Hearing loss
Top ailment at Bagram ENT walk-in clinics
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Troops reject ear protection in Afghanistan
Damaged ear drums and other hearing loss ailments top the list of complaints at the Ear, Nose and Throat walk-in clinics at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, pointing to a preference by...
Running shoes
A lot of stores that specialize in running shoes will do a shoe fit test. You stand on this pad that shows where you put the most pressure on your feet. Then they do a gait analysis.” —Shaken1976
Help from Obama
“First, vets will have to help themselves and not rely on the government. Second, we shouldn’t develop a culture of victimhood, nor should we trust anyone to take care of us without taking care of ourselves first. Third, the best veterans’ advocates are other vets.” —MPLisa
Flexible spending accounts
The Defense Department lets its civilian workers have pre-tax savings accounts to pay for health and child care costs, like many in the private sector. But while the department is authorized to offer such accounts to service members and their families, it does not, partly because it claims many enlisted members would not understand how to use them. If you are an enlisted member or married to one, would you be comfortable using a pre-tax spending account for health or child care if it were made available?
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