else?

Is a pdf file make sure you have adobe acrobat reader installed

http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/acroba ... rmain.html

Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 6:50 pm**

cheers, me being a prong.

Posted: **Thu 04 Jan, 2007 9:17 pm**

I was bricking it when it came to the eye test, i was convinced that i would fail as i need glasses for driving. When i took the test, to my amazment i was in box 2.

Posted: **Fri 05 Jan, 2007 11:41 pm**

i dont wear glasses or anything but should my eyesight is not great at all really, luckily my rifle eye is better than the left.

Posted: **Sat 06 Jan, 2007 12:37 am**

My optician report said I have 6/5- vision, she said that its better than 20/20 vision both great short and long sight

. . .

Im left handed but shoot like a right handed person, like i write and stir tea with my left, but punch and mostly pick up stuff with my right (very weird).

Kyle.

Posted: **Sat 14 Apr, 2007 11:54 am**

heh, im exactly like you then...but my vision is 6/5+ in both eyes..i hope thats ok for them.

Posted: **Sat 14 Apr, 2007 1:17 pm**

i hope thats ok for them.

You know it is ok

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I think the best eyesight a human has been found with is 5/3

Posted: **Sat 14 Apr, 2007 2:27 pm**

Mine was 6/5+ in both (i think) and i was in the top box which is the best one, and i didnt think my eyesight was very good, so i wouldnt worry about it, nothing you can do if your eyesight is bad.

Posted: **Sat 14 Apr, 2007 8:08 pm**

yeah i was alos under the impresion my eyes where pretty bad...its a big eight off yer shoulder, knowing someothing that could stop you joining cant anymore.
i dont know...the feeling ofnot being able to join because of something you couldnt controll sort of messed with my head

glad thats over, and i can get back to training!