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The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by osisi2(f): 3:07am On Feb 16, 2009 |
U.S. Military Will Offer Path to Citizenship comments (170)Sign In to E-Mail Print Single Page Reprints ShareClose LinkedinDiggFacebookMixxMy SpaceYahoo! BuzzPermalinkPublished: February 14, 2009 (Page 2 of 2) Military officials want to attract immigrants who have native knowledge of languages and cultures that the Pentagon considers strategically vital. The program will also be open to students and refugees. . The Army’s one-year pilot program will begin in New York City[b] to recruit about 550 temporary immigrants [/b] who speak one or more of 35 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Igbo (a tongue spoken in Nigeria), Kurdish, Nepalese, Pashto, Russian and Tamil. Spanish speakers are not eligible. The Army’s program will also include about 300 medical professionals to be recruited nationwide. Recruiting will start after Department of Homeland Security officials update an immigration rule in coming days. Pentagon officials expect that the lure of accelerated citizenship will be powerful. Under a statute invoked in 2002 by the Bush administration, immigrants who serve in the military can apply to become citizens on the first day of active service, and they can take the oath in as little as six months. For foreigners who come to work or study in the United States on temporary visas, the path to citizenship is uncertain and at best agonizingly long, often lasting more than a decade. The military also waives naturalization fees, which are at least $675. To enlist, temporary immigrants will have to prove that they have lived in the United States for two years a[/b]nd have not been out of the country for longer than 90 days during that time. They will have to pass an English test. Language experts will have to serve four years of active duty, and health care professionals will serve three years of active duty or six years in the Reserves. If the immigrants do not complete their service honorably, they could lose their citizenship. Commenters who vented their suspicions of the program on Military.com said it could be used by terrorists to penetrate the armed forces. At a street corner recruiting station in Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, Staff Sgt. Alejandro Campos of the Army said he had already fielded calls from temporary immigrants who heard rumors about the program. [b]“We’re going to give people the opportunity to be part of the United States who are dying to be part of this country and they weren’t able to before now,” said Sergeant Campos, who was born in the Dominican Republic and became a United States citizen after he joined the Army. Sergeant Campos said he saw how useful it was to have soldiers who were native Arabic speakers during two tours in Iraq. “The first time around we didn’t have soldier translators,” he said. “But now that we have soldiers as translators, we are able to trust more, we are able to accomplish the mission with more accuracy.” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/us/15immig.html?_r=2&pagewanted=2&hp |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by osisi2(f): 3:10am On Feb 16, 2009 |
see now If davidylan could speak his mom's language he would have been on a path to quick citizenship |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Hotstepper(f): 3:16am On Feb 16, 2009 |
make I go ooo as far as I wont go 2 war, lol |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by osisi2(f): 3:17am On Feb 16, 2009 |
Hotstepper: I need to spread this news around in our next village meeting. But wait o they may send you to Iraq at least you get citizenship even if na one eye and one leg you get |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Hauwa1: 4:10am On Feb 16, 2009 |
that one? please ooo |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Hauwa1: 4:11am On Feb 16, 2009 |
he no go fit carry AK. i wonder why they not looking for Hausa |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by kayusa: 6:06am On Feb 16, 2009 |
Don't be deceived New York Times is just trying to sell their paper.It must be rumors because we have not had anything about this .I am talking from the point view of an insider who is in the system but,if it does happen I hope some naijas do take advantage of it and act as soon as their can but as of now their is no such thing going on in the US Army.If you join you are on your own and you must have a Green Card to join the military and also you will have to take ASVAB it does not matter the branch you want to join which means study your ASVAB guide and be ready to use the computer. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by echelon(m): 7:52am On Feb 16, 2009 |
Looks like the US has designs on Nigeria |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Hauwa1: 8:03am On Feb 16, 2009 |
do you think the oyinbos are running away from the Hausa? if so why? is it because of their religious background? what abt their fighing zeal, why ignore it, ? ummm many question right? let's see your take. kayusa, it might be true. i understand if you can speak any other tribe you can get pay for it. not sure of nigeria lang though. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Nobody: 9:12am On Feb 16, 2009 |
Sergeant Campos said he saw how useful it was to have soldiers who were native Arabic speakers during two tours in Iraq. perhaps intelligence indicates WMD in abia state If davidylan could speak his mom's language he would have been on a path to quick citizenship i think we would all put in a word for him - let him go to iraq to deal with - as he calls them - the devil's children |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by OsunAmazon: 10:25am On Feb 16, 2009 |
may be the hausas are conniving with Americans to exterminate the igbos by sending them to Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by spikedcylinder: 10:26am On Feb 16, 2009 |
