Lawyer and retired lieutenant colonel Margaret Stock says the memo is 'an admission by the army that they are violating the soldiers' rights'
By Paul Sonne
The US army
is suspending discharges of foreign-born recruits who enlisted as part
of a special military programme that put them on the path to US citizenship, following lawsuits by soldiers who say they have been expelled unfairly and without explanation.
In a 20 July memo, a top army personnel official ordered the
service to “suspend processing of all involuntary separation actions”
for individuals in the programme and ordered a review of the discharge
procedures for affected soldiers by 15 August.
Marshall Williams, acting assistant secretary of the army for
manpower and reserve affairs, also asked the army deputy chief of staff
in charge of personnel to recommend whether additional guidance should
be issued regarding the discharge procedures for individuals who
enlisted through the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest programme (Mavni).
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Source: The Independent
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