irish in the british army

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irishman401

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hey all i was wondering if i could join the royal marines or the paratroopers if i live in the republic of ireland and if so would i have to move to england.and would being irish stop me from being selected for the sas (i know i have a very small chance already and i have to serve for three years ) thanks in advance
 
There is a very strong tradition of Irish men serving in the British Army, and very well too. A great many of us from Irish roots have family ties of this. I am not up to date on the current situation, but i would be very surprised to find that you would have any difficulty, I am sure there must be many serving members. One of our cousins followed his grandfather and father into the British Army; he is now retired ; I will ask him at the first opportunity.
 
As a Irish citizen you can join the British army but you would need to take an oath of allegiance to the Queen.
 
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redcoat said:
As a Irish citizen you can join the British army but you would need to take an oath of allegiance to the Queen.
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We all have to take the oath, no matter where in the Commonwealth we serve, I think it's only those enlisting into UK Forces who don't have to take the oath, (perhaps they're automatically assumed to be loyal)...

I remember the day I took the Oath of Allegiance, one of the proudest moments of my life.....

God Save Our Queen.............

I also think I saw somewhere that the Irish Republic was considering joining the Commonwealth............... Is that a truth or just someone speculating?
 
mocco said:
We all have to take the oath, no matter where in the Commonwealth we serve, I think it's only those enlisting into UK Forces who don't have to take the oath, (perhaps they're automatically assumed to be loyal)...

I remember the day I took the Oath of Allegiance, one of the proudest moments of my life.....

God Save Our Queen.............

I also think I saw somewhere that the Irish Republic was considering joining the Commonwealth............... Is that a truth or just someone speculating?
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We had to take the oath as well.

We had an Irish fella in the RAF, he went home on leave and never came back lol

irishman401 said:
hey all i was wondering if i could join the royal marines or the paratroopers if i live in the republic of ireland and if so would i have to move to england.and would being irish stop me from being selected for the sas (i know i have a very small chance already and i have to serve for three years ) thanks in advance
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Being Irish shouldnt stop you joining the SAS, provided you pass the selection. Paddy Maine one of the SAS originals was from Northern Ireland, and a damn good fighter.

Last I heard, less then 10% pass SAS selection.

I'd suggest that you contact a British Army recruiting office regarding the requirment of residing in UK before joining.
 
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