Is a US citizen must to serve at the US army? - And some other questions...

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yuvalas

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Is a US citizen must to serve at the US army?
And how can I become a US citizen if I have an Israel citizenship and I have an uncle there for more than 30 years (and he is married to US citizen, and have child [even grandsons..]), and my grandparent lived in the US for 5 years and the have green-card?
Does Romanian citizenship (in addition to the Israel citizenship) can help in order to get a US citizenship?
Can you please explain me how the process of getting US citizenship works?
Sorry for the amount of the questions that were asked in the subject.
Please don't answer too shortly.
Thank you and wait for your reply,
I really appreciate what this website do.
Yuval.
 
There no requirement to serve in the US army as a citizen, although males aged 18-26 must register for selective service.
Uncles and grandparents can't sponsor you for green card.
You'll first need to get sponsored for permanent residency and live in US before you can apply for US citizenship.
Having Romanian citizenship does not make it easier to obtain US citizenship.
 
yuvalas said:
Does Romanian citizenship (in addition to the Israel citizenship) can help in order to get a US citizenship?
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It doesn't help for citizenship. But being born in Romania or Israel usually makes it easier to get a green card than if you were born in India or Mexico or the Philippines.
Can you please explain me how the process of getting US citizenship works?
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You have to get a green card first, then live in the US for a number of years with the green card in order to qualify for citizenship. Green card is a precursor to citizenship.
 
OK, I understood the process.
But my main question is, IF I'M A US CITIZEN, I must to serve at the US army?
You know my status as described in my first message, so finally, If I will apply for and become a US citizen, Will I have to serve in the U.S. army?
Thank you again for your replies,
Yuval.
 
NO, you are not required to serve in the US army.
There used to be a draft, but that was abolished (suspended) quite a few decades back.
 
yuvalas said:
But my main question is, IF I'M A US CITIZEN, I must to serve at the US army?
You know my status as described in my first message, so finally, If I will apply for and become a US citizen, Will I have to serve in the U.S. army?
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Did you not read the previous responses?
 
For most, you can not serve even if you want to . Most will be too old to bear arms by the time of naturalization
although if they need more peopel to be generals, fitness requirement may be waivered
 
WBH said:
For most, you can not serve even if you want to . Most will be too old to bear arms by the time of naturalization
although if they need more peopel to be generals, fitness requirement may be waivered
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The cut off age for army is 41 years old, so are you assuming that most who naturalize are over the age of 41 and/or unable to meet fitness requirement?
 
For most, you can not serve even if you want to . Most will be too old to bear arms by the time of naturalization
although if they need more peopel to be generals, fitness requirement may be waivered
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Don't worry, I'm only 15 years old...
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Now I have another problem. Bobsmyth wrote:
males aged 18-26 must register for selective service.
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While sanjoseaug20 wrote:
NO, you are not required to serve in the US army.
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So, who's rights?
I DON'T want to serve at the US army.
I just want to know, I'm talking about now and forever. Now I'm 15 years old, If I will become a citizen of the US, Will I be required to serve at the US army (at anytime, even in the future)?

males aged 18-26 must register for selective service.
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Which type of service?

Thank you again for your patience and your help,
Yuval.
 
Registering for selective service doesn't mean actively serving in the military. Selective service registration allows the US government to have a list of people who can be called up to active military service during a national draft (like during Vietnam war). However, simply registering doesn't mean you have to serve as you can still opt out as a conscientious objector in the unlikely event a military draft is implemented.

Are you also unwilling to bear arms for the US since one of the requirements for US citizenship requires you to agree to defend the US should the need ever arise.
 
I DON'T want to serve at the US army.
I just want to know, I'm talking about now and forever. Now I'm 15 years old, If I will become a citizen of the US, Will I be required to serve at the US army (at anytime, even in the future)?
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Obviously, it is difficult to predict what might happen in the future with certainty, but if you are opposed to military service in any form, you can request to omit the two parts of the oath that deal with your willingness to bear arms and perform military service. (I had my oath modified this way; it takes some work, but it can be done.)

There is no draft right now, but it could be reinstated at some point in the future. In this unlikely case you would have a good argument to be recognized as a Conscientious Objector if you had succeeded in having your oath modified.

I am not sure about the details of someone like yourself who is less than 18 years old.
 
yuvalas said:
Don't worry, I'm only 15 years old...
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Now I have another problem. Bobsmyth wrote:


While sanjoseaug20 wrote:


So, who's rights?
I DON'T want to serve at the US army.
I just want to know, I'm talking about now and forever. Now I'm 15 years old, If I will become a citizen of the US, Will I be required to serve at the US army (at anytime, even in the future)?


Which type of service?

Thank you again for your patience and your help,
Yuval.
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If you want to become a US citizen, you are required to serve in the military. When you are taking the
oath of the naturalization, you affirm that you will, "bear arms for the United States if the law requires it". So technically, once you are naturalized, you will have to be a full citizen of the us which includes you must be willing to fight for it.....
 
faysal said:
If you want to become a US citizen, you are required to serve in the military. When you are taking the
oath of the naturalization, you affirm that you will, "bear arms for the United States if the law requires it". So technically, once you are naturalized, you will have to be a full citizen of the us which includes you must be willing to fight for it.....
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That's not completely true, since you can request that the oath be modified, and then these sections of the oath do not apply.
 
yuvalas said:
I just want to know, I'm talking about now and forever. Now I'm 15 years old, If I will become a citizen of the US, Will I be required to serve at the US army (at anytime, even in the future)?
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Do you have a green card now? If yes, once you turn 18 you can be drafted into the US military even without having citizenship, if they invoke a draft.

But the last draft was back in the Vietnam War days, and a draft is almost surely not going to happen again unless we're in World War 3. They didn't have a draft for the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. As long as there is no draft, you don't need to serve a single day in the US military.
 
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Israel and USA may have a treaty that means serving in one country's military may be seen as serving in another country's.

Anyway, military service is mandatory in Israel even for women. So I doubt any Israeli citizen need to be educated on
duty to serve.
 
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