IG finds lapses in vetting of foreign military personnel who come to US for instruction

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IG finds lapses in vetting of foreign military personnel who come to US for instruction
By JOHN VANDIVER
STARS AND STRIPES • January 5, 2023
 


The Somali soldier arrived in Texas for U.S. military training, failed his English language proficiency test soon thereafter, then skipped out.

But he made it into the United States without the required background check, the Defense Department’s inspector general said in a new report. And his case wasn’t a fluke.

Foreign troops bound for study in the U.S. have slipped through the vetting cracks, according to the IG inquiry, which found that military offices don’t always follow regulations in clearing incoming personnel from abroad.

That failure could provide “unescorted access” to DOD facilities for people who seek to inflict harm on American service members or their families, according to the December report.
 
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-01-05/foreign-military-students-security-8657268.html

[rangerrebew]

Why do these other militaries come here legally when if they just showed up at the border and claimed to be refugees, they wouldn't be vetted and put up in 5 star hotels to boot!