US Soldiers Serving Oversees Granted Citizenship
US Soldiers Serving Oversees Granted Citizenship
By Jered Ede
CNSNews.com Correspondent
August 04, 2005(CNSNews.com) – One hundred sixty-six soldiers serving overseas in the U.S. military recently became citizens as the result of 2003 legislation allowing naturalization ceremonies to occur outside the U.S.
President Bush signed the National Defenses Authorization Act (NDAA) on Nov. 23, 2003 after having issued an executive order in 2002 that expedited the citizenship process for servicemembers.
Since passage of the NDAA, 730 American soldiers from nearly every country have been granted citizenship while serving overseas; 374 were sworn in while stationed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and the Korean Peninsula.
Read the whole article. These people are willing to serve their country to assist in the process to become citizens. Some of the people in this country could learn from them.
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1An American Housewife
wrote on 5 August 2005 at 11:43
I have always thought that one had to BE a citizen BEFORE serving in the military.
Hmm, learn something new every day.
2docjim505
wrote on 5 August 2005 at 12:15
Sounds like a great idea whose time has long since come.
One of my drill sergeants was a Guamanian. I thought it was unfair that he could wear the uniform and fight for our country, but couldn’t vote.
3Jo
wrote on 5 August 2005 at 12:26
Nope, you don’t have to be a citizen to be in the military, you do have to be here legally. This is something that has been done for years, just not too many people knew about it until this war kicked off.