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?
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.
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.
AR 40-501: Standards of Medical Fitness, para. 2-7
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
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