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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Tue Dec 4, 2018, 12:05 PM Dec 2018

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Navy worried about recruit numbers due to Trump administration's green card policy

JUSTIN KIRCHER Dec 4th 2018 9:54AM

The U.S. Navy has concerns about meeting recruiting targets due to a more stringent policy for green-card holders adopted by the Trump administration, according to a report by The Washington Post.

A military official speaking to the newspaper anonymously said there are over 2,800 green-card holders waiting to start basic training.

Naval officials called this backlog “untenable” in a document obtained by The Post, adding the situation brings “increasing risk of mission failure.”

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/12/04/navy-worried-about-recruit-numbers-due-to-trump-administrations-green-card-policy/23608177/

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Navy worried about recruit numbers due to Trump administration's green card policy (Original Post) workinclasszero Dec 2018 OP

Yeah? How many of you swabbies voted for Trump? Aristus Dec 2018 #1

I doubt that a lot of green card holders did workinclasszero Dec 2018 #2

No, I meant high-level Naval administration. Aristus Dec 2018 #3

Oh right workinclasszero Dec 2018 #4

The military needs civilian unemployment to increase or an invasion of Iran Submariner Dec 2018 #5

Aristus

(66,293 posts)

1. Yeah? How many of you swabbies voted for Trump?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 12:07 PM

Dec 2018

A little buyer's remorse, maybe?

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

2. I doubt that a lot of green card holders did

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 12:16 PM

Dec 2018

Aristus

(66,293 posts)

3. No, I meant high-level Naval administration.

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 12:17 PM

Dec 2018

Obviously green-card holders aren't enlisting due to Trump's horrible approach to immigration.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

4. Oh right

Reply to Aristus (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 12:20 PM

Dec 2018

I agree with you on that.

Submariner

(12,497 posts)

5. The military needs civilian unemployment to increase or an invasion of Iran

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 12:40 PM

Dec 2018

in order to attract recruits.

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