US Army kills contracts for hundreds of immigrant recruits

The lack of empathy here scares me. I'm not sure you realize precisely how difficult it is to obtain Residency. It is very, very difficult, and denied to many. It's not like doing 100 pushups, where you simply chip away-- the vast majority of applications are simply denied.

I've worked with many people who were more motivated than actual citizens to be a part of this country, and never saw it come to fruition. It's not a matter of motivation- and the rest of this is actually quite insulting. This isn't "one setback."

MAVNI's were contracted in to the Army, they were incredibly motivated, risking their lives to do so as home countries can revoke citizenship for doing so-- some of them overstayed their visas, on promises of the US Army. Which have been broken. Years, these people have waited, built their lives around joining the Army....and now, poof, it's gone.

Read the article. Dirty tricks ruining people's promised lives...imagine how you'd feel in such a situation.

SGT Sean Goodrow - yes, quite a Transgender soldiers are wondering if they too, have a career in the service. Some have served 5-10 years and in some cases, near two decades on active duty. I would prefer that all available resources be use to keep these service members on active duty.

SGT Sean Goodrow - Life is full of setbacks. It's how one handles them that matters. It would just motivate me to work harder toward citizenship, and not stop me from this goal. I have empathy for them, but plenty of people have had far greater setbacks in life and overcame them. They still have both arms and legs so that is a good start. Given their precarious situation it would have been wise to have a Plan B. If they are truly motivated toward citizenship they will focus on that and not give up until they achieve it. It's undoubtedly a different and more difficult path for them now, but anything worth having is worth the effort. Pressure makes diamonds and sometimes coal, so it's totally in their court now. Their contract is no better than the paper it was written on because in order for it to be a valid contract there has to be an offer, acceptance, and consideration. Only 2 have been fulfilled. Until they ship to boot camp their end of the bargain (consideration) has not been fulfilled, thus no valid contract. It's troubling that they were not allowed to fulfill it, but in this case it was for the convenience of the service.