Originally Posted by theking

No there isn't a mass exodus and the article does not state that there is. They are not meeting recruiting goals and one of the reasons they are not meeting recruiting goals is they are trying to increase the end force of the military as the end force has been raised by Congress.

They have always given legal immigrants a fast track to citizenship...this is not new. They do not knowingly enlist illegal immigrants. They are not accepting convicted felons but do now waiver certain misdemeanor. One may or may not be able to get a Presidential waiver for certain felonies (as one could during the second world war)...as I do not know if this has yet been reinstituted.

As for your other extraneous remarks...what ever floats your boat sport.