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Eyewear Eligibility/ Requirements​

 

Navy ​Marine Corps ​Army Airforce​​ Guard/Reserves​ Coast Guard Military Retirees​

Frame of Choice

-​clear lenses​

X

 

X​​

X

X

X

 

X​

 

N/A​​

5A

-clear lenses

-tinted lenses

 

X​

X

 

X

X​

 

X

X​

 

X

X​

 

X

X​

X

X

 

X​

X

​5AM

-clear lenses

-tinted lenses

X

X

 

X

X​

 

X

X​

 

X

X​

 

X

X​

X

X

 

X

X

FGS

-clear lenses

-tinted lenses

 

X

X​

 

X

X​

 

X

X​

 

N/A

N/A

 

Only available

in FLIGHT STATUS

 

X

X

 

N/A

N/A​

​FGG

-clear lenses

-tinted lenses

X

X

 

X

X​

 

N/A

N/A​

 

N/A

N/A​

 

Only available

in FLIGHT STATUS

 

X

X

 

N/A

N/A​

​Military Combat Eye Protection

(MCEP)(if required)

X

 

X​

 

X​

 

X​

 

X​

X

 

N/A​

​Chemical Gas Mask Inserts

(if required)

X

 

X​

 

X​

 

X​

 

X​

X

 

N/A​

​AFF

-clear lenses

-tinted lenses

N/A

N/A

 

N/A

N/A​

 

N/A

N/A​

 

X

X​

 

Only available

in FLIGHT STATUS

 

N/A

N/A

 

N/A

N/A​

AFD

-clear lenses

-tinted lenses

 

N/A

N/A​

 

N/A

N/A​

 

N/A

N/A​

 

X

X​

 

Only available

in FLIGHT STATUS​

 

N/A

N/A​

 

N/A

N/A​

  
 There are many more categories. To see the full tables from the new regulation, SECNAV 6810.1, Army regulation 40-63, Air Force instruction 44-117 dated 14 April 2015, click here.



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