A Sailor

Set your sights on a more dynamic approach to eye care. Navy Optometry charts a progressive course of optical health and safety.


Optometry

Job Overview:

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Classification:
Χ Enlisted
√ Officer
Available in:
√ Active Duty
√ Navy Reserve

As a Navy Optometrist, you’ll find cutting-edge work in the health services. Elite specialists at the top of their field. And a position of honor and respect waiting should you choose to join such ranks.

Pay:

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The gift of sight is especially critical for Sailors, Marines and aviators as they defend our country. That’s why Navy Optometrists are vital in maintaining our servicemembers’ effectiveness, whether guiding an F-18 to land on a carrier or tracking enemy vessels from hundreds of miles away.

What will you do?

As a Navy Optometrist, you’ll be stationed at one of many military treatment facilities worldwide – providing comprehensive ocular examinations, including evaluation of ocular health and the prescription of glasses and contact lenses. You’ll serve the routine and acute eye-care needs of military personnel, from examination and evaluation to prescription of the most effective treatment options. Promote the importance of visual health, safety and self-care to overall well-being.

Take advantage of continuing education training as well as management and teaching opportunities. All while ensuring the operational readiness of the Fleet.

In addition, you could take advantage of opportunities for treating submariner and aviation personnel, as well as become eligible for vision research and laboratory management positions.

Requirements

Basic Requirements

  1. Doctor of optometry degree from a college or university recognized by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education or the American Optometric Association
  2. Licensed to practice optometry by one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia
  3. Eligible to be licensed by a state or the District of Columbia by having passed Parts I, II and III of the National Board Exam
  4. Active state license is required upon entering Active Duty

Preferred Requirements

  1. Graduate school GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
  2. Professional experience
  3. Affiliation with national professional organization

Want to drill deeper? Learn more about other Health Care Opportunities in the Medical Service Corps.

For more information, to talk to a Navy representative or to request a free informative video about the Navy Medical Service Corps, please fill out an information request form. We look forward to hearing from you!

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