As thousands of Fiji citizens and other citizens of other Commonwealth countries are now joining the British Army and serving in war torn countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Army is likely to follow the same suit, but with a different recruitment style.

According to the New York Times, the United States Army is to accept immigrants with temporary US visas for the first time since the Vietnam War.

Until now, immigrants have had to have permanent residency, a green card, in order to qualify for the services, but those with temporary visas will be offered accelerated citizenship if they enroll.

Top recruitment officer of the army Lieutenant General Benjamin Freakley said the American army finds itself in a lot of different countries where cultural awareness is critical and the army hopes there will be some very talented people and in particular people who know the language used in combat zones like Afghanistan and Iraq.