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The US government has made it harder for non-US citizens to join the military and harder to acquire US citizenship through military service if they do join, according to US immigration attorney Margaret Stock. As a result, the number of immigrants serving today in the US military has fallen to less than 4 percent. Stock spoke to GI Rights counselors at the annual conference of the GI Rights Network in May.
According to a Military Times Article the Department of Defense is making a stronger effort to outprocess service members that are not likely to be available for deployments. The Army times Wrote:
On 28 AUG 17 the DOD issued significant new guidance on the meaning of “liberal consideration” in discharge upgrade cases involving PTSD, TBI, other mental health conditions, as well as guidance for applications involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. Some experts who work in the field are calling this guidance a game changer in favor or wider recognition of the injuries veterans have suffered.