Comments on: The United States’ Colonial Armed Forces: “Un-American” Troops? (1.2) http://zeroanthropology.net/2008/05/26/the-united-states-colonial-armed-forces-un-american-troops/ Turning and turning in the widening gyre | The falcon cannot hear the falconer | Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold | Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world | The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere | The ceremony of innocence is drowned | The best lack all conviction, while the worst | Are full of passionate intensity. -- W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:31:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: batguano101 http://zeroanthropology.net/2008/05/26/the-united-states-colonial-armed-forces-un-american-troops/#comment-627 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:48:37 +0000 http://openanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=615#comment-627 Task Force Quisquella included a small force of Dominican Republic troops following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The Dominican Troops did a good job and enjoyed working with the US forces of the coalition.

Dominican troops are paid far less than US troops, are good soldiers, and have a real economic motivation to deploy.

The politics of the Dominican Republic resist participation in Iraq and Afghanistan.

One legitimate resource of manpower for the US military based on the citations above would be to actively recruit Dominican Republic citizens to join a Gurka like force.

Rather than leaving enlistment to back door approaches, the formation of a force and directed recruiting would seek and sign participants.

Dominican troops are trained, their special forces components highly trained.

US service offers:
Good income
a profession at arms
greater responsibility and challenge for NCO’s
greater professional development
the opportunity to raise a family
professional pride and career

The obstacles to such a force are entirely on the US Military and law side, Dominicans could and would be recruited.

Today the professional military of the USA needs troops: a Gurka like force is worth adapting current US laws and military to utilize.

This would benefit both countries.
The Dominican Republic currently receives over 2 million US dollars a year in remittances from family members in the USA. This would greatly increase by the creation of such a force.

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