More undocumented immigrants will be eligible to join the US military, the Defense Department announced Thursday.

The Pentagon is expanding a program that now allows recruiters to target skilled undocumented immigrants with expertise in ­areas such as rare foreign languages.

The program, called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest, will now be available to any illegal immigrants who came to the country when they were under age 16 with their parents, ­regardless of skill.

The new policy could provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.