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Calling this young mans integrity into question is not the done thing gentlemen.
I suggested that he waits the 15 months and then goes through the system when he is fully prepared with the ability to answer the questions put to him.
I suggested that he waits the 15 months and then goes through the system when he is fully prepared with the ability to answer the questions put to him.
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Yeah that's right, you can't join if you have laser surgery, but as far as I know you can get it done without it going on your medical records. My eyes are pretty naff, -3 or so.
At least you managed to get somewhere with the flying in the end Blinkz. What's an ishara plate?
I'm not talking about the epilepsy rule being stupid/pointless, I'm talking about the sight one. If the sight is correctable by glasses , lenses or laser surgery, it's not about there being any danger to anyone which needs to be protected from. It's about bank-balancing.
The epilepsy rule though? Of course, they have a point. But it doesn't mean it's a fair point.
I will wait the 15 months...it's just...what the hell do I do in the meantime. I don't wanna go to uni.
Hell, I got an A and two Bs for my AS-levels, and I've just been entered for the Advanced Examination Award in English, which is basically a qualification that goes beyond A-level syllabus that's so hard it has a pass mark of 90%. Most people would be delighted about that, I just don't care.
I'd settle for being in the marines, but they won't even let me do that either. *sigh*
Back to my zzz Psychology coursework I suppose.
At least you managed to get somewhere with the flying in the end Blinkz. What's an ishara plate?
I'm not talking about the epilepsy rule being stupid/pointless, I'm talking about the sight one. If the sight is correctable by glasses , lenses or laser surgery, it's not about there being any danger to anyone which needs to be protected from. It's about bank-balancing.
The epilepsy rule though? Of course, they have a point. But it doesn't mean it's a fair point.
I will wait the 15 months...it's just...what the hell do I do in the meantime. I don't wanna go to uni.
Hell, I got an A and two Bs for my AS-levels, and I've just been entered for the Advanced Examination Award in English, which is basically a qualification that goes beyond A-level syllabus that's so hard it has a pass mark of 90%. Most people would be delighted about that, I just don't care.
I'd settle for being in the marines, but they won't even let me do that either. *sigh*
Back to my zzz Psychology coursework I suppose.
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The best reply I have seen here was from papercut. Polite but very much to the point.
I am sorry you have experienced some difficult medical issues spiderman, but flying as a fighter pilot or as an airline pilot requires a fairly high level of medical fitness particularly at the induction phase of those careers.
It is a fact of life that not everybody will be able to attain those levels and that is just unfortunate. The levels are set to reflect a balance of fairness to both the candidate and the employer based on the the relevant requirements and as best as can be ascertained to provide a viable full career term.
Hopefully you will be able to resolve your own problems, but it is of little use bemoaning the requirements or complaining about the perceived unfairness of them. Sometimes there are borderline issues that can be overcome or offered dispensation and other times there are clearly not. Dreams aside these are realities that you should properly address. In the first instance you should approach your medical advisors (G.P. Specialists etc,) then if appropriate the Aviation medical professionals. as well as being honest to the authorities and prospective employers you need to be honest to yourself. Sometimes, indeed very often, life has to take a different direction from that originally intended.
I am sorry you have experienced some difficult medical issues spiderman, but flying as a fighter pilot or as an airline pilot requires a fairly high level of medical fitness particularly at the induction phase of those careers.
It is a fact of life that not everybody will be able to attain those levels and that is just unfortunate. The levels are set to reflect a balance of fairness to both the candidate and the employer based on the the relevant requirements and as best as can be ascertained to provide a viable full career term.
Hopefully you will be able to resolve your own problems, but it is of little use bemoaning the requirements or complaining about the perceived unfairness of them. Sometimes there are borderline issues that can be overcome or offered dispensation and other times there are clearly not. Dreams aside these are realities that you should properly address. In the first instance you should approach your medical advisors (G.P. Specialists etc,) then if appropriate the Aviation medical professionals. as well as being honest to the authorities and prospective employers you need to be honest to yourself. Sometimes, indeed very often, life has to take a different direction from that originally intended.
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Yeah I will do that. Thankyou.
Don't think I'm gonna go to uni next year, really CBA with it...realising that after returning to college for a third year. I'll go work up in the city or something while I figure something out *shrug*
On the plus side, I saw a program I recorded yesterday called "Destination Future", which assures me that you and I will be able to go into space in the near future, which is what I always wanted to do. So it's not all bad
Thanks a lot people.
Don't think I'm gonna go to uni next year, really CBA with it...realising that after returning to college for a third year. I'll go work up in the city or something while I figure something out *shrug*
On the plus side, I saw a program I recorded yesterday called "Destination Future", which assures me that you and I will be able to go into space in the near future, which is what I always wanted to do. So it's not all bad
Thanks a lot people.
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Thanks guys
A lot of you probably remember the thread I made a little while ago. I just wanted to say: thankyou. I've taken on a new outlook on life and finally come to accept it (sadly, I admit). We were given homework to write a sonnet for English the other day, and I knew what to write about straight away. Maybe you'd like to read it; I call it "Tragic Story" (I chose the name after I finished writing it, I think it fits perfectly).
Once upon a time there was
A dream that fate itself brought,
An ambitious dream it was
But the battles would be fought.
Then fate changed and life had turned
Upside down and the wrong way round,
The ambition that had burned
Lay charred and dead upon the ground.
The road had gone,
The path was blocked,
The dreams were wrong,
Ambition mocked.
Once life was like a quest for glory,
But now it’s just a tragic story.
Not strictly a sonnet, but it's close enough
It was like something just opened up in me and it made me feel a lot better. It was like I'd just transferred my problems into 14 lines on a piece of paper. I could never understand the appeal of poetry - but now I do. I just stared at it for half an hour after I wrote it. I think of it more as a piece of art than a piece of writing.
So, although I am still sad about it, I'm now aiming at being a paramedic. I can't do that yet (age and various things), I'm either going to do something revolving around something I enjoy, like working with motorbikes, or I'll go do an engineering degree - but since I'm untalented in that area and don't really want to go to university anyway I'll probably avoid that.
Important thing is though, I'm moving on now, trying to concern myself with normal problems people face daily instead of clutching at straws. I've plastered my walls with posters of various fighter jets and stuff to remind me of a forgotten era, but I'm exploring realistic options now. I'm sure I'll make a good paramedic - I hope so anyway.
And it's all thanks to you guys. I no longer feel like my life is pointless, terrible and over. Thank you very much, I owe a lot to you all. You've done more for me than I could ever ask from anyone.
Sincerely,
H. Wright
P.S. I'll never forget you.
Edit: hmm, seems the post was merged with my old thread. Nevermind =)
Once upon a time there was
A dream that fate itself brought,
An ambitious dream it was
But the battles would be fought.
Then fate changed and life had turned
Upside down and the wrong way round,
The ambition that had burned
Lay charred and dead upon the ground.
The road had gone,
The path was blocked,
The dreams were wrong,
Ambition mocked.
Once life was like a quest for glory,
But now it’s just a tragic story.
Not strictly a sonnet, but it's close enough
It was like something just opened up in me and it made me feel a lot better. It was like I'd just transferred my problems into 14 lines on a piece of paper. I could never understand the appeal of poetry - but now I do. I just stared at it for half an hour after I wrote it. I think of it more as a piece of art than a piece of writing.
So, although I am still sad about it, I'm now aiming at being a paramedic. I can't do that yet (age and various things), I'm either going to do something revolving around something I enjoy, like working with motorbikes, or I'll go do an engineering degree - but since I'm untalented in that area and don't really want to go to university anyway I'll probably avoid that.
Important thing is though, I'm moving on now, trying to concern myself with normal problems people face daily instead of clutching at straws. I've plastered my walls with posters of various fighter jets and stuff to remind me of a forgotten era, but I'm exploring realistic options now. I'm sure I'll make a good paramedic - I hope so anyway.
And it's all thanks to you guys. I no longer feel like my life is pointless, terrible and over. Thank you very much, I owe a lot to you all. You've done more for me than I could ever ask from anyone.
Sincerely,
H. Wright
P.S. I'll never forget you.
Edit: hmm, seems the post was merged with my old thread. Nevermind =)
Last edited by Spiderman29; 13th October 2004 at 21:20.
