[KansasCanadian]

Word of advice: marry a nice American girl--best move i ever made!!

[LPStar]

Phone up a US military recruiter in the branch of service you want to join. If you have high intelligence (I suspect so) and are reasonably healthy, you'll be snapped up before you knew what hit you.

[Lando Lincoln]

God Bless you. Despite all the pseudo-intellectual clutter in our press and media, and despite all the bash America tripe worldwide, the US is a true beacon of hope. We rescued the world from tryanny at least twice in the 20th century. Now, we will do it again early in the 21st (with true friends like the UK and Australia).

Your clarity is remarkable. Contact a recruiter in the US of any military branch. They will have you doing push-ups for the red, white and blue in short order.

[wayne_shrugged]

Just goes to show, it's not WHERE you're born, it's what's in your heart! Being an American is a state of mind, belief and conviction. Something that some of our native born "Americans" haven't figured out...

[sonofatpatcher2]

Not many know it, but Canadians did serve in Vietnam in the American Armed Services as Soliders, Sailors, Airmen and Marines. They served, bled, died and were captured
an some still are MIA.

By all means, son. Come down and join the Proud, the Few, the Marines. We'd be pleased to have you.

[Pro-Bush]

It is nice to see that freedom has no boundries. God bless you.

[antaresequity]

Great post and welcome to the free republic...

Get your butt down here...and god bless you

[TigerMouth]

Here is how it sits so far... about 3 weeks ago I contacted the Marine recruitment office in Billings Montana. A Staff Sargeant Lopez told me that without "Resident Alien Status" I am not eligible to join; without citizenship I cannot be a commissioned officer (but thats okay!). I called immigration, who stated that I had to be sponsored into the States in order to get this status, either by a blood relative, or by a company requiring my labor/specialty. So this is my plan, as it sits April 2, 2003. As I'm not completed University (2 years left) yet, I do not have a 'specialty'... so I'm hitting the labor market. I have oilfield experience and intend to try to get on with a rig in Alaska... with any luck I can sweet talk my company into sponsoring me. This could take up to 2 years. But you gotta do what you gotta do to get things done. Now if I've missed any other options that you've seen, please speak up! My only other hope is my recently begun letter writing campaign to U.S. ambassador Celluci (he is a good man). He should be getting the first letter in the next couple days...

[judicial meanz]

A foreign national can enlist in the US military. My advice is to visit a recruiting station in the US, and ask them how to enlist.

A lot of people in the US military, including some of the KIA's in this war, did just that.

[SENTINEL]

I think that you can join the US Marines with nothing more than a work visa. Good luck, if you can earn the title, it will be the best move you ever made. Make sure you sign up in a state with low or no income taxes like Alaska, because they will keep dinging you while you serve.

[TopQuark]

Welcome to FR! And thanks for the kind words.

[philetus]

Try this
https://secure.military.com/leads/RecruitingLead.jsp

[Missouri]

And thats why I've come to this website. I'm a farm kid, born and raised on the Alberta praire

Whats the chances of like-minded Alberta citizens, like yourself, start a seccsion movement to join the USA ? We'd love to have you aboard.

Hope you enjoy the FREE REPUBLIC.

[pbear8]

Hi TM, welcome to FR.

Whilst it might be a while before you could get green card status and therefore join the USMC, would you consider the Royals Marines? Many brave Canadians fought with the Brits in WWII. There are probably some Canadians in the Gulf now.

We would be proud to have someone like you serve with our finest, I hope you are able to make it happen.

[Hot Tabasco]

A birth cert., a little whiteout, a xerox machine and you can perform wonders...... Before you know it you will be marching cadence

[Lando Lincoln]

Ping to Antijen....any ideas or input?? Maybe the VetsCor troops have some ideas. Regards,

Lando

[Barnacle]

You're the kind of guy I welcome here. Then again, you sure could do a lot of good for Canada too. I look forward to the day that relations between our countries return to a true friendship.

[Cacique]

bump

[TigerMouth]

Just an update on this topic... The wheels of politics turn SLOWLY in Washington... hehe.... still working on it my American friends. I will NOT give up on this. If I see no results by October I intend to organize a letter writing campaign of my American friends. In the meantime, keep up your struggle to keep America free! I know I will from my farm up here in Canada.

P.S. Please open up your borders to Canadian Beef! You're killing us up here! (Or just annex Alberta, that would be preferable... )