Comments on: My New Book Read http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: CPT KIM http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-67184 CPT KIM Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:25:03 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-67184 lirelou, I am not advocating the importing of potential recruits into our military from overseas. I am just making a suggestions to allowed for those who are residing in the USA legally but does not have "Green" Card. I am talking about those who has Student visa or Work Permit. They are very well documented in DHS BCIS registry when they applied for those visas prior to arrival to US. Problem is that many of them wanted to stay in USA as permanent resident, but their visa will not allowed them to stay any longer once they either graduated from college or finished their contract with their employers. So here is people who are documented by USG and very well educated but if they wanted to serve in US military, they are not eligible. Some of them lived in states for 4-10 years. Some of them even have children born in USA which made their children automatic US citizen. But I have witness family saparation due to their visa expired and some of these US citizen minors end up staying with someone else in USA and his/her parents had to return to their home country. lirelou,

I am not advocating the importing of potential recruits into our military from overseas. I am just making a suggestions to allowed for those who are residing in the USA legally but does not have “Green” Card. I am talking about those who has Student visa or Work Permit. They are very well documented in DHS BCIS registry when they applied for those visas prior to arrival to US. Problem is that many of them wanted to stay in USA as permanent resident, but their visa will not allowed them to stay any longer once they either graduated from college or finished their contract with their employers.

So here is people who are documented by USG and very well educated but if they wanted to serve in US military, they are not eligible. Some of them lived in states for 4-10 years. Some of them even have children born in USA which made their children automatic US citizen. But I have witness family saparation due to their visa expired and some of these US citizen minors end up staying with someone else in USA and his/her parents had to return to their home country.

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66991 GI Korea Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:01:36 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66991 I am of the opinion that if a nation cannot enlist its own citizens to fight in its defense than the nation must not be one worth defending. I am of the opinion that if a nation cannot enlist its own citizens to fight in its defense than the nation must not be one worth defending.

]]> By: lirelou http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66941 lirelou Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:51:07 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66941 CPT Kim, the problem is that the armed forces cannot knowingly enlist an alien who is not legally admitted. Back in the 1950s Congress passed a law that allowed the enlistment of up to 5,000 foreign nationals into the armed forces, meaning that they could sign up overseas and then be sent to the U.S. for basic and advanced training. Were the U.S. to announce such a program today, there would be thousands of prospective troops lined up in front of the US Embassy in Mexico City at first light tomorrow morning. The "Lodge Act" requirement, by the way, was a five year enlistment so as to make the candidate eligible for citizen ship upon discharge. Coincidentally, this mirrored the Foreign Legion's own 5 year initial enlistment term, which likewise carried the promise of citizenship at the end of the period. In the 1990s, the French dropped the service requirement for citizenship down to 3 years. CPT Kim, the problem is that the armed forces cannot knowingly enlist an alien who is not legally admitted. Back in the 1950s Congress passed a law that allowed the enlistment of up to 5,000 foreign nationals into the armed forces, meaning that they could sign up overseas and then be sent to the U.S. for basic and advanced training. Were the U.S. to announce such a program today, there would be thousands of prospective troops lined up in front of the US Embassy in Mexico City at first light tomorrow morning. The “Lodge Act” requirement, by the way, was a five year enlistment so as to make the candidate eligible for citizen ship upon discharge. Coincidentally, this mirrored the Foreign Legion’s own 5 year initial enlistment term, which likewise carried the promise of citizenship at the end of the period. In the 1990s, the French dropped the service requirement for citizenship down to 3 years.

]]> By: CPT KIM http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66872 CPT KIM Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:18:06 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66872 Hummm? In order to become a citizen, one have to serve in the military. Wow!! What a concept!!! I think the military service should be requirement in US for all those who wants the permanent Resident alien card (Green Card). They can only serve in the non-security related MOS and units where security clearance is not required. Then after first three years of honorable service, then they can be elegible for "Green" Card for themselves and their direct family members. Just imagine all those young people who wants the Green Card lining up in front of the recruiting station. I know so many Korean international students and Korean business representatives in CONUS asked me if they can join the US military. Hummm? In order to become a citizen, one have to serve in the military. Wow!! What a concept!!!

