• Hathaway@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    Alright, so, no one here seems to be prior military. Yes, actually, that’s exactly why militaries use them. So, for the practical, it’s really fucking hard to communicate during a firefight and I promise you any sort of assistance is nice. Being able to communicate is a major factor to being an effective force.

    Second, it costs the government a lot of money in disability. A lot. Pretty sure tinnitus is the most common issue paid out.

    Source: former infantryman.

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      3 months ago

      I don’t want to give people in firefights assistance. If you’re willing to use a gun in a firefight, you deserve hearing damage.