Color vision for air force (non-flying)

Question

I have been considering applying to be a JAG for the Air Force. I know a medical examination is involved, but what is the color vision requirement? I am color deficient (I think, though not sure, that I may be: Deuteranomal). I have read some military notes, and it seems that it suffices to pass a Ophthalmological Projector or the Stereoscope, Vision Testing (SVT) for "bright green and bright red". I am not sure what that entails, or if I could qualify. Can someone who may know give me more info? I don't want to spend all that time applying and getting my hopes up just to be rejected for a condition I already know about and which I cannot control.

Thanks for any info in advance.

Answer 1

If you are a holding a JD and a member of a state bar, your color vision will not keep you from getting in. Color vision comes into play for technical and flying positions.

Answer 2

There are several different types of color blindness actually.  The more common ones are Red-Blue or Blue-Green color blindness and a third where you don't see any particular color at all but only shades of gray- black and some other color like a grayish green or grayish looking blue.  For some jobs distinguishing different kinds of warning lights, different colors of wiring, or shades of different colors are crucial so you are then restricted from them based on what type of color blindness you might have.  For an administrative type job like what you mention you can enlist since you can distinguish bright red and bright green and it is only the more subdued of those colors that you would have trouble with recognizing.  

Answer 3

they do more than green and red.

Expect yellows, blues, all sorts, they test on the full spectrum.

Answer 4

e. Color vision, (368.5). Although there is no standard, color vision will be tested because adequate color vision is a prerequisite for entry into many military specialties. However, for entrance into a military academy or ROTC or OCS/OTS programs, the inability to distinguish and identify without confusion the color of an object, substance, material, or light that is uniformly colored a vivid red or vivid green is disqualifying.

Derived from Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 6130.3, Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction, and DOD Instruction 6130.4, Criteria and Procedure Requirements for Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Armed Forces.