[so_real]

You are referencing section 217 : "For the same reasons also, children born out of the country, in the armies of the state, or in the house of its minister at a foreign court, are reputed born in the country; for a citizen who is absent with his family, on the service of the state, but still dependent on it, and subject to its jurisdiction, cannot be considered as having quitted its territory." This is a good point. I'll make the on-base / off-base argument for formality sake, but happily acquiesce that Vattel is the NBC authority, and hold Cruz to the same standard.

[sandboxshooter]

We were told in the military if our children were born while deployed overseas, they would be considered NBC.