Topic: Becoming an Officer in a foreign country

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September 14th, 2004   Post 1
Trevor
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Post; Becoming an Officer in a foreign country


To become an officer in a foreign country's military, do you have to be a citizen of that country by blood, or can you just get citizenship of that country later on?
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September 15th, 2004   Post 2
Redleg
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That depends on the country.

Most countries requires that you are a citizen before you can join the military at all, but you don't need to be born in that country.
 
September 29th, 2004   Post 3
Troop Rupert
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I'm looking at joining the Aussie Defence Force (currently I'm British Army), and to join as a Rupert, you need to hold the rank of Capt, and must apply for Aussie citizenship within 6 months of joining the ADF.
Hope that's useful...