There are probably jobs they can do, but camel's nose under the tent comes to mind.
They may be able to “do some jobs”, but communication will present a problem unless everyone learns to sign or something.
Why not have blind people as pilots or quadriplegic people in the infantry?
Hey, let’s just make blind people pilots! Makes just as much sense.
Ok, I know this is USAF, but let’s say the Army is forced to accept deaf people; how to you tell him about the incoming? Sign language? What if he’s not looking?
Hope and change....
Can you hear me major Tom?
Madness.
I wonder how he will get his commands and communicate with squadron.
U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-California should be indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced for attempting giving aid and comfort to the enemy by introducing such a bill. The Air Force captain should be court-martialed as a co-conspirator.
Those who voted for Takano should stop stealing oxygen.
Because having standards to ensure America has the best military just might be discriminatory.......
Could somebody possibly mention ELITE IS THE GOAL!!!!
War is not about “fair”!
I worked with a hearing impaired person once. Didn’t think he was a bad person, but he was almost useless. There is another one who I see at my current job from time to time. He has a sign language assistant who goes with him everywhere.
Two employees for the price of one!!
I rated H3 for my hearing test (disqualified from all branches of service) at Dallas MEPS in ‘86. The recruiter took one look at my ASVAB scores and waivered me in. And in the Air Force’s infinite wisdom they put me in communications...
Insanity.
why not the blind? why not the crazy? why not the retarded?
What are Blind folks, chopped liver?
What did the deaf ever do to deserve this?
A couple of years ago the Mayor of Toledo, Ohio proposed to respond to noise complaints around the Toledo Express Airport by buying out those homeowners and then reselling the houses at very attractive prices to the deaf!