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minus-squarehalloween_spookster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·24 hours agoBeing a citizen is not a requirement for serving in the US armed forces
minus-squareZüri@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 hours agoI always assumed that fighting for the army means you’re a citizen. And I do think that if you served in active duty, you deserve citizenship. But I’m not American. They can make their own rules of course.
minus-squarehalloween_spookster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·23 hours agoI’m sure it depends on the country. Many do allow non citizens though. The French Foreign Legion is one of the most well known
minus-squareIthral@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·23 hours agoSo, there is a path to citizenship if you serve 3 years, but you have to file the paperwork at that time. If you didn’t file it for whatever reason, there is no automatic citizenship for service.
Being a citizen is not a requirement for serving in the US armed forces
I always assumed that fighting for the army means you’re a citizen.
And I do think that if you served in active duty, you deserve citizenship.
But I’m not American. They can make their own rules of course.
I’m sure it depends on the country. Many do allow non citizens though. The French Foreign Legion is one of the most well known
So, there is a path to citizenship if you serve 3 years, but you have to file the paperwork at that time. If you didn’t file it for whatever reason, there is no automatic citizenship for service.