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From: mls@harpo.UUCP
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Subject: Airmans Physicals & Eye Sight
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Date: Fri, 3-May-85 12:00:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  3 12:00:00 1985
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Nf-From: !mls    May  3 11:59:00 1985

I recently had a bad experience on taking a third class physical.
The nurse measured a blood pressure of 172/92.  This is high and
according to one book the rejection point is 170/100.  The hooker
in the thing is that she took it after I did about 30 jumping jacks.
My blood pressure at rest is 120/82. Forturnately I got back to them
befofe they sent the form in.

The other bad news was that my uncorrected distance eye sight is
not good enough to get a second class physical.  I also read in one book
that I should have my eyes tested on a conventional eye chart rather
than a machine with lenses because I should be able to do better
on the conventional eye chart.  Can anybody confirm that?  Or how easy
is it to get a first time wavier for eyes for a second class physical
when I have had no need for a second class in the past.  I was thinking
about getting a commercial license and maybe a flight instructor.

Irv McNair 
ATT Bell Labs