Just Like The Romans
The empire is expanding it's recruitment of mercenaries, soldiers of fortune and other modern day hessians. Spokesflacks might talk about seeking "special skills" but the militay's shortfall of swinging dicks guarantees most of them will become cannon fodder. Like for Obama's expanded Afghan Adventure.
At least until financial collapse forces young people to enlist instead of starving.
U.S. to open military to temporary immigrants: report
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will begin recruiting immigrants with special skills who are in the United States on temporary visas, offering a chance to become citizens in as little as six months, The New York Times reported.
A report on the newspaper's website on Saturday said it would be the first time since the Vietnam War that the armed forces would be open to temporary immigrants, provided they have lived in the United States for at least two years.
Immigrants with permanent resident status, or "green cards," are eligible to enlist in the U.S. military.
A Pentagon spokesman said he knew of the program but had no details."
At least until financial collapse forces young people to enlist instead of starving.
U.S. to open military to temporary immigrants: report
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will begin recruiting immigrants with special skills who are in the United States on temporary visas, offering a chance to become citizens in as little as six months, The New York Times reported.
A report on the newspaper's website on Saturday said it would be the first time since the Vietnam War that the armed forces would be open to temporary immigrants, provided they have lived in the United States for at least two years.
Immigrants with permanent resident status, or "green cards," are eligible to enlist in the U.S. military.
A Pentagon spokesman said he knew of the program but had no details."
posted by nolocontendere at 8:19 AM
3 Comments:
Just incredible!! sometimes it is like you could put some sort of template of ancient Rome over the modern US-and they would match!! best to you and the Mrs-hope that you and all who comment here are doing great!!
You're right on the money with that comment, Devin, and it's not accidental that the similarities are so striking.
Both empires have senates, english 'capitol' derives from Capitoline Hill and 'the hill' today means congress. Architecture in Washington copied Rome. And the fate of this empire will closely follow the fate of the Romans with it's excessive taxation for foreign wars of conquest and internal collapse leading to breakup.
It's almost like it was karma, that this civilization needed to repeat the follies of other societies in a continuing learning effort.
Hey, it didn't all turn out that bad for the Roman Elite. Many of them simply changed clothes and went on to build the elusive Roman Catholic Church! ;)
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