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Those current or former military personnel should seek immediate advice from an experienced attorney as statutes of limitation dictate the amount of time they have to file a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the Combat Arms Ear Plugs to seek financial compensation.Īn article on the jury verdict can be found at Those suffering from hearing problems as a result of the earplugs not working while in combat or training may be eligible for compensation as the manufacturer recently has come under fire for failing to disclose a design flaw that had been known as early as 2000.
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The failure of the dual-ended Combat Arms Ear Plugs (version 2) to protect service members’ ears has resulted in high incidences of tinnitus (ringing or buzzing of the ears) as well as partial or full hearing loss. The plugs were supposed to provide two levels of ear protection: one side was intended to block all noise and the other was intended to protect the eardrums from gunfire and explosions while still allowing military personnel to communicate freely. Maine Guard members returned from overseas this winter. This included those who were deployed to combat zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan. After deadly aviation crashes, Congress may tighten Pentagon focus on why. Carter said, though he added that some women could meet the most demanding physical requirements, just as some men could not.A jury returns a $6 million punitive verdict ($7.1 million overall) against 3M for defective Combat Arms Ear Plugs.īetween 20, the dual-ended 3M Combat Arms Ear Plugs (version 2) were standard-issued equipment for service members. “Studies say there are physical differences,” Mr. He also acknowledged that many units were likely to remain largely male, especially elite infantry troops and Special Operations forces, where “only small numbers of women could” likely meet the standards. The defense secretary sought to assuage those concerns on Thursday by saying that every service member would have to meet the standards of the jobs they wished to fill, and “there must be no quotas or perception thereof.” Senior defense officials and military officers would have to overcome the perception among many service members, men and women alike, that the change would reduce the effectiveness of the armed services. A brigade is normally commanded by a colonel (O-6) although in some cases a brigadier general (O-7) may assume command. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver brigade, and its assigned support and fire units. Carter acknowledged at the news conference that simply opening up combat roles to women was not going to lead to a fully integrated military. The brigade combat team ( BCT) is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the U.S. “The practical reality is that even though we want to knock down this last bastion of exclusion, the preponderance of women will not be able to do the job.” “Humping a hundred pounds, man, that ain’t easy, and it remains the defining physical requirement of the infantry,” said Paul Davis, an exercise scientist who did a multiyear study of the Marine infantry. Some in the military have privately voiced concern that integration will prove impractical, especially in the infantry, where heavy loads and long periods of deprivation are part of the job. the introduction of women into the combat arms has increased the. “Now if there is some little girl who wants to be a tanker, no one can tell her she can’t.”īut the Republican chairmen of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees expressed caution and noted that by law Congress had 30 days to review the decision. Women in combat refers to female military personnel assigned to combat positions. “I’m overjoyed,” said Katelyn van Dam, an attack helicopter pilot in the Marine Corps who has deployed to Afghanistan. “In the 21st century that requires drawing strength from the broadest possible pool of talent. “When I became secretary of defense, I made a commitment to building America’s force of the future,” Mr.
He characterized the change as necessary to ensure that the United States military remained the world’s most powerful. Carter said that women would be allowed to serve in all military combat roles by early next year.
A major barrier fell this year when women were permitted to go through the grueling training that would allow them to qualify as Army Rangers, the service’s elite infantry.
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