[nabs-l] Blindness and the Military

[Michael Capelle]

no, a blind person can not serve in the millitary, and i think we should be 
given the opportunity to.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 4:19 PM
To: Ryan Silveira ; National Association of Blind Students mailing list ; 
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blindness and the Military

Good afternoon, Ryan,

         They won't even let flat-footed people in the friggen Army!
Find another dream would be my suggestion!
Car

>I am curious to know the general opinion on the topic of blind people 
>serving in the US military.  It has always been a dream of mine to serve, 
>but unfortunately, given my blindness, this does not seem possible.  Or is 
>it?  Does anyone know of congenitally blind soldiers?  Personally, I think 
>blind people could serve the military well, especially in the inteligence 
>and communications departments.  They could even opperate distance 
>weaponry )e.g. droans), although that might be a bit more difficult.  What 
>do you all think?  If it is actually against policy for blind people to 
>serve in the armed forces, I think this would be a good cause for the NFB 
>to take up.  Thanks in advance for your feedback.
>
>
>Ryan L. Silveira
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