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I was in the service for 24 years, and lived thru those changes. I can't say that I approve of all of them.While I don't disagree with your post, you are well aware of the hardship women had to go through to receive EQUALITY within the service.
You have the right to apply for a position. You don't have a right to be accepted. One must meet the criteria for a position.Military service is a position and in every part of society all have a equal chance to these position. Maybe not a right but equal opportunity. So for the service to say a person could not enlist ONLY because of deafness IS discrimination.
If that qualification requires hearing, then one has to meet that qualification. Same for vision and physical fitness.Qualification is an entirely separate matter and all candidates must be given an equal shot at qualifying...
I was part of the staff who made the press arrangements for the announcement of the first women to attend Navy flight school to become pilots. I was there for the press conferences, the media tours, and the interviews. I wrote some of the press releases. Our command was in charge of their training. You aren't telling me anything that I don't know. You are telling me some things that you don't know....remember long ago women where not even given the chance to qualify as fighter pilots because (well, I'm a man and I can't remember the stupid reason used).
The first military women pilots were not fighter pilots. That is, they flew non-combat aircraft and missions. Women weren't allowed in combat zones, therefore, they couldn't fly combat missions.