Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
NEARLY ALL ASSISTANTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Poor Sight and Flat. Feet, No Cause for Rejections, According Ito the New Rulings.

In ,,view- of.sthe contemplation of a further inEestiga tiDnr and classification Of registrarlts physically qualified for
 special and limited. military service,
 who have not the physical qualified
 tions for general military service, and
 in view of the decision to accept some registrants for general military ser
 vice with remedial defects, who are otherwise physically and mentally
 qualified for military service, new reg ulations. for the physical examination of registrants by the physicians on local boards. has become necessary. By ,thea a; ;rsv vised regulations, which,
 as alfeaGy announced, have been re-
 ceiyed by the local examining physi- clans, local boards .caR accept regis
 trants for. general military service only when they come within the standards for unconditional aeceptanee with or without remedial defects. s,o | Local boards can reject, registrants for general military service only when the registrant comes within the stan- 1 dards Of uncondttionaE rejection. l All other registrants must be refer red by the local boards. to the medical ', advisory board for further examina- l tfon and classification. ! The requirements are very broad and by. the new rules many registrants who
 under the old rules ssWould. be, rejected
 are now to be- accepted for service, either general or limited.
 l For instance, the ruling regarding
 ears says: Reject when it can be ab- solutely proven that the registrant is totally deaf in both ears. Accept when 1.-the hearing. in both ears is above the
 sstandarI,- 1e-26. Refer to the medical l advisory board when the hearing is
 below the standard of 10-20 in one or
 both ears, or there is complete deaf
 ness in one ear; s's:
 The ruling in regard to eyes says:
 Reject all registrarts with the absence
 of one eye and when there is no doubt
 they are totally blind in both eyes. l Accent all registrants with vision l 20-10o throne eyB and 20-40 in the other without glasses ors 26-100 in each 1 eye without glassesif correctab1e with
 glasses to 29-40sin either eye
 Accept all registrants who come within or: exceed the above visual re- 1 quirefhents, though they may have the | following slight defects:
 l Slight adhesion of the lids to the syebail ;e small ptefygiun1; slight ever
 sion of the lids; ptosis, when not in. l terfering with the vision; strabismus, If vision up to stahdard. Iridectony, or other operation, is in itself not a I cause for rejection if condition for I which it was performed IS relieved. Color blindness is not a cause for | rejection.
 l : Other rules regarding the accept. lance or rejection of registrants fol l low: l Mouth, nose, fauces. pharynx, Urea : ] chea and esophagus. Reject all irrem- I ediabfe deformfties and diseases, which interfere with flastfcation of ordinary I foods and interfere with speech so the ]registratnt cannot be understood. l Accept all registrants who have not leomplete obstruction of nasal breath ing. ,.;..s - | Lungs: Reject no registrants for l diseases of the lungs, pleura mediati- I mum and chest wall, except men with tuberculosis or other diseases of the
 lungs, pleura and. mediatinum, who are confined to their beds, when veri- fed histories establish unmistakably
 the existence and long duration of dis Il eases. T ..s...-s4. ,s.. 4.- --s+'- r @s ! Lower extremities: Accept all regis