No new foreign military students allowed in the US until better checks, says DoD spokesman
By: Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press   1 day ago
WASHINGTON — No new international military students will come to the United States for training until new screening procedures are in place, the Pentagon said Thursday in the wake of the deadly shooting last week by a Saudi Arabian aviation trainee at a Florida Navy base.
The Defense Department’s chief spokesman said there is no explicit ban on new students, but none will enter the country until the department expands its role in the screening process and begins the additional reviews. Currently, the bulk of the screening is done by the departments of State and Homeland Security, as well as the host nation.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/12/12/no-new-foreign-military-students-allowed-in-the-us-until-better-checks-says-dod-spokesman/
