[InvisibleChurch]

Only if Quentin Langley is the first to sign up for it.

[SMARTY]

Anyone who is too lazy or too stupid to work and struggle to succeed in his own home is NOT going to risk his hide for some other country.

[Jaxter]

I figure that a country that can't find enough men that believe it's worth fighting for probably doesn't deserve to remain free. The next ten years will answer the question one way or the other.

[contemplator]

This is already the case, if someone wants to serve in our forces in return for citizenship all they have to do is sign up. There are already a LOT of non-American citizens serving in the Armed Forces today with the understanding that they will be awarded American citizenship for their efforts.

While on a tour in Germany, I had the opportunity to serve with a young man from Spain. One of the better soldiers in our unit I must say. Things got a bit touch and go with him when Spain decided that it was time for this particular young man to serve in their Armed Forces as part of theirmandatory term of service that all of their young men must do. They tracked him down in Germany where it became a serious paperwork drill to keep him from being taken back to Spain. This particular young man is an american citizen now.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

We already have heroes in the US mililtary who aren't yet US citizens. Is there actually that much to gain by putting them in seperate units and feeding them dirt?

You want to do that, maybe you should subcontract the job out to Poland or someone. Speaking of which, http://www.operationac.com/coalitioncare.html would get you to a site which allows you to contribute a package of boots and other kit to a coalition soldier. Stuff of higher quality than what some of the coalition military provide their troops.

[caver]

"Time for an American Foreign Legion?"

We already got one right here in town. They have a live band, bingo and booze every Saturday night.

[JAWs]

Non-citizens already serve in the Armed Forces. In fact, David Orbansky, Silvestre S. Herrera, Tibor Rubin and Alfred Rascon earned their Medals of Honor before becoming citizens. And I doubt they are alone.

[PzLdr]

Alaric, and Arminius served in the Legions. Attila campaigned with them against the Goths. Not an inspiring precedent. Roman auxiliary units, such as slingers, archers and specialized troops such as Batavian infantry that could swim rivers in full armor, troops that could scale rock faces, and especially Gallic cavalry, were recruited during the Republic and early Empire. they earned citizenship after 25 years' service. But the backbone of the heavy infantry in the Legions, until late in the Empire, were Roman citizens, first conscripted, and after Marius' reforms, enlisted.

There is a perfectly acceptable mechanism in place top allow foreigners to attain speedier citizenship through military service. It may need some fine tuning, but it is adequate.

[Age of Reason]

We're becoming more and more like Rome during its fall.