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2023-06-12 -Land of the Free

Join the military and become a US citizen

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Posted by JohnQC 2023-06-12 10:44|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 Not meeting recruitment goals in the Biden woke military?

Posted by JohnQC 2023-06-12 10:49|| 2023-06-12 10:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't Rome do this? Sign of decay when you need mercenaries because your current citizenry won't join up.

Posted by Mercutio 2023-06-12 11:17|| 2023-06-12 11:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Legal immigrants. Only legal immigrants. Right? None of those military age illegal immigrants who waded across the Rio Grande. Right? Biden wouldn't do that. Would he?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-06-12 11:25|| 2023-06-12 11:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn’t we accidentally train a bunch of Taliban in that type of program?

Posted by Super Hose 2023-06-12 12:18|| 2023-06-12 12:18|| Front Page Top

#5 This has been a program since Bush II.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-06-12 12:45|| 2023-06-12 12:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Legal immigrants. Only legal immigrants. Right?

You must have a green card. Filipinos could join the US Navy direct from the Philippines w/o a green card but that program ended when the US military left the Philippines.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-06-12 13:03|| 2023-06-12 13:03|| Front Page Top

#7 #6

Knew a guy in San Diego who did that. He went on to work for the Post Office. Smart fellow. Played the cards he was dealt.

Posted by JHH 2023-06-12 14:04|| 2023-06-12 14:04|| Front Page Top

#8 The Philippines recruiting was a legacy from when Filipinos were the a large fraction of stewards on Navy ships then expanded to other Navy billets. The Navy could recruit the cream of Filipinos. Met a few when growing up.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-06-12 14:11|| 2023-06-12 14:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's focus on the Gurkhas

Posted by Regular joe 2023-06-12 15:36|| 2023-06-12 15:36|| Front Page Top

#10 ...check the Philippine Scouts.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-06-12 16:27|| 2023-06-12 16:27|| Front Page Top

#11 The Navy has a higher than expected percentage of Filipino admirals today.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-06-12 18:48|| 2023-06-12 18:48|| Front Page Top

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