hi, my name is leo angelo t medrano, 29 yrs old, and im a doctor here in the philippines. Ive always wanted to join the us navy ever since i was a kid. My uncle was in the navy and i look up to him with much admiration and respect. i have a pending petition for my greencard which was filed by my father 5 years ago. Am i entitled to apply for service?
foreign doctor
Italian Guy
Milforum Hitman
US guys in here will surely be able to answer that. Welcome buddy 8)
DTop
Active member
Welcome to the forum. As far as I know the military citizenship requirement for the U.S. is as follows:
Must be a U.S. citizen or have been legally admitted to the United States for permanent residence and possess immigration and naturalization documents.
It would be best to contact a recruiter though.
Must be a U.S. citizen or have been legally admitted to the United States for permanent residence and possess immigration and naturalization documents.
It would be best to contact a recruiter though.
SleepySweeper
Active member
Welcome Leo 
catalinargonzalez
Banned
Hey here's what I can tell you,
If you want to join the Navy as enlisted, you can do that if you have just your green card, no biggie and when you've fulfilled five years of legal residence, you will get your citizenship pretty quickly especially if youre a vet or still in the military.
If you want to go in as an doctor (officer), you have to pass your boards for General Medical Practice here in the US first and foremost. If you pass them to become a naval officer, you must be a citizen, but since they are in shortage for physicians at all departments of the military, the Dept of the Navy may be able to pull some strings and do some kind of citizenship in exchange for a certain year commitment, but really and truly, the boards are the ones that get you.
I used to live in Mexico and I was studying medicine before I decided to change my major to international business and I knew if I ever wanted to practice med in the US, I would have to pass the boards and those are tough ass. GOOD LUCK!
If you want to join the Navy as enlisted, you can do that if you have just your green card, no biggie and when you've fulfilled five years of legal residence, you will get your citizenship pretty quickly especially if youre a vet or still in the military.
If you want to go in as an doctor (officer), you have to pass your boards for General Medical Practice here in the US first and foremost. If you pass them to become a naval officer, you must be a citizen, but since they are in shortage for physicians at all departments of the military, the Dept of the Navy may be able to pull some strings and do some kind of citizenship in exchange for a certain year commitment, but really and truly, the boards are the ones that get you.
I used to live in Mexico and I was studying medicine before I decided to change my major to international business and I knew if I ever wanted to practice med in the US, I would have to pass the boards and those are tough ass. GOOD LUCK!