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Roughly 8,000 noncitizens enlist in the US military every year. As of 2005, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) estimated that about 35,000 noncitizens currently serve in some branch of the active US military. Additionally, approximately 12,000 noncitizens were serving in the National Guard and Reserves. In 2003, the four services had the following numbers of noncitizens: Navy – 15,880 noncitizen sailors; Marine Corps – 6,440 noncitizen marines; Army – 5,596 noncitizen soldiers; Air Force – 3,056 noncitizen airmen.

The treatment of noncitizens across the US military services is not uniform. Each service branch has different policies regarding noncitizen service members. While limited English proficiency may impose a practical hurdle to potential noncitizen recruits, several of the services offer special enlistment programs for those seeking to enlist with limited English proficiency. Each branch has a differing proficiency requirement. Additionally, occupational choices available...

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    Tambra K. Cain

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  1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Sana Loue

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Cain, T.K. (2012). Military-U.S.. In: Loue, S., Sajatovic, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5659-0_517

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