OsunAmazon: LOL! |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by OsunAmazon: 10:28am On Feb 16, 2009 |
do you think the oyinbos are running away from the Hausa? if so why? is it because of their religious background? what abt their fighing zeal, why ignore it, ? ummm many question right? let's see your take.Don't mind them. Oyibos don't understand Nigeria. They only mentioned igbo there because it's the language spoken in Nollywood. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by FBS: 11:38am On Feb 16, 2009 |
OsunAmazon: |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Raymond88(m): 12:04pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
I won't be surprised if those igbos smuggle the AK47s and M16s and sell them to the terrorists! |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by thetruth90: 12:20pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
*Hauwa*: hausas!!! do you think they are preparing for a jihad? wishful thinking! |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by PurestBoy(m): 12:22pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
Does anybody know the mode of application? I'm an original Igbo boy and want to be recruited. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by PurestBoy(m): 12:24pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
Raymond88: Chineke po gi okun, onye iberibe anoufia. Ewu. tufiakwa. I've known you to be a troublemaker on this forum and may thunder fire your mouth. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by thetruth90: 12:34pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
Raymond88: yes. PurestBoy: @ PurestBoy it is the gospel truth, nothing but the truth. the igbos can do anything for the sake of money. too much guile. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Kx: 12:44pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
@ PurestBoy it is the gospel truth, nothing but the truth. the igbos can do anything for the sake of money. too much guile. [quote][/quote] I dont think so.D pentagon is perhaps thinking about dat purely on strategic grounds. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by debosky(m): 12:50pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
Seriously, why are they looking for Igbos? Or are some of our nna brethren now fighting for Osama and supporting Ahmadinejad? OsunAmazon: This is even more serious - is the US saying that Al-Qaeda is trying to learn JUJU from Nollywood or are they giving up on conventional weapons and want to use Okija Shrine Juju to catch Osama? |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by PurestBoy(m): 12:52pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
thetruth90: You gats be mad. Ibos workhard for their money unlike the lazy yorubas that beg for money with scopes everywhere on the street |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by youngies(m): 1:04pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
I can only think of one reason why they may want the Igbos, the economic crunch has caught up with the US Army too. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Toppiano(m): 1:05pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
I no fit shout. If dem want igbo, no wahala but, Dem know say nothing wey Ibo man no go do for money, No vex I prefer make I dey naija dey chop carrot than make I go afganistan make terrorist come kill me, Afterall e go better. . When army form dey for naija nobody collect, dem want go do soldier for abroad, International soldier. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by ifyalways(f): 1:06pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
PurestBoy:was this necessary youngies:rofl |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Lagosboy: 1:14pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
ye paripa kai curroption go make them chase all the naija wey dem recruit commot sharp sharp. Davidylan abeg go take form sharp sharp dis na opportunity for you to go kill the devils in Afhanistan and iraq o. If u really get liver make u go, carry ur leg enter where yawa dey gas. then we go all know say u be real man!!! |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by thetruth90: 1:22pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
PurestBoy: ifyalways: @ ifyalways thanks jare. it is so easy to know the likes of PurestBoy who lacks basic home training. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by youngies(m): 1:25pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
thetruth90: Me thinks that PurestBoy is simply displaying what he was taught at home and school by both parents and teachers respectively. You can't give what you don't have |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by harry2009(m): 1:30pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
why the ibos, i wonder, ooo, this us stuff dey wan take all the ibo commot for nigeria and take them to afghanistan and iraqi mak osama kill dem finish. dem bi the only person wey dey cause for trouble for nigeria. lest i forget make dem put the south south too so that nigeria go fit better. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Phemzy(m): 1:47pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
I don't trust US system because they always have something behind everything they are doing. In case it is for a good purpose, then that is a good development towards the Ibos, but the Ibos are found of money. I hope that the love of money will not overshadow them. |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by debosky(m): 1:49pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
So many tribalists and biased people on nairaland! |
Re: The United States Army Looking to recruit Igbos by Phemzy(m): 1:57pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
debosky: How? |
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