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Old 01-04-2007
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Re: A U.S. military 'at its breaking point' considers foreign recruits

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Originally Posted by iamwhatiseem View Post
Breaking News???

Last I knew there were over 100,000 non-citizens serving in the military.
Many are LEGAL immigrants.

Right now every branch except the Army has MORE applicants than they need soldiers for...in other words every branch except the Army is TURNING PEOPLE AWAY.

Nothing here folks but just another malicious angle to bash America
That really sums it up well. As Jviehe has pointed out, the military is meeting all of their recruitment goals. It's into the circular file for this one.....
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