Bit of advice r.e colour blindness!!!!!

[dava6711]

Hey guys,

Im writing this for my fella who cant get to a comp right now.

He is a reenlistment in the Army, (he was in the Cheshires for 4 years), but this time he is joining the Paras.

Its his medical finally on Tues after waiting almost a year, but hes worried now. When he first joined the army he applied for the tankies, but failed because he is red/green colour blind, so went to the cheshires.

Will the same happen again? Can you still be in the Paras if your colour blind?

Thanks in advance guys!

[Tab]

It depends just who bad things are, there are certain things that you need to have full vision for.

[Paratrooper01]

I'm colour blind.

Its no dramas.

[dava6711]

He passed no problems.

Hes just gotta wait for his dates now!

Thanks for any advice.

[harry hackedoff]

Me old Dad once caught me giving meself a seeing-to ,
"Oi, Arry If you don`t stop doing that you`ll go blind "
"Can`t I just carry on till I need glasses then? "

Colour blindness is more important for some Branches/Regts than others. All Para Reg require is the ability to distinguish Maroon, hey girls

[La Langosta]

Does maroon not look green if you are colour blind then, James??

[dava6711]

Me old Dad once caught me giving meself a seeing-to ,
"Oi, Arry If you don`t stop doing that you`ll go blind "
"Can`t I just carry on till I need glasses then? "

Colour blindness is more important for some Branches/Regts than others. All Para Reg require is the ability to distinguish Maroon, hey girls

Lol you have those Army issue specs then!!!

Thankfully it is more relaxed for reenlistments, well thats what they told him, plus he is only very mildly colourblind!!!

[Snelly]

Hi, i failed my colour blindness test at afco when going through my application for raf reg, got sent to afco at Liverpool for a stricter test, i had to stand in a dark room, watching a box with 2 small lights in, you had to say what colour they changed to, either green, white, or red. I was told not to get any incorrect or i would fail the test and my application put back. Think i got 2 wrong, but the examiner kept telling me to concentrate harder on the lights and told me the correct colour, so i passed. I must be a real blind bat! I woudn't worry about the tests, might be different for army? Regards

[Paratrooper01]

Does maroon not look green if you are colour blind then, James??

Surprisingly not.

Although its a great excuse to jump on the red light, just for a laugh!