Hi!
Typically, in a militray, will a soldier who is color blind be allowed to operate a rifle?
When answering this question, please state the country in which you are talking about. I know different country might have different set of rules.
Thank you.
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December 11th, 2009 at 12:54 am
yes they can…my husband is in the us army and he’s colorblind…he had to get a waiver to join…
December 11th, 2009 at 12:54 am
In the US Navy, in submarines from 1968 through 1989, the years that I served, no one was colorblind that I am aware of. The reason: colored lights which indicated the level of alarm by changing colors. Colorblind does not work in this scenario. Now, in the new Navy since I left, things may have changed, but I suspect not. Other branches of the military may allow colorblind, but I kind of doubt it. I’ll be interested in reading other answers about other places, especially if they DO allow colorblind people to serve in various ways. Being colorblind will not stop a person from effectively using a rifle, but it will stop that person from operating a nuclear power plant in a US submarine.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:54 am
You can in the US. Army as long as you can pull the trigger and hit your target.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:54 am
Yes. I looked into this back in my college A&P class and 99.99%(Roughly)of color blindness is not being able to see a particular color. There are very few that see things as if it were a black and white TV. The army will make the Service member get a wiaver to enlist. I do know however that if you apply to EOD school that color blindness is a NOGO. I believe there are a few ENG jobs that color blindness is an eliminating Factor.
Is it on the flight physical as well?
December 11th, 2009 at 12:54 am
I’m color deficient and I was able to get pistol and rifle quals when necessary. There were certain jobs I couldn’t hold in the military due to being colorblind, but in boot camp when we got to shoot, and after, I was able to. There are different levels of being colorblind, too, so that affects what you will and will not be able to do. My father is also colorblind and served in the Navy for 24 years, and he also got his pistol quals when necessary.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:54 am
The Army needs you so start from there…a waiver is needed first.