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Should Deaf People Be Allowed To Serve In The Military

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Serving in the military is something that all people, disabled, hard of hearing, deaf, anyone should be able to do. Yet hundreds of motivated hard of hearing or deaf Americans are not given the chance to serve. which, in my opinion is unfair because they should atleast be given a chance.

Keith Nolan has always had a lifelong dream of serving in the military, he was drawn to serving. Keith first completed some levels of Army ROTC programs, He completed the physical training portion without an interpreter, but was not allowed to move forward. The defense program sets medical standards, which includes hearing and if you are not hearing you must have implants. Then the HR 1722 was introduced.

The HR 1722 is the Keith Nolan Air Force Deaf Demonstration Act. This creates room for about 20 people with hearing loss or hearing problems who also qualify to serve in the military. The bill was introduced by a Senator whose name is Tom Harkin. Harkin thought that the military would be the best place to start this act. …show more content…

The bill has gotten good reviews and a lot of support but some critics do not believe its a good idea. The critics believe that this is going to change the medical requirements for being able to serve. That is not the point of this bill at all, the point of this bill is to create an amazing opportunity for deaf or hard of hearing individuals to serve. There are so many opportunities the military has and there are tons of talented and dedicated individuals that would love to serve. We are missing out on having talented people serve our country because of a hearing

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