Under provisions of the Lodge Act. the Regular Army was allowed to enlist aliens without dependents between the ages of 18 and 35. This authority was granted for 3 years originally and was subsequently extended twice. Mr. President. the original intent of the bill was to take advantage of the exodus of refugees from Eastern Europe following the Communist takeover of those countries. In fact. there are still service members in the Army today who enlisted under provisions of the Lodge Act. Mr. President. nations around the world are continuing to fall under the yoke of Communist rule and with that occurs a natural exodus of refugees. Previous experience with this measure produced some very fine and dedicated soldiers. Therefore.
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