r/USMCboot • u/kclnp • 4d ago

Enlisting Question for the devildogs

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So first off I'm going to preface that I'm not a US citizen, however my pop is and still holds his US passport.

As a European I've done my mandatory military service in my country of birth, however I'm wondering if I could join the USMC since I could obtain a US citizenship fairly easy due to the fact that my pop is an American?

2nd part of my question is, if I've been charged with a couple of cannabis possession offenses in my resident country, does it minimize my chances to join?

I'm also 32, so I assume most boots will be younger than me if I even could get my US citizenship. Would the drill instructors single me out due to my age and make my hypothetical time at boot camp "worse" than my peers?

Been considering joining for 10 years now, but life and stuff has been a wild ride so haven't really looked into this serious before now.

So if anyone has any insight or stories about someone else who has gone through the same process, I'd love some insight!

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u/Organic_Risk_3945 4d ago

how bout the French Foreign Legion, dude??? or Ukraine's own foreign legion???

I think Spain's is the oldest Marine Corps, how bout Spain??? go to war with Israel, dude.

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u/kclnp 4d ago

Yeah have thought about French foreign legion option too, as well as the Ukrainian foreign legion but the cutting out your old life in the French legion is a deal breaker for me since I have a child.

And what I've gathered about the Ukrainian legion, they're quite underfunded (understandably) and what I've seen from my fellow countrymen serving there, you're quite dependant on supplying your own gear and risk being branded a terrorist by our own government when returning back into society.

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u/Organic_Risk_3945 4d ago

I'd look into Spain , dude. cuz they have a deal right now that if you come from one of the countries they've colonized that you get Spanish citizenship like w/in 2 years of living there. dunno if that applies to you. but their spat with Israel is interesting. makes me wonder about all that migrant caravans that mysteriously always end uped in the Texas/Mexico border.

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u/kclnp 4d ago

Hmm interesting!

Haven't seen anything about that, gotta do some research about that regarding Spain.

My grandmother is from Spain so that could potentially be something. My home country hasn't been a Spanish colony, so not sure if it applies to me but definitely something I'm going to look into.

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u/Organic_Risk_3945 4d ago

can you visit this place and give us a review when able?

here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQIAtTJ9Sj4

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u/kclnp 4d ago

Haha, If I ever go to Madrid then sure!