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Removal of FAA Third-Class Medical Certificate Requirement for Military Pilot Trainees
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Federal Register Documents published on or after 08/24/2025
This relief would extend to U.S. military pilot trainees and to foreign military pilot trainees sponsored by the U.S. Armed Forces who also meet U.S. military pilot medical examination requirements.
The issue arising for both U.S. Armed Forces pilot trainees and U.S. Armed Forces-sponsored foreign military pilot trainees is that a military pilot trainee is not a military pilot who is authorized for full military pilot flight status and is therefore not eligible for the exception currently provided in § 61.23(b)(11).
The 2019 NPRM “Removal of Check Pilot Medical Certificate Requirement” [ ] found the cost for an applicant to apply for a medical certificate is $437 [ ] per certificate.
* * * * * (b) * * * Military pilot medical examination means a medical examination conducted by a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces for the purpose of establishing medical eligibility for a military pilot or military pilot trainee to perform military pilot duties onboard military aircraft.
* * * * * (c) * * * (2) * * * (xii) Is a military pilot of the U.S. Armed Forces or a military pilot trainee, has an up-to-date U.S. military pilot medical examination, and holds military pilot or military pilot trainee flight status; * * * * *4.