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Is that true? According to this, in the US at least, "Roughly 35,000 non-citizens are serving in active duty military and about 8,000 join each year."[1] The US
by jt0 7y ago
Is that true? According to this, in the US at least, "Roughly 35,000 non-citizens are serving in active duty military and about 8,000 join each year."[1] The US government also deports some of its honorably discharged veterans.[2]
[1] https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/eligibility-requirements/the-us-military-helps-naturlize-non-citizens.html https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/eligibility-requi...
[2] https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/06/12/ice-is-supposed-to-consider-service-when-deporting-veterans-it-hasnt-been/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/06/12/...
- chrisseaton 7y agoYes the US and UK are notable examples of exceptions. But in most countries it’s the case.
- Retric 7y agoThat list includes, US, UK, France, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel. Further, many EU countries accept EU citizenship rather than limit things to their own countries citizens. So, it’s reasonably common among western countries.
- xvilka 7y agoI wouldn't call Australia, New Zealand, and Russia "western countries".
- Retric 7y agoI agree that Russia is generally not considered a western country. But Australia and New Zealand are generally on such lists. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world
- sharpneli 7y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_militaries_that_recruit_foreigners https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_militaries_that_recr... It’s common across big countries. Lot of that list contains things like from specific area only. Rare amongst smaller countries. For me it sounds odd to serve in a military without citizenship. Finland even allows some men to skip the conscription if they do not live in Finland and have dual citizenship.