How does a Yank join?

[culloden]

First off, before the flack comes in, I just want to say I wholy admire the Canadian Army.
Aside from moving there, what is the process of joining? I understand "Landed immigrant" status, as I looked into this a few years ago. DO I just show up at the recruiters doorstep? The only connection to Canadian citzenship, is that my grandmother was born Canadian. Would this help me?
And for anyone who wants to know why dont I join the US Army, I was in the US Army for 5 years. And besides the Canadians did an outstanding job in Afghanistan.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

 

[Yllw_Ninja]

I‘m one of the last people to be correcting other peoples spelling but i think your grandmother was born in Canada not Canadian...just a thought

 

[Sh0rtbUs]

I have a current friend applying for his citizenship so he can join, and he‘s from south africa (a country of security risk apparently). His great great grandfather was canadian, therefore he gets his citizenship early. If you‘re american, with a grandmother who is canadian, you shouldnt have a problem. Just make sure you have you‘re citizenship, and you can simply go to a recruit centre and actually sit down and speak with someone there (no appointment needed) and they will tell you exactly what you need to do. Im not sure about the whole "living outside of canada within the last 5 years" deal, but i think that relates to youre citizenship.

Simply walk in, and people will be happy to answer all your questions.

 

[culloden]

Thanks Ninja
She was born in Canada, and was Canadian. CHECK FIRE!!!
:fifty:

 

[Yllw_Ninja]

Heh alwaees tryung tah halp *nods* remember i gotz a dergre in spellung frum muh school dawn by da crick eh

 

[Pikache]

I thought you can join the reserves with a landed immigrant status? (At least that was the case when I got in)

 

[Sh0rtbUs]

Im not sure what the exact case was, but my friend wasnt allowed solely because he was from South Africa. Americans wouldnt have this problem.

 

[Korus]

actually, "My grandmother was born Canadian" does make sense. But that‘s just getting OT.

 

[Redeye]

You‘d have to start by checking with Citizenship & Immigration Canada as to whether you have a claim for Canadian citizenship. My sense is that you do not, but I could be wrong, and did not do any research on the matter.

If you have no claim for Canadian citizenship, you would have to qualify to become a Permanent Resident of Canada in order to apply to join the CF. It‘s a long and expensive process.

 

[koalorka]

You need to be a Canadian citizen to join the Army Reserve now. Since I spent 5 years out of the country recently I had to fill out an extra security assesment form. What got me mad was that it could take up to 18 months to verify the information on that form! I was eager to join but got my hopes down because of that.

 

[spacelord]

I thought you could join the reserves if you were a permanent resident. this summer we had a guy who went to write his citizenship test in the middle of course. after that, the instructors called him "the citizen", or "citizen ____"

 

[portcullisguy]

When I joined, you could be a landed immigrant to join the reserves. I had heard this changed very recently, but since I am already in, and am Canadian anyway, I didn‘t pay much attention.

Check with CFRC, is all I can say.

Even the Yanks allow non-citizens to join their armed forces, although I think there are restrictions on branches and trades (what? no cryptologist trade for the (pick former Soviet-bloc country) green card holders???)

 

[qualified]

how does a Canadian join the american army?

 

[Bandit]

The only ways a Canadian can join the US Armed Forces during peace is as follows:

1.) Hold dual citizenship status.
2.) Hold a valid work visa/green card residency number.
3.) Be of at least 50% aboriginal.

Other than the three options above, there are no other ways to join their services... And no, none of the branches of the US Armed Forces will sponsor in immigrants. However, I heard the recruiting policy is alot different under times of war, they‘ll basically accept anyone walking through the office doors!

I‘m in the process of enlisting in the US Marines under resident alien status. It‘s not easy at all, especially trying to find a reliable source of sponsorship!

 

[Spr.Earl]

Originally posted by FUBAR:
[qb] You need to be a Canadian citizen to join the Army Reserve now. Since I spent 5 years out of the country recently I had to fill out an extra security assesment form. What got me mad was that it could take up to 18 months to verify the information on that form! I was eager to join but got my hopes down because of that. [/qb]

Yup it changed a few month‘s.
I don‘t know if Brit.‘s,Aussie.‘s or Kiwi‘s get a special deal or not but every one now must be a Citizen.

P.S. As for Youall‘s you have to like eating Beaver and perfect saying "Eh" after every sentence.

 

[Infanteer]

I heard the recruiting policy is alot different under times of war, they‘ll basically accept anyone walking through the office doors!

They‘re at war right now...do you see the door wide open?

 

[humint]

Reserves = landed immigrant or Canadian citizen
Reg Force = Canadian citizens only

Residency doesn‘t matter, as long as you are a Canadian citizen. Although, I think they may (CFRC) have a security clearance problem with your file if you‘ve been living out-of-country for a while.

And, it takes up to five years to become a Canadian citizen, and you need to qualify. Contrary to popular belief, it ain‘t easy, and it costs a $hitload of cash.

Check out Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/

 

[dwyer.sd]

A sceurity check could take up to 18 months due to the fact that we (CFRC) have to wait for the countries that you have lived in besides Canada to complete a check as well. This can take time depending on the current relations between Canada and the country or the situation in the country (Iraq would take a very long time right now!)