Surgical hardware's impact on a USAF recruit?

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:48:03 -0600,
Raptor wrote:
My gf has a kid who's an airplane nut. He just enrolled in JROTC in his
high school and is suddenly motivated about school. He had a broken arm
(skater d00d) that was repaired with the usual metal plates, which he
still has.

Should this impact his flight eligibility? She's got great health
insurance and is tempted to have them removed if it does.


it could. he and his mom need to sit down and talk with the treating
orthopod and discuss the issue.

however he has time and who knows by the time he is ready to raise his
right hand, he might decide being a tank gunner is better.

interesting site that discusses this sort of thing from the navy perspective
is:

www.vnh.org/AeroWaiverGuide/toc97.html