Service During Hostilities : By Executive Order Number 13269, dated July 3, 2002, President Bush declared that all those persons serving honorably in active-duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States at any time on or after September 11, 2001 until a date to be announced, are eligible to apply for naturalization in accordance with the service during hostilities statutory exception in Section 329 of the INA to the naturalization requirements. This means that individuals with even one day of honorable active duty service can apply for citizenship, regardless of how long they have been a resident. Note: Under this provision, individuals who apply for citizenship after discharge must present a DD Form 214, with service characterized as "Honorable," or "General." Those with other characterizations (including Entry Level Separation), are not eligible.
i would think so, or well... i really hope so.
after all, serving in the military for 2 years would grant us permanent residency with dream act right? so what if we serve for longer than 2 years? shouldnt they give us more than just green card?
the MAVNI program which allows enlistment of legal aliens (visa holders) grants them with citizenship after 6 months of service (though they contract for 3 or 4 years. so they would be serving the country AS an american citizen after six months), i think i can see similar thing happening to dreamies, longer enlistment option, volunteer to serve in hostile zone, or