Is it required to be in perfect health to joint military ? ?

Question

my body is in good shape and only problem i have is hard of hearing with a hearing-aid ? i,vie never heard of such a people actually joint in a military of any kind ? i do know many of them military people never went to any kind of war ? if they can get a normal job as a factory or something else ? i see no reason why they can,t joint in the military jobs ?

Answer 1

my brother has a hearing problem and he's in the navy.  he just "forgot" to mention it.  

Answer 2

No one is in "perfect" health.  Each military service throughout the world will establish its own standards. One need not have "perfect" hearing, as no one does, but they will have a standard that must be met.  I suspect that the standard in the u.s. will involve your ability to hear specific frequencies at a specific decible level, without the hearng aid, but I do not know that for sure.  Furthermore, your local recruiter does not know off the top of his head.  He may be able to look it up or he may just send you off for the pre-induction physical to see what happens.    

Answer 3

This is the hearing standard for all Armed Forces.

The disqualifying medical conditions are listed below. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are listed in parentheses following each standard.

The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction (without an approved waiver) are an authenticated history of:

a. Audiometers, calibrated to standards of the International Standards Organization (ISO 1964) or the American National Standards Institute (ANSI 1996), will be used to test the hearing of all applicants.

b. All audiometric tracings or audiometric readings recorded on reports of medical examination or other medical records will be clearly identified.

c. Acceptable audiometric hearing levels (both ears) are:

(1) Pure tone at 500, 1000, and 2000 cycles per second of not more than 30 decibels (dB) on the average (each ear), with no individual level greater than 35dB at these frequencies.

(2) Pure tone level not more than 45 dB at 3000 cycles per second each ear, and 55 dB at 4000 cycles per second each ear.

Derived from Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 6130.3, Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction, and DOD Instruction 6130.4, Criteria and Procedure Requirements for Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Armed Forces.

Answer 4

Hearing loss used to be grounds to keep you out of the military but this could have changed.  Some medical issues can be given waivers and enlist anyway, but I don't know if hearing loss can get a waiver.  Previous answerer gave best suggestion - call a recruiter and ask them.

Answer 5

I'm in the Army, and I wear hearing aids since I lost must of my hearing in Iraq, but to better answer your question go see a recruiter for the most updated information.  You might still have a chance.  There are a lot of jobs within the Army that you can perform.

Answer 6

Why do you keep putting a T at the end of join?  It makes it very confusing to read.

The military, especially right now, are taking people w/ worse health than they used to. My little brother has asthma, poor eyesight, and was incredibly out of shape and they took him on as an apache repairman.

Answer 7

go to college you do not want to have to put on your employee application that you were a veteran for the rest of your life

Answer 8

Perfect health? Pretty much, but then, that is a broad interpretation, so, there are guidelines, and here is one specific to your issue...

"The disqualifying medical conditions are listed below. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are listed in parentheses following each standard.

The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction (without an approved waiver) are an authenticated history of:

a. External ear. Atresia or severe microtia (744), acquired stenosis (380.5), severe chronic or acute otitis externa (380.2), or severe traumatic deformity (738.7).

b. Mastoids. Mastoiditis (383), residual of mastoid operation with fistula (383.81), or marked external deformity that prevents or interferes with wearing a protective mask or helmet (383.3).

c. Meniere's Syndrome. Or other diseases of the vestibular system (386).

d. Middle and inner ear. Acute or chronic otitis media (382), cholesteatoma (385.3), or history of any inner (P20) or middle (P19) ear surgery excluding myringotomy or successful tympanoplasty.

e. Tympanic membrane. Any perforation of the tympanic membrane (384), or surgery to correct perforation within 120 days of examination (P19).

Derived from Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 6130.3, Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction, and DOD Instruction 6130.4, Criteria and Procedure Requirements for Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Armed Forces."

Answer 9

Use of a hearing aid is disqualifying for entry into the armed forces. The source below is the medical standard.  

Answer 10

The hearing issue may be a problem.  Talk to a recruiter.