Other Nationalities in US Army - And Da Man

[Panther Al]

One of the things that gets a lot of discussion in my group, as well as occasionally here, is the status and reasons for those other than americans serving in US units. One of my players went off on how the US Army would never let it happen.

I gave a lot of good reasons why it would happen, and his comeback was, "Name one soldier who excelled in the US Army that didn't start in it."

So, I gave him Lauri Allan Törni.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Törni

Talk about a guy who had one hell of odd military life - and wound up being played by John Wayne.

What sort of logic do you all give when presented the point of view that it wouldn't happen in your games?