Yoon Young Kim

December 18, 2012

The U.S. Army often needs people who speak a specific language in its ranks. Many of those people though, while living in the United States, aren't U.S. citizens or permanent residents. That's presented a problem for the Army, but one that an innovative program aims to solve.

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December 17, 2012

The US Army is reviving a program that offers immigrants with certain language skills a fast track to US citizenship. Many of the slots, including all those for Korean speakers, have already been filled.

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Yoon Young Kim

Obscure U.S. Army program proves popular road for immigrants to gain citizenship

Join the Army, Speak a Language and Become a Citizen