Can a person with a slight hearing loss joy the Marines?
Joey asked:
I am naturally born with a hearing loss in both my ears. I may not ever enlist, however, just to know if this option applies to me, does anyone know if there is any requirement that a person needs perfect hearing to be a candidate of the U.S. Marines?
**the question is: Can a person with a slight hearing loss “Join,” the Marines? Please excuse my spelling.
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I am naturally born with a hearing loss in both my ears. I may not ever enlist, however, just to know if this option applies to me, does anyone know if there is any requirement that a person needs perfect hearing to be a candidate of the U.S. Marines?
**the question is: Can a person with a slight hearing loss “Join,” the Marines? Please excuse my spelling.
January 24th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
I doubt it but I bet you could slip in the army and than maybe slip in the marines…give it a few months I am sure it will be a less problem.
January 25th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Here are the hearing standards as measured by a standard audiometer. Anything worse is disqualifying:
Pure tone at 500, 1000 and 2000 cycles per second: Not more than 30 decibels loss on the average with no individual level greater than 35 decibels loss at those levels.’
Pure tone at 3000 cycles per second: Not more than 45 decibels of hearing loss.
Pure tone at 4000 cycles per second: Not more than 55 decibels of hearing loss.
The source below is the medical standard.
January 27th, 2009 at 2:27 am
They do not allow people with hearing loss to join the marines.
January 30th, 2009 at 1:24 am
im not sure bout the marines but i joined the army with hearing loss they just give you a waiver but when i went to the consult a guy went with me that was trying to join the marines so i think they would just do the same thing
January 30th, 2009 at 5:40 am
Nope, my cousin couldn’t join
January 31st, 2009 at 7:07 am
If you can’t pass the hearing test at MEPS you must be deaf they play a beep 100 times constantly just keep hitting the button and then they will stop for 30 seconds then 100 times constantly just keep hitting the button. It was the loudest hearing test I have ever taken. One time during the test a man or woman will come on and go don’t press the button till you hear the tone even if you have been doing it 100% correctly. If it comes on more than 2 times than you might have to retake it.
February 1st, 2009 at 8:30 am
why not i wear hearing aids and i want to join the Marines