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#2758127 - 07/04/09 05:56 AM Do you have to be an American citizen to...
Flyboy SimHQ Member Registered: 11/29/06 Posts: 1091 Loc: England, UK	Just to settle a debate, do you have to be an American citizen to join the U.S. armed forces? _________________________ Flyboy's Site Flyboy's Online Store Flyboy's YouTube Channel NEW Flyboy's Information & Reviews (News, book/TV/game reviews, articles, my views and more) NEW MILNET (Defense and military information, news, helicopter section and more)
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#2758130 - 07/04/09 05:59 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: Flyboy]
PFunk Staff Redneck SimHQ Senior Member Registered: 07/03/03 Posts: 8771 Loc: N. Central Texas	No. Foreign nationals are allowed to serve in the US military. Most do it as a path to citizenship. pfunk _________________________ Hammer it to fit, paint it to match www.sixmanfootball.com
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#2758141 - 07/04/09 06:21 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: PFunk]
Sim SimHQ Senior Member Registered: 09/18/01 Posts: 6847 Loc: Mississippi	Originally Posted By: PFunk No. Foreign nationals are allowed to serve in the US military. Most do it as a path to citizenship. pfunk Correction - enlisted men can serve without citizenship. Officers can not. _________________________ Learning to fly T-6
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#2758149 - 07/04/09 06:30 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: Sim]
Scylla SimHQ Member Registered: 10/24/99 Posts: 3045	When I went into the Army back in 1972, there were a whole bunch of Puerto Ricans running around giving the drill sergeants fits with "No comprende, no comprende". On the other hand, many PR and Phillipino soldiers and marines were great warriors. _________________________ http://www.usdebtclock.org/
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#2758174 - 07/04/09 06:56 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: Scylla]
NavyNuke99 SimHQ Member Registered: 01/04/09 Posts: 1031 Loc: San Diego	Must possess a green card (be a resident alien) and usually there's a few more hoops to jump through after that. Then usually after serving 1 1/2 years active duty (IIRC), can become a U.S. Citizen. _________________________ "NUKE-ular. It's pronounced NUKE-ular."- Homer Simpson "You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity."- Bullet Tooth Tony I wish I had the alpha of a Hornet, Living to fight slow while others scorn it. When I can still pitch and roll, that other guy's going out of control! I wish I had the alpha of a Hornet. -Dos Gringos
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#2758180 - 07/04/09 07:02 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: NavyNuke99]
guppy SimHQ Member Registered: 06/30/09 Posts: 202	Some Canadians served in Vietnam. How did they get in the U.S. forces without a green card? Apparently some Canadians served in the Civil War too on the side of the Union.
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#2758182 - 07/04/09 07:06 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: guppy]
Corsair8X SimHQ Member Registered: 10/27/05 Posts: 3354 Loc: Oakville, Ontario, Canada	Originally Posted By: guppy Some Canadians served in Vietnam. How did they get in the U.S. forces without a green card? Apparently some Canadians served in the Civil War too on the side of the Union. I know that some served as part of exchange programs where forces trade for the experience of how another country conducts operations. This can happen in wartime. _________________________ Corsair8X virtually making history 30mm at a time
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#2758193 - 07/04/09 07:20 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: Corsair8X]
Bert67 SimHQ Member Registered: 09/25/03 Posts: 459 Loc: Bethel, NC	When you can show some green cash you can get anything done. _________________________ Check Six and Use Your Wingmen Like Crazy!
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#2758202 - 07/04/09 07:36 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: Corsair8X]
guppy SimHQ Member Registered: 06/30/09 Posts: 202	Originally Posted By: Corsair8X I know that some served as part of exchange programs where forces trade for the experience of how another country conducts operations. This can happen in wartime. Hmm, that doesn't seem like quite a fair exchange back in the days of Vietnam. Canadian gets to go to the crapper and the American gets a nice holiday in Canada.
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#2758217 - 07/04/09 07:59 AM Re: Do you have to be an American citizen to... [Re: guppy]
Vertigo1 SimHQ Senior Member Registered: 02/09/01 Posts: 8125 Loc: Vermont, USA	I remember meeting an Englishman at reception battalion with an accent so thick, I could hardly understand him! _________________________ “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Stephen Hawking
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