Am I hearing it right?

Army chief has gone partially deaf in left ear
Josy Joseph / DNATuesday, January 19, 2010 0:36 IST

Army chief General Deepak Kapoor suffered acute deafness in his left ear because of loud noises generated by booming guns when he visited the US last year.

As a result, the army chief has been placed in a lower medical category just four months before retirement. A lower medical category indicates partial disability and entitlement to higher pensions.

A normal army officer should be in SHAPE-1 — SHAPE is an acronym for psychological, hearing, appendages (limbs), physical and eyes. The H2 classification of the army chief means he is in a lower medical category. In fact, the military sources DNA spoke to couldn’t recall another chief in recent memory who would have retired in a low medical category. A low medical category entitles the army chief to about a 20% increase in monthly pension since it is a partial disability. Gen Kapoor retires on March 31.

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_army-chief-has-gone-partially-deaf-in-left-ear_1336429


I thought everyone gets to make their bones and should've heard their share of guns before they move up the ladder. Either I am cynical or the way media presented this piece of news is skewed.


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