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RAF, Royal Navy and Army

I was wondering about the British Armed Forces regulations about Pilot eyesight requirement. The RAF is really strict about it but what about the other forces? I heard that the Navy is less strict about the eyesight, is it true? What about Army?
Reply 1
The RAF and the RN have the exact same medical requirements for eyesight.
However, the RAF generally has higher numbers of applicants and consequently can be more picky about who gets in.
The Army has a very different flying structure so is not really as comparable for a career, but I believe I'm right in saying that their standards are slightly (but not by much) lower.
Reply 2
http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/29751.aspx

Eyesight requirements are listed here. I think they're a little bit lower than the RAF but not massively.

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