Optometry
It’s crucial to ensure our Airmen are able to achieve ideal vision. Providing primary eye care, Optometrists examine and test people’s eyes for visual acuity and eye diseases. An integral part of the healthcare system, these practitioners do everything from prescribing correctional lenses to diagnosing conditions related to the ocular system.
Contact me:
TSgt Mitchell
Phone: 210-243-2407
Email: denarius.mitchell@us.af.mil
HPSP
Age: Projected actual age on date of completion of sponsored program is less than 39. Degree: Applicant must be enrolled in a school or college of optometry in the United States or Canada accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE), have taken the OAT (Optometry Admissions Test).
Degree Note: Applicant MUST have at least one completed semester of Optometry school on their transcripts when applying. This board is held later in the FY to allow this to occur, so ensure applicants are prepared to request an official transcripts upon completion of their first semester if they are first year students.
State License: Not specified
GPA: Minimum 3.0
Start Process: June-January
Board Date: Early April
Estimated Board Release: Late April
COT Date: After 1st year of optometry school or second year, it depends on availability. Sometimes can be referred for after graduation.
Rank/Grade: Second Lieutenant/O-1
Fully Qualified
Age: Actual age on EAD is less than 42.
Degree: Doctor of Optometry (O.D.)
Degree Note: School or college of optometry in the United States or Canada accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) in the year of the applicant’s graduation.
State License: A current therapeutic license to practice optometry in a state or territory of the United States or District of Columbia is required.
GPA: Minimum 3.0
Start Process: June-January
Board Date: Early April
Estimated Board Release: Late April
COT Date: January through August and no later than October 1st
Rank/Grade: Captain/O-3