Hi all, I know this is the veterans part but I figured someone would be able to answer this question.
At meps, I barely, and I mean BARELY squeaked by on my hearing test. Before basic training I failed my hearing test, the nice Captain running the hearing department at Ft. Jackson told me that doing an EPTS would get me a waiver. So after 3 days of filling one out, I did a bit of research, I learned it was for a discharge.
Right after I learned that, my reaction was "Fuck that noise" and after 5 weeks and 6 days in the 120th reception BN, I was finally able to go to training.
So now that i'm back home, and now a member of the national guard, I have my first drill weekend coming up, which just so happens to be the one where we get poked and prodded with the medical readiness stuff. I'm guessing I will fail my hearing test again, which I'm going to try not to but it's not something I can exactly control anymore. Will I have to fight another discharge or will they make me a profile and let me go about my career as a 42A?
I have troubles in the 5K-8K Hertz range if that helps. Thank you all.