Many countries rely on immigration to sustain their population growth and workforce.  Canada and some of its allies are no exception, having very high rates of foreign-born among their population. On the other hand, immigrants leave their homes in search of a better life, to reunite with family, for economic or humanitarian reasons, and they bring to their new country much needed human capital to fill workforce gaps, including serving in their new country’s military. Due to the limited research on immigrants in the armed forces, we embarked on a qualitative study to explore different immigration and military service experiences, using narrative inquiry to elicit the stories of immigrant soldiers, aviators and sailors serving in the militaries of the Five Eyes countries: Canada, the US, Australia, the UK and New Zealand. Join Dr. Grazia Scoppio as she discusses this important topic.

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