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The below disqualifying
conditions are in addition to the disqualifying conditions listed in
the Military
Medical Accessions Medical Guide. Unlike medical waivers
to join the military, medical waivers for aviation duty are much harder
to come by.
The causes for medical
unfitness for flying duty Classes 1/1A/2/2F/2S/3 are:
a. Infection. Any
infectious process of the ear until completely healed, except mild
asymptomatic external otitis.
b. External ear.
(1) Deformities
of the pinna that cause distractions or hearing loss while wearing
protective headgear.
(2) History of
post auricular fistula.
c. Middle ear.
(1) Barotitis media,
until resolved.
(2) History of
cholesteatoma.
(3) History of
chronic or recurrent Eustachian tube dysfunction.
(4) Otosclerosis.
(5) History of
simple, radical, or modified radical mastoidectomy.
(6) Any surgical
procedure in the middle ear that includes fenestration of the oval
window or horizontal semicircular canal, any endolymphatic shunting
procedure, stapedectomy, the use of any prosthesis or graft, or reconstruction
of the stapes.
(7) Tympanoplasty,
until completely healed with acceptable hearing and motility, as documented
by current ear–nose–throat evaluation.
d. Inner ear.
(1) Abnormal labyrinthine
function.
(2) History of
perilymph fistula.
(3) Tinnitus, except
when associated with high frequency hearing loss.
(4) History of
vertigo, except physiologic vertigo induced by gravity forces, aircraft
spins, or Baranay chair.
Flight Classes
Specific
Flight Class Medical Examinations are:
Class
1 - Warrant Officer Aviation Duty Applicants
Class 1A - Commissioned Officer Aviation Duty Applicants
Class 2 - Current Aviators, Current Student Aviators, and Previous
Aviators Returning to Aviation Service
Class 2F - Flight Surgeons, Including Those in Flight Surgeon Training
Class 2S - MOS 13F, Assigned to Aerial Fire Support Observer Duty
Class 3 - Non Rated Soldiers who Participate in Regular Flights (Crew
Chiefs, Gunners, UAV Operators, etc.)
Class 4 -
Air Traffic Control
Derived from
Army Regulation 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness
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