“...I have an off topic question:...this man was ‘green card status’ when he enlisted...so by joining the Marines, does he get full citizenship status?...is military service a fast track to citizenship?...just wondering.”
Fast-track, yes, immediate full citizenship, no. Last I checked, it was 5 years, but that was decades ago, and things may have changed.
...thanks Old Student!...I wonder what will happen if more and more foreign nationals join up...where will their loyalties lie?...France used to comtemplate this...that’s why the Foreign Legion was stationed outside France.