I think the military service should be requirement in US for all those who wants the permanent Resident alien card (Green Card). They can only serve in the non-security related MOS and units where security clearance is not required. Then after first three years of honorable service, then they can be elegible for “Green” Card for themselves and their direct family members.

Just imagine all those young people who wants the Green Card lining up in front of the recruiting station. I know so many Korean international students and Korean business representatives in CONUS asked me if they can join the US military.

]]> By: ChickenHead http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66582 ChickenHead Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:41:24 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66582 I have read most of Heinlein's books but somehow I never picked up Starship Troopers... which I've been meaning to do for years. I'll take a copy of that text file... ...and any other books that might be interesting... ...except erotic stories of sweaty, ball-gagged men engaged in carnal acts dressed as leather-clad Nazis with butt-less chaps. chickenheadlab@yahoo.com J! I have read most of Heinlein’s books but somehow I never picked up Starship Troopers… which I’ve been meaning to do for years. I’ll take a copy of that text file…

…and any other books that might be interesting…

…except erotic stories of sweaty, ball-gagged men engaged in carnal acts dressed as leather-clad Nazis with butt-less chaps.

chickenheadlab@yahoo.com

J!

]]> By: fencerider http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66476 fencerider Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:57:39 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66476 DUH!? are we REALLY talking about "Starship Troopers"? 1959 Well, don't i feel silly :P Well, anyway...a good read and also likely on a list of Army recommended reading somewhere. DUH!? are we REALLY talking about “Starship Troopers”? 1959
Well, don’t i feel silly :P
Well, anyway…a good read and also likely on a list of Army recommended reading somewhere.

]]> By: fencerider http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66475 fencerider Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:49:42 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66475 C. Ryan's "The Longest Day" The movie could not possibly have kept up with the book in 1962. Movies back then almost never did. It would have made the already long movie unbearable for the audience of that time. Audiences now can take a 3 hour movie easily and happily but back then it was a different story. Also, many of the themes in the book would have been lost on its contemporary audience. C. Ryan’s “The Longest Day”

The movie could not possibly have kept up with the book in 1962. Movies back then almost never did. It would have made the already long movie unbearable for the audience of that time. Audiences now can take a 3 hour movie easily and happily but back then it was a different story. Also, many of the themes in the book would have been lost on its contemporary audience.

]]> By: Dan http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66473 Dan Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:39:55 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66473 I gotta get this book! I gotta get this book!

]]> By: Marcus Atrocious http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66468 Marcus Atrocious Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:17:32 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66468 Starship Troopers was, and is, absolutely phenomenal. One of the greatest works of science fiction in print--and it sparked a firestorm of controversy when it was first published. People of a leftward political leaning have a tendency to savage the work and call it "fascist." Which only makes me embrace it even more. Paul Verhoeven purposely trashed the book when he made the movie of the same name. He thought the book was right-wing extremism, so he went to work mocking the messages of the book when he made the film. That is why the movie was dumb--it was meant to be. It was an obscene caricature of the book, done to belittle the original author and those who enjoyed his work. Anyway, welcome to the dark side. Hope you end up re-reading the book as many times as I have. Marcus Starship Troopers was, and is, absolutely phenomenal. One of the greatest works of science fiction in print–and it sparked a firestorm of controversy when it was first published. People of a leftward political leaning have a tendency to savage the work and call it “fascist.” Which only makes me embrace it even more.

Paul Verhoeven purposely trashed the book when he made the movie of the same name. He thought the book was right-wing extremism, so he went to work mocking the messages of the book when he made the film. That is why the movie was dumb–it was meant to be. It was an obscene caricature of the book, done to belittle the original author and those who enjoyed his work.

Anyway, welcome to the dark side. Hope you end up re-reading the book as many times as I have.

Marcus

]]> By: bohemianinkorea http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66421 bohemianinkorea Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:52:14 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/08/16/my-new-book-read/#comment-66421 Heinlein has a similar theme in all his books. Well worth the read. I downloaded the entire Heinlein collection for my sony ereader a couple months ago. Pst If interested. Heinlein has a similar theme in all his books. Well worth the read. I downloaded the entire Heinlein collection for my sony ereader a couple months ago. Pst If interested.

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