# 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:** 82
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341/82 "2016-07-10T01:03:34Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Hold on - you start talking about how you’re an expert in the defense budget after making several strident statements, and when challenged on your statement, you want to change the topic away from your budget expertise? Come on. Ooh, you got me. I just dropped off the turnip truck onto this board today! How about you address the OP? Do you have a reasoned opinion on why the DoD budget can’t accomodate Deafs? Are we broke? OMG, we just can’t defend ourselves if we let those Deafies in! Our budget can’t handle it! OMG! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341)._