Q. Can he get an independent test done and will it carry any weight with them?
I'd doubt it. Their trainset etc.
[QUOTE][Q. One for the medics out there maybe - Can he do anything, exercise wise, to improve his short-sightedness?/QUOTE]
Wear boxing gloves in bed
Seriously, I'd doubt it, but you'd be better off starting in the opticians, and/or GP and working your way along from there. My guess is that once failed he'd struggle to convince them he'd got far enough the right side of the line to stay there for enough time. Their approach may well be that it's a permanent "weakness" that can not be "cured".
Has he checked his eyesight against the RN's standard? Info
is here. Just think, he could still join the master-race, and be in the Senior Service at the same time. What we call a win-win situation
