Last time I checked, serving in a foreign military as an American citizen stripped you of your citizenship. Has that changed, or is that been changed for our Greatest Ally? TM
Military service in a foreign country is not an expatriating act if service is as a soldier who is not an officer, unless the foreign military is engaged in hostilities with the United States. Further, foreign military service usually does not cause loss of nationality since an intention to relinquish nationality normally is lacking. In adjudicating loss of nationality cases, the Department has established an administrative presumption that a person serving in the armed forces of a foreign state not engaged in hostilities against the United States does not have the intention to relinquish nationality. One who voluntarily serves as a commissioned or non-commissioned officer in the military of a country not engaged in hostilities with the United States will lose one’s U.S. citizenship only if one intended to relinquish U.S. citizenship when he/she served in the armed forces of a foreign state.
Mast wasn't even serving as a soldier at the time - he was a double amputee volunteering to pack medical kits and move supplies.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99–653, § 18(d), as amended by Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(m)(2), [ changed from ] for “unless, prior to such entry or service, such entry or service is specifically authorized in writing by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
That's what I was remembering. It used to require a bunch of permission letters to do this, and now it's just "oh, hey, you still want to be an American? Coo'."
Israel has a "right of return" for any jew. If you're Jewish, you can go there and join the IDF. I don't know why you would want to, but the option is there.
The South Koreans make you relinquish your citizenship when you become an adult if you're an also an American citizen; otherwise they will scoop you up for mandatory military service.
For reference, many US citizens also served in the British or Canadian militaries in WWI and WWII prior to our entry into those wars.
Last time I checked, serving in a foreign military as an American citizen stripped you of your citizenship. Has that changed, or is that been changed for our Greatest Ally? TM
That is explicitly false:
Mast wasn't even serving as a soldier at the time - he was a double amputee volunteering to pack medical kits and move supplies.
From the Cornell link in that page:
That's what I was remembering. It used to require a bunch of permission letters to do this, and now it's just "oh, hey, you still want to be an American? Coo'."
Well, my guess is he served in the idf prior to being American, since that's the only way it would make sense to me. I'm too lazy to look it up
Israel has a "right of return" for any jew. If you're Jewish, you can go there and join the IDF. I don't know why you would want to, but the option is there.
The South Koreans make you relinquish your citizenship when you become an adult if you're an also an American citizen; otherwise they will scoop you up for mandatory military service.
For reference, many US citizens also served in the British or Canadian militaries in WWI and WWII prior to our entry into those wars.