Andy F wrote:
>
> On 12/27/06, joanna <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > 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.
During The War, 'enemy' aliens could get out of detention by volunteering as merchantmen on the Murmansk Run. I remember hearing of one who went back to the camp after the experience of his first convoy. Five ships out of 95 returned to New York.
Carrol
>
> --
> Andy
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