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Thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates a rare job opportunity in a deeply impoverished country where work is scarce.
About 60% of Haiti 's population of nearly 12 million people earn less than $2 a day, with inflation soaring to double digits in recent years .
Haiti ’s government has not said how many soldiers it aims to hire nor how many have applied so far.
More than 3,200 killings have been reported across Haiti from January to May .
Gang violence has left more than half a million people homeless in recent years .
The military is expected to work with Haiti ’s police and a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya .
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