oscar19681 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I have tried joining the dutch army 3 times and did not get in becuase of red/green colour blindness. I read somewhere on the internet that colour blindness is something they find usefull in snipers becuase they tend to focus more on shape then on colours. whats the deal with colour blindess in other armys around the world? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 well its pretty dangerous to have a soldier who is colourblind.."puss the green button""-NO NOT THE RED ONE!!":nuke:and world war III finally started.... :debile2: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuikovChambered Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Posted by Kingtigerwell its pretty dangerous to have a soldier who is colourblind.."puss the green button""-NO NOT THE RED ONE!!":nuke:and world war III finally started...:debile2:Yeah, that would be a hoot.:biggrin: But colorblindness can be an asset in the military. I remember reading in a book about a recon unit in the 3rd Army during WWII, in which was a guy who was partially colorblind. Because of it, he was able to see enemy vehicles under cover in low light conditions before anyone else, and thus he became a valued member of the team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar19681 Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yeah a side affect of colour blindness is that due to the fact that the cones in your eyes do not have the normal workload in seperating colour like a normal person has because of that the colour blind has a slightly better night vision because more light is proccesses in the visual part of your eyes and brain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar19681 Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 well its pretty dangerous to have a soldier who is colourblind.."puss the green button""-NO NOT THE RED ONE!!":nuke:and world war III finally started.... :debile2:Actually the strange thing about being red/green colour blind is that i actually see red and green like a normal person. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Actually the strange thing about being red/green colour blind is that i actually see red and green like a normal person.Shouldnt you pass the tests then? or do they just say "no" as soon as they found out your colourblind? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar19681 Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 you can do recruitment tests every 2 years or so becuase they get rid of your file after 1 or 2 years if you failed the tests then at the recruitment centre. Its colours like light green that i see as brown. Most colours are no problem though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vati Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 If you really, really like to get in... you can always try to memorise these cards No, I did not tell you that... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar19681 Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 If you get the so-called Ishihara test i think its impossible to memorize the cards they show you. And yess i REALLY wanna get in! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEpi Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 a few fun facts about color blindness: 1. many have that, at least partially. IIRC, it's about 10% of male population (who's bloody idea was "let's have males with non-identical 23th chromosome"?). 2. most colorblind are only blind to red-green. 3. usually you don't know about it if it's partial, since there are differences in luminance between red and green: red is more saturated, usually, so most greens around us are not as bright as red (or is it the other way around? been some time since I messed with color). 4. usually, color blindness has no real-world implication (see #3), though complete color blindness does. I've never heard about an advantage in low light because of extra color processing. basically, the cones are all connected to one vision system which is in charge of high-definition color-contrast processing. rods are very very very sensitive to light, and are connected to a different vision system, which is much cruder, but is very sensitive to change and movement. during the day, the rods are absolutely overwhelmed by light, and are more or less disfunctional. only by night, they kick into action. color processing is very complicated. in low-light conditions, cones might not have enough input to register color (lots of connections between different receptors), but have enough information for brightness. then we get that lovely black&white night vision (under moonlit skies, for example). retinal hypersensitivity is a very nice thing to have when traveling by night, but I don't see any connection to color vision. I think both are unrelated. I see no point in not enlisting you, since only a jerk designs a tool that make differentiating between controls critical, yet fails to take color blindness into consideration. they're just making an excuse 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar19681 Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 thats my point exactly . However its known nato forces have zero tolerance for colour blinds. I could understand it if i cant see a traffic light going green or red (even if green or red where given other positions on the trafficlight) Or if i could not see the grass is green. But in daily life i have no problem whatsoever with colour blindness. Neither do i have problem in the planning phase in steel beasts pro which uses colour a lot! one time while attempting to join the army the guy doing the test said that the problem would be for example in a UN mission that i would not be able to see the difference between a blue or a green helmet LOL! or that on exersize i would load sharp rounds insted of blanks! I mean i never had a problem seeing the difference between UN blue helmets and green ones. And there are other ways to see if ammunition or blanks or sharp round then to look at a colour on the end of bullet-belt or clip. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 ...or that on exersize i would load sharp rounds insted of blanks!If there are both live and blank rounds being mixed at the same time I would suggest there are larger problems to worry about other than colour blindness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norfolk Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 If there are both live and blank rounds being mixed at the same time I would suggest there are larger problems to worry about other than colour blindness.And that's before the SIU investigation begins...:eek2: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 BANG! "Ow, Sir, Oscar shot me again!!!"Just don't join a infantry scout regiment Oscar. :biggrin:They hear you coming a mile away. :sonic: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 And that's before the SIU investigation begins...:eek2:Ironically, we had an incident recently where a live round was fired through a C-8 with a BFA attached. Luckily no one was injured, although the same can't be said for the BFA and flash suppressor... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Something along these lines? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pteradon Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Rofl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Ooops :eek2: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Lol! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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