US Military as a foreigner.

[Nige]

Australia has a similar programme, they recruit soldiers from overseas and they are eligible for citizenship after 3 months in the regular army. In fact, they must apply for and accept citizenship as part of the deal.
It's how I became an Australian

[Jameten]

Where do I sign up???

[Marshall_Nord]

Yeah, this isn't anything new.

20 years in the Legions and you and all of your offspring are citizens of Rome.

[digrar]

Australia has a similar programme, they recruit soldiers from overseas and they are eligible for citizenship after 3 months in the regular army. In fact, they must apply for and accept citizenship as part of the deal.
It's how I became an Australian

Where do I sign up???

You need to be equivalent in rank and training to one of our Sergeants or Captains and you must have a trade that we require. If not you need to immigrate on your own steam and enlist like a normal Australian.

[bd popeye]

We had to non-US citizen's in my unit. My driver was from the British V.I. and our second platoon had a German in it. Both started the process, to become US citizens, before we left Iraq. The second unit I was with had an Algerian, who had just gotten his citizenship. All of them were good guys.

I personally don't have a problem with foreign nationals serving in the US military, and IMO, they should be allowed to expedite the process of becoming a citizen.

2XXXX^^^^

I served from '71 til '91. And I served with many immigrants. Most of whom became citizens. The most squared away sailors I ever worked with were from the Philippines.

This program is nothing new. Just a little tweaking of old policy.

[Scout Lake]

Hello.

I've Been Going On About Joining the RAF doing CSAR with the Rock Apes For Some Time And A Couple Of My Mates In The US Joining The USMC Were Saying You Might Be Able To Join Up Over Their And Get Citizenship When Serving, Is that possible?, and can you ask to transfer from say RAF to USAF?

Thanks For Any Help
Lake

[digrar]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...gn+citizenship
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...gn+citizenship
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...gn+citizenship
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...gn+citizenship

General gist of it is that you will have to make your own way to the US, get permanent residency off your own bat, then enter into the military under your own steam. Not an easy process.

[captainahab]

Is it possible for an Austrian to join the army when you are in the US?
I've heard of some programs for foreigners to gain american citizenship by serving in the armed forces.

[Soldat_Américain]

Dude...not gonna lie it is relatively easy for a foreigner to serve as an enlisted soldier in the US military and many become US citizens, it also a shorter path to citizenship.

[Proudgrandson]

http://www.informationclearinghouse....ticle18603.htm

[kosse]

Dude...not gonna lie it is relatively easy for a foreigner to serve as an enlisted soldier in the US military and many become US citizens, it also a shorter path to citizenship.

Afaik green card is needed first and that isn't so easy to get.

[Britboy]

Hmmm I suppose there is always the Legion Etrangere for him and the distance to travel back home on leave will be shorter too

[digrar]

Dude...not gonna lie it is relatively easy for a foreigner to serve as an enlisted soldier in the US military and many become US citizens, it also a shorter path to citizenship.

The hard bit is getting the permanent residency in the first place.

[Soldat_Américain]

The hard bit is getting the permanent residency in the first place.

I honestly don't know too many of my friends(mates) have gone that route, maybe I should ask...all I know is I see pictures in the papers or online ever so often where like 200 servicemen get naturalized and most of them being pretty young.

[lzdbb]

I can speak english, japanese and chinese,I am not an US citizen, is it possible for me to go to US and then throw my passport and join the us army? Is it a good choice? I like freedoom and democracy and war, I think it's a good idea, what do you think? Can you give me some advice?