I'm currently a student and I'm planning on joining the British Army once I've finished my studies. I'm fit and constantly training but I wear glasses/contacts and I want to know how much this would hold me back in the Army. I'm prepared to get laser eye surgery (if the results would be as good as I hope ie. 20/20) and I know that I can't join the army until 12 months after a laser eye surgery procedure. I intend to join as an officer and would ideally be in the parachute regiment and from there the dream would be to go to the pathfinders and then maybe even the SAS. How much of big deal is glasses/contacts going to be and as such is surgery going to be a good idea, or again would that be held against me?
Jericho
Jericho