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rodders123
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eyesight test help needed :S

Post by rodders123 »

rightos 1st of all hi all (1st post and all) and 2nd sorry if this is in the wrong bit eppps!

right heres my Q i have just had my eye sight test and the kind lady told me how i did......she told me i have no problems at all and that i have passed....okies good start i guess.... she then hands me the sealed enevelope that i need to give in when i have my next meeting.....

now when i got home i just had to open it, reason being i just wanted to know what my eye sight was.... now on the bit of paper that she had to fill out it says.....

i confirm that the indiviaual i have examined with refernce to the guidance above DOES meet the visual standard 1, 2 or 3

then it says the same but with DOES NOT meet the visual standards for entry to the royal navy and is below VA3

they are both tickable boxes to the side and she put a tick in the box with DOES NOT meet.....

then on the same bit of paper 2cm down from where she ticked it has confirm visual standard below (please tick appropriate box below)
VA1
VA2
VA3
below VA3

now in this one she has put me as VA1

now the problem i have is that i wasnt ment to open it.....but i dont want a little mistake to have a delay on me getting into basic. or am i reading it wrong and i have failed the test and i can still have eyesight as VA1 but still not meet the visual standards?

end of the day i dont know what to do and any help i can get on the problem i have would be great thanks...........
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Post by cruicent »

Sounds like the nice ladys a bit of an idiot. VA1 is a pass. Shes prob put it in the wrong box. Could go back to the AFCO and tell them youve lost the form then go back and ask them to fill it out again. Should have your records on file so shouldnt cost anything.
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Post by davidemmerson »

Suppose it's quite lucky you opened it, but I suppose when the AFCO read they would have spotted the mistake. Forget that form, go to another optician and do it again. Might cause a delay but that's better than you being barred etc. Don't high street stores like Boots et al do drop in appointments? Either way, get someone else to do your eyes test.

David

PS Just read the last bit of cruicent's post. I know it's a bit of a waste of money if you go to someone else, but hopefully might be worth it in the wrong one. It's late and I may have completely missed the point. So if this is dribble just say. :wink:
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