re: #107 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines

A few years ago, a repug I knew was outraged to learn that Obama was allowing non-citizens to join the US military. He was unaware that this is traditional in the US forces, the US being one of the few countries that do not require citizenship as a condition of military service.

In my unit (1965) we had non-citizen US residents who were drafted. Their option was to return to Italy and other countries of origin.