Washington, DC, Apr. 5 (UPI) -- More than 20,000 military personnel have become U.S. citizens since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to the Pentagon.
Another 5,000 have applications pending for citizenship, with that process being expedited for military members, shortening the wait from about nine months to 60 days.
There are still about 30,000 active duty and 11,000 Guard and Reserve personnel in the military who are not U.S. citizens, according to Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel David Chu. He testified Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee on personnel issues facing the military.
I don't get too worked up about immigrants who care enough about their new country that they actually volunteer to serve it.
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More than 20,000 military personnel have become U.S. citizens since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to the Pentagon.
I thought the military had a long history of welcoming the service of those from other nations. I served with Phillipinos and learned their language well enought to cuss in ways they understood and appreciated.
This isn't a new thing at all. That they wish to become a member of the superior race of beings is okay with me.
All of the non-citizens serving in our armed forces are legal immigrants just trying to earn the right to be a U.S. citizen. I think that military service is an excellent way for aspiring citizens of this country to earn citizenship. They are doing more to earn it than most natural-born citizens do.
As for the quality of people who choose service as their path to citizenship, from what I witnessed of those I served with they were among the most dedicated and diciplined of anyone I had the pleasure of serving with.
lets see, I'm an American that just defected to Ecuador and entered their military, and Equador all of a sudden deploys me to the US frontline for an offensive military attack.
Do I (A) fight for Equador or (B) fight for the US, my birth homeland
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I wonder if immigrants find it hard to fight for this country ?
Once again, come to tard....
