Timeline for What kind of injury would force a Navy EA-6B pilot to stop flying and take a desk job?
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| Jun 28, 2021 at 17:46 | comment | added | Jpe61 | To that I would say military pilots take their duty very seriously, this would include keeping the diet healthy. But I must admit in some rate circumstances one might develop night blindness due to, say, inflamation or such. Being born with it, "you shall not pass" initial testing 😃 | |
| Jun 28, 2021 at 13:56 | comment | added | EarlGrey | @Jpe61 the pilot may have developed night blindness due to dietary deficiencies ... you are sure you can see at night, you are convinced you can see at night but it requires only a bit more attention because of "getting old" ... until the time you do not see at night. | |
| Jun 22, 2021 at 19:51 | history | edited | Mohair | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added mention of curing the night blindness
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| Jun 20, 2021 at 8:10 | comment | added | Jpe61 | I bet night blindness would have been caught in the initial testing before the multi million dollar flight training... | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 19:59 | comment | added | Bianfable | @FreeMan A) I think it does answer the question. B) Answers in comments are not allowed, so posting this as an answer with a source (even if it's only Wikipedia) is the correct way. | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 18:48 | comment | added | Ralph J♦ | "Night blindness" mentioned here actually does answer the original question. | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 17:57 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| Jun 18, 2021 at 17:57 | comment | added | FreeMan | While this is a very valid point, A) it is NOT an answer, and B) it was mentioned in the comments on the OP 10 hours ago | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 17:22 | history | answered | Mohair | CC BY-SA 4.0 |