Immigrants enlisting in the U.S. Military

The U.S. Army and Air Force are looking to immigrants to overcome recruiting shortfalls.

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[DS-lktx]

Oh good. So theres the army that will go door to door for your guns. 😂

[alexsmithmendez]

This is kinda random but our parallels with the Romans is crazy. Pretty sure the Romans began enlisting northern vikings and people like that to make up for shortfalls in their military.

[hardcase]

How about giving people that are US citizens looking for a second chance at life? Ones who had small records

[brucebastedo]

So what could go wrong with illegal immigrants unvetted joining the military

[FKYT]

Reminds me of when Rome started recruiting migrating tribes. Well glad that worked for everyone

[jondeere]

inviting migrants to serve in the military is like like giving Santa Anna free reign to enforce the law in Texas.

[sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl]

>"Even as (the Late Roman Empire's) urban population remained much the same since Constantinus's victory at the Milvian Bridge, recruitment among roman citizens by the year 390 a.d had plummeted to barely 15% of what it was was 50 years prior — what is made more dire when one realizes that the Roman Empire after Diocletianus's reforms required a standing army at least twice the size of that of the time of the roman golden age under Vespasianus."

>"The attempt to replace roman soldiers for the Foederati (immigrants mostly settled illegally on roman land) led to a swift competence crisis among the ranks, as well as the disappearance of roman veteran culture. Among the most shocking anecdotes are reports of roman armies mutinying over 'the absurdity that roman soldiers had to build roads and infrastructure'."

>"As political, demographical and economic factors coalesced, the roman recruitment crisis can be understood as an existential crisis of the empire itself. Simply put, roman citizens rich and poor no longer believed that a military career would be beneficial to them, nor they believed the existence of the military and the empire itself were worth any sacrifice."

[John-jkzb]

If they’re recruiting immigrants is due to a possible war coming up 😟

[Pennsylvania]

Military leadership: calls half the country terrorists and russian traders because of political disagreement
Also military leaders: why are recruiting rates so low?
Also also military leaders: lets open up our military for potential foreign infiltration because Americans don't want to join the military
Chinese nationals: selling military secrets to china
Military leaders: surprised Pikachu face

[numbakilla]

If you were on a battlefield and your brother was on the opposite side as you looked at him would you shoot him? Or would you shoot the man standing next to you who you barley know… you only got 2 options.

[phyo]

If that happens I am joining without any second thought. I would sell my left nut join the US Army and I would sell the other one just to get a chance to attend RASP and go Ranger. But right now the closest thing I would get to doing that is joining the French Foreign Legion and go GCP.

[nrmixkn]

Oh man our country is going down the toilet 🚽 fast . Better get trump back in office ASAP 🙏.

[shaneb]

Exactly what you want people from different backgrounds raised with different values armed. No more americans in military. Read your history the same thing happened to Rome.

[thefirm]

What a stupid idea. The us is a shit show what a fucking joke.

[karmaxoxoxo]

Thank your to all the American soldiers that have protected and fought for this beautiful country! I am deeply sorry you have to see this!

[stevebitburg]

Or just wait for the big amnesty gift. Get citizenship by just walking across. No need to dodge bullets

[azondaxx]

So if a big major war break out so how many of them illegal immigrants would see citizenship and only one who enlisted get citizenship not there family. And one thing is after they get there citizenship they want out I know friends did this and they said many other immigrants did this too that why you hear military having hard time keep people in think about what real going on

[notapplicable]

Wait wait so if i got a visa, i can just go??

[adamkorzon]

they will conscript and most likely it was their plan, but that might not work out because they will go back the same way they came when the law is enforced.Wonder if processing chips before release?

[xvdc]

America is done it’s over can’t believe I’m seeing this in my lifetime. Were fucked