Many, but not all, countries, branches and positions. This is particularly true of special forces. Even so, guidelines don’t always get enforced. After being drafted into the army, my uncle, who was mildly colorblind, “failed” his colorvision test. However, the examiners assumed he was just trying to get out of the service, so didn’t believe him.

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Maybe Better At Some Types of Camouflage
Why colorblindness disqualifies military pilot hopefuls

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Maybe not as bad as having anosmia, but I’m told that the color of most meats is an indication of their healthiness.

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Unless one specializes exclusively in film noir.

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TikToker: Natasha Caudill
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Layered maps are tough enough for the colorblind to interpret, let alone having to create them.

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Japan Hazard Maps

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Difficult or impossible to analyze and/or identify slides, reactions, samples, etc.

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See Police Officer.

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Difficult to specify which plants go together, or with a particular scheme.

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That gray-looking stone in that, maybe, gold or silver or titanium setting will look great on you.

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If it involves crimping or matching colored wires, it’s out of my league.

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Paint, fabric and material selection.

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Material and finish selection, presentations, etc.

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Yes, you can specialize in black and white, draw by reading the numbers of computerized colors, or rely upon available pre-designed color combinations, but these can be frustrating limitations.

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Ernests Brants
Making Readable Charts

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Not so much a profession, but as an activity one should avoid when colorblind. Those brightly colored outfits help avoid accidents, assuming one has the ability to distinguish the color from the background.

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The Colorblind Hunter

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Identifying colors via small dabs on paint cans. Keeping track of which walls have been painted. Dipping a brush containing remnants of one color into a can of completely different color… and not noticing the newly created color.

My story: Color Separation

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Many commercial driver jobs specify that colorblind individuals are excluded. This is controversial and not universal, as there are no significant differences related to colorvision between driving a car and driving heavier vehicles.

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Physicians, nurses, paramedics, and most other medical personnel need to be able to identify veins, blood, cyanosis, erythema, rashes, etc. There are certainly specialties that rely less on color, but getting through the color-reliant educational process will be grueling.

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Colorblindness in Medical Jobs

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Inability to recognize color-coded hazardous materials signs and gas cylinders at a distance.

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Oh… I thought I did choose the subtle tint you asked for. Don’t worry… it will grow out… eventually.

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Difficulty reading color-coded maps and identifying nearly anything.

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Colorblind Geologist

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Can’t determine if plants are healthy, and, if not, what’s wrong with them. Are those leaves yellow… or brown?

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Colorblind Gardners Chat
Colorblind Garnder

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