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Can You Be Disqualified By “meps” If Trying To Join The Marines With A Low Hearing In One Hear?

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 18:44
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i passed the ASVAB and only had to do my physical. it came down to failing my hearing test… i had to write an essay on how i never had a problem with hearing and returning to MEPS and going through the same process at a private hear doctor and being denied… how do i get pass this?

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2 Responses to “Can You Be Disqualified By “meps” If Trying To Join The Marines With A Low Hearing In One Hear?”

  1. Navy Sailor - GAI said on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 22:35

    You do need to pass a minimum level for your hearing test. You can try another branch or push your recruiter to ask for more medical options. You will always need a waiver for this condition and that is why you had to hand write the “voluntary statement” you mentioned. I don’t know how low your hearing may be but at a certain point it is a no for sure for enlistment. Did the private doctor find that your hearing was also low? If not you need to take those results from the private doctor and ask for another test at MEPS. You really need to pay attention while taking your hearing test because if you don’t you will get bad numbers that will look like you have a serious hearing problem. You may still be ok for the Navy and the MC and the Navy are brother so if you pick the right job you will be able to work with Marines a lot if you want. Go talk to the Navy recruiter and see what you can do if you can’t get anything from your MC recruiter. Hope things work out.

  2. desertvi said on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 22:56

    Here are the hearing standards for enlistment as measured by an audiometer:
    No more than 30 decibels of hearing loss on the the average with no individual loss greater than 35 decibels at 500,1000,and 2000 cycles per second.
    No more than 45 decibels hearing loss at 3000 cycles per second and 55 decibels of hearing loss at 4000 cycles per second.
    Anything worse is disqualifying. The source below is the medical standard for this condition.

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