> Washington - The armed forces, already struggling to meet recruiting
> goals, are considering expanding the number of noncitizens in the ranks
> - including disputed proposals to open recruiting stations overseas and
> putting more immigrants on a faster track to US citizenship if they
> volunteer - according to Pentagon officials.
I think they've been considering a fast track option for a couple years. Accepting immigrant non-citizens in the military is nothing new -- I had a Hatian coworker who was a mechanic in the army during the '91 thingy.
-- Andy