# Deaf people blocked from armed services **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 25, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341 "2016-06-25T18:40:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341/62 "2016-07-09T20:19:44Z")
The US military is the wealthiest military in the world, by far. If we wanted deaf people in the military, we would have them with no loss of effectiveness. We just don’t. Welcome our trans soldiers! I wish congress would force the DoD to actually account for its budget. As it is, the only part of the budget congress has any idea about is personel, so of course that’s what get’s targeted. How about we apply a little fiscal responsibility and accountability to all those pork barrel weapons programs? We could afford deaf interpreters for every deaf person wanting to join the military. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341)._