Iraqis Can Apply to U.S. Military Academies
The Defense Ministry announced that it would begin accepting applications from Iraqis who wanted to attend U.S. military academies.
Iraqis between the ages 18 and 22 who are fluent in English and in good physical condition can apply to the Military Academy at West Point, the Air Force Academy in Colorado and the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Brig. Gen. Mohammed Askari said. West Point welcomed one cadet, identified only as Jameel, in June.
A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad said it was “common practice for the military academies to select foreign students from among our allies.”
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