does this really make a diffrence?

[BeattheDrums 0]

JUst wondering.... But I got told today that I couldnt be a Military rigger because I am colorblind. Does that really make that big of a diffrence... Are there any colorblind riggers out there?

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[mjosparky 4]

There are a lot of things you can not do in the military if you are color blind. They are just funny that way.
The only thing that comes to mind is being able to tell what color the bromocresol turns when testing for acid mesh problems.
Sparky

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[tombuch 0]

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There are a lot of things you can not do in the military if you are color blind. They are just funny that way.
The only thing that comes to mind is being able to tell what color the bromocresol turns when testing for acid mesh problems.
Sparky

Perhaps being able to see contrasting thread when doing inspections?

Tom Buchanan
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[masterrig 1]

Are we still in that 'acid-mesh' thing? I thought that was done? Those parachutes should be grounded, just because they are old!

Chuck

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

This really doesn't have anything to do with gear or rigging and I am sure the thread will be moved somewhere else, but I will answer anyway.

There are a LOT of jobs in the military that supposedly require you to have color vision, but there are ways around pretty much anything except "GT" score requirements (which can also be waived a bit in some cases). For example, I am pretty damn colorblind (4 out of 16 on the PIP test), but I was in CMF 18 for all but two of my 21 years in the army without getting relieved. The bottom line is that so long as you can tell green from red, you are good to go.

Chuck

[BeattheDrums 0]

Thanks for the info... I'll keep talking to them to see what I can do.

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This really doesn't have anything to do with gear or rigging and I am sure the thread will be moved somewhere else, but I will answer anyway.

Yeah I wasn't sure if this should go here or not. I decided to put it here cause I was aiming the questions more twords riggers... So feel free to move as nesiccary.

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http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/arjobs/bl92r.htm


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There are a lot of things you can not do in the military if you are color blind. They are just funny that way.
The only thing that comes to mind is being able to tell what color the bromocresol turns when testing for acid mesh problems.
Sparky

Perhaps being able to see contrasting thread when doing inspections?

Or being able to use the same coloured fabric as the original to make a patch?

Also aren't some webbings identified by the coloured thread running on the side/center of the webbing?

[mjosparky 4]

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Also aren't some webbings identified by the coloured thread running on the side/center of the webbing?

Good point, I forgot about that.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[dgskydive 0]

Like Chuck said. You have to be able to see red or green.

As a military rigger you must be Airborne and since green means go and red means stop, if you can't tell the difference they won't let ya be a rigger since you have to jump as well.

Dom

[ZigZagMarquis 9]

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Or being able to use the same coloured fabric as the original to make a patch?

I thought military riggers were supposed to use DIFFERENT colored patchs then the orginal material so they would stand out better for inspection... in part... because I thought the military actually paid attention to that "too many patches" on a canopy / pannel / gore rule?