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ORIGINAL: Didz
Lol: This has gone into the realms of the bizarre now.
I must admit that I'm a bit confused as to how a man with from Lebanon managed to enlist in the US Marines, Presumably, he is a US citisen?
ORIGINAL: Didz
I must admit that I'm a bit confused as to how a man with from Lebanon managed to enlist in the US Marines, Presumably, he is a US citisen?
He is a US citizen but, as was said above, that is not a requirement for enlistment in the US armed forces. Didn't a lot of American pilots enlist in the British/Canadian air corps in WWII?ORIGINAL: Didz
Lol: This has gone into the realms of the bizarre now.
I must admit that I'm a bit confused as to how a man with from Lebanon managed to enlist in the US Marines, Presumably, he is a US citisen?
ORIGINAL: Dave Briggs
He is a US citizen but, as was said above, that is not a requirement for enlistment in the US armed forces. Didn't a lot of American pilots enlist in the British/Canadian air corps in WWII?
I wasn't really trying to make a comparison but was just pointing out that most armies will accept non-citizens. In the US, anyone who is qualified can join the armed forces. As far as I know there are no units or organizations that require citizenship. That would be unconstitutional and the US Constitution affords the same civil rights to non-citizens as citizens even though I wouldn't exactly classify joining the military as a right. It's historically seen as more of a privilege. Working for military security agencies might be a bit different, but even there I don't think there is any restriction based solely on nationality. Achieving rank might be a bit different, especially in the higher officer ranks, but even this has no citizenship restrictions as far as I know. Having said that, I would be surprised if a non-citizen ever achieved the the rank of Brigadier General or higher.ORIGINAL: Didz
ORIGINAL: Dave Briggs
He is a US citizen but, as was said above, that is not a requirement for enlistment in the US armed forces. Didn't a lot of American pilots enlist in the British/Canadian air corps in WWII?
I'm not sure thats a valid comparison, Britain was at war and desperately short of pilots.
My understanding was that the USMC is the USA's elite Corps. I may be wrong but I don't recall and US volunteers being recruited into the Guards.
ORIGINAL: Dave Briggs
I wasn't really trying to make a comparison but was just pointing out that most armies will accept non-citizens. In the US, anyone who is qualified can join the armed forces. As far as I know there are no units or organizations that require citizenship. That would be unconstitutional and the US Constitution affords the same civil rights to non-citizens as citizens even though I wouldn't exactly classify joining the military as a right. It's historically seen as more of a privilege. Working for military security agencies might be a bit different, but even there I don't think there is any restriction based solely on nationality. Achieving rank might be a bit different, especially in the higher officer ranks, but even this has no citizenship restrictions as far as I know. Having said that, I would be surprised if a non-citizen ever achieved the the rank of Brigadier General or higher.
ORIGINAL: Jonathan Palfrey
Ghurka's? Methinks you mean the Gurkhas (surely no apostrophe called for). Though there seems to be an argument that the name should be spelled Gorkha, like the town.