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(k) He does not bear traces of previous acute or chronic disease pointing to an
impaired constitution.
(l) He does not suffer form a severe degree of varicocele or varicose veins,
unless he has been successfully operated on.

AIR WING

5. Officers of the Senior and Junior Division of Air Wing must be in good mental and
bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with their training.

The Senior Division Air Wing Officers must also be free from active or latent, acute
or chronic medical or surgical disability or infection as would entail a degree of functional
incapacity which is likely to interfere with the safe handling o modern aircraft in flight.

6. The particular standards applicable to IAF faying are as follows :-

(a) Height –not less than 64”
(b) Leg length –hip to heel not less than 39”
(c) Visual acuity --Unaided vision of 6/6 in one eye and at least 6/9 in the other
if correctable to 6/6.

NOTES— (i) Case of squint latent or manifest, or Trachoma of any degree will not be
acceptable.
(ii) The fields of vision should not be restricted.

(d) Colour Vision—Normal or defective safe.

(e) Hearing –The minimum standard is the ability to hear a forced whisper from
a distance of 20 ft. with each ear separately the other ear being rendered ineffective
by masing or occlusion with the candidate’s back to the examiner.

NOTES-(i) Cases of acute or chronic suppurative otitis media or perforation of the
tympanic membrances are not acceptable.

(ii) The tympanic membrance should be fully mobile and the Eustachian tubes
patent.

(f) Urine – The urine must be free of sugar and albumen. Only proved cases of
renal glycosuria are acceptable, if sugar is present.

(g) Body system –All body systems must be normal; The individual must have
complete use of his four limbs.