Originally Posted by
AnglianAV8R
Pardon ?
Seconded!
When I left the RAF, I had a full hearing test in anticipation of a claim for hearing loss due to service. Although not sufficiently impaired to qualify, the audiologist did note that the frequency band and other indicators were, as he put it, "classic .303 damage".
Back in the 50s/60's when I was in the CCF and later ATC, there wer, as you know no ear defenders of any sort. And using cotton wool or 4x2 to diminish the sound was seen as decidedly wimpish. A new generation of deaf cadets was born!