Program To Provide Role Players For Training Avoids Scrutiny 

A Pentagon program that brings in role-players to prepare U.S. troops for real-life situations on foreign deployments has faced little attention despite its cost, reports NBC News. 

The program brings actors, primarily recent immigrants, to U.S. military training facilities to play a variety of parts, including civilians and potential insurgents. 

The goal is to provide realistic training so that troops are better prepared for situations they may face on deployments in Afghanistan...