When Esmita Spudes Bidari was a young girl in Nepal, she dreamed of being in the military. Now her dream has come true. But instead of serving in Nepal’s military, she recently joined the U.S. Army Reserves. Bidari, who heads to basic training in August, is just the latest in a growing number of legal migrants entering the U.S. military. In the U.S., military service is not required. And it has been difficult for the military to get enough people to volunteer. As a result, the Army and Air Force have reached out to immigrants, offering a pathway to citizenship for those who join.
Title: Military Offers a Faster Way to Become US Citizen
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5918/T21.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Military Offers a Faster Way to Become US Citizen' data-article-id='6525'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10354'>When Esmita Spudes Bidari was a young girl in Nepal, she dreamed of being in the military.</span> <span data-start-time='10354' data-end-time='13875'>Now her dream has come true. </span> <span data-start-time='13875' data-end-time='24292'>But instead of serving in Nepal’s military, she recently joined the U.S. Army Reserves.</span> <span data-start-time='24292' data-end-time='37729'>Bidari, who heads to basic training in August, is just the latest in a growing number of legal migrants entering the U.S. military.</span> <span data-start-time='37729' data-end-time='43146'>In the U.S., military service is not required. </span> <span data-start-time='43146' data-end-time='50604'>And it has been difficult for the military to get enough people to volunteer. </span> <span data-start-time='50604' data-end-time='63146'>As a result, the Army and Air Force have reached out to immigrants, offering a pathway to citizenship for those who join.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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