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I stand to be corrected on this as I am not 100% sure, but my understanding in Australia is that "flatfeet" does not get you exempted. But, the use of custom made foot orthoses is not permited, but prefabricated ones are. Apparently (and I not 100% sure) is that this has to do with resupply in a combat zone. Obviously prefabs can be resupplied immediatly, but custom made can't. I understand, that prefabs were part of the shipment of supplies that followed Australian soldiers to East Timor a few years back (and presume elsewhere). Anyone know about this?
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Last edited by Admin : 1st January 2005 at 08:21 PM.
You are correct in that having persciption othotics does not stop an Austrlalian Defence force member form being deployed. It will affect the areas a member can be deployed to as they need to have access to medical re-supply.
With non-pescription othotics no restrictions on deployement exist.
Fallen arches exempt soldier being deployed to Iraq
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