Lawful permanent resident with a valid Green Card (You may have fewer job choices.) Stephanie Miller, director of accessions for the Department of Defense, is quoted as saying:When you combine that with the fact that most people are enlisting when they’re coming out of high school. At that time, the department would render that person’s service as honorable, and then the department would sign the form that he would include in the naturalization packet for U.S. Typically, Russia, Iran, North Korea, China are the leading countries on the list, but there are others as well.For instance, many immigrants who wish to become Intelligence Specialists or a member of the military's special operations (SEAL, Special Forces, etc) cannot attend the advanced training until their citizenship has been approved. U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) said in a statement on 24 October that enlistees holding a Form I-551 card (a green card) will be placed in the Army… "Effective immediately, all green card holders must complete a background investigation and receive a favorable military security suitability determination prior to entering any component of the armed forcesSnopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.comCurrent green card holders, USAREC said, can still enlist for active duty “with the understanding that they will be part of the Delayed Entry Pool until the screening process is complete.”"Two Supervisor-level employees, who have since been terminated, made poor decisions including displaying a sign that they created.
But do their budget decisions say otherwise?It was not the first such incident reported during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.A service member would leave and sometimes these background checks take a really long time. Requirements to Enlist Citizenship. A year is a very long time in the scope of a person’s life when they’re graduating from high school and trying to figure out the next step in their life. This may take a few years while serving in another role open to immigrants. Not all legal immigrants are eligible to enlist. She also said that even if enlistees’ background checks took less than a year, it represented a significant delay:Army Reserve and National Guard enlistment for I-551 card holders is currently "on hold. See your local recruiter for the most current list of countries considered hostile to the interests of the United States. U.S. citizen or.
Military members can take steps toward citizenship by serving in either the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, or Coast Guard, or in a National Guard unit while the unit was federally recognized as a reserve component of the U.S. You can also enlist if you are a lawful permanent resident – meaning a green card holder. Navy: 39.

In that case, you may submit an uncertified Form N-426 with your DD Form 214 or NGB Form 22.) Coast Guard: 31. In order for a non-citizen to enlist in the military, they must first be a legal immigrant (with a green card), permanently residing in the United States. Previously they were eligible to begin their training as soon as their background check began. Tourist visas and student visas aren't good enough. Your search terms may need to be revised, or we have not written an article on that topic.I-551 card holders may join other branches of the military, but they cannot begin basic training until after they complete a background check.According to USAREC, green card holders who enlist will now have to complete their background checks, which could take up to a year, before being allowed to begin boot camp.