Why can you wear glasses but not hearing aids?

Question

Why is it disqualifying to wear hearing aids in the military, or to get in the military, but not hearing aids? They are both capable of being easily removed, whether voluntarily or accidentally, from the body, and both allow the vision/hearing to be corrected to "normal" standards.

the reason i'm asking is because i've recently learned that joining the Navy Nurse Corps is a privelege, not a right, but it just stinks because many of the people who qualify take it for granted that they have the opportunity to serve their country in the military.

I've been told though, by a recruiter, that the USO offers lots of oportunities to serve my country, as well, although I was kinda hoping to get to use my schooling for a career (nursing) towards serving.

Answer 1

I was stationed with an Aviation Ordnanceman.  He had a hearing aid.

Now, if you're completely DEAF a hearing aid will be of no use.  That's a bit different. What if you were BLIND in one eye?  Don't you think THAT would disqualify you?

Answer 2

you can only be so blind without glasses.   loss of hearing has a much higher potential for bad ju ju.   in case of a combat situation.. everybody is blinded by the smoke, but if you can't hear orders being given because a grenade went off on yorur good ear side ..you are hosed.  and YES Nurses have been faced with that scenario.  

Answer 3

Steve is correct. What if your battery dies and you can't hear? Comparing the two are like comparing apples and oranges. You have to have a minimum correctable vision to join, one that you can still see without glasses just need them to see 20/20.  

Answer 4

Think about it this way if a persons hearing aids fall out then they cant hear a word that their Commander is telling them, they cant hear gun fire that well, and it could be a live death situation for other people.  But every military has standards to how poor eye sight is without the glasses if the eye sight is fixed to twenty-twenty vision with glasses but their regular eyes sight it bad then they wont allow them to join.

Answer 5

because the hearing aid battery could die and you are deft to everything around them. glasses must have those strap things taht make them not fall off and they dont run on batteries