This enabled the making of any prescription pilot spectacles within 20 minutes. With short notice deployments becoming more common place, gas mask inserts can also be fabricated in house within 20 minutes. Conclusion Previous fastest time available to return pilots to duty was 3-5 days even with procurement of glasses on local community. Now pilots are returned to duty without any down-time, virtually eliminating the need to DNIF for refractory reasons, at a substantially lower cost to the Air Force. Short notice deployments may also deploy with mask inserts in hand rather than waiting for lab returns and forwarding to next location, potentially taking weeks.
Members receive faster service, higher quality product, and cost savings to the military.
Inspectors identify potential best practices during the inspection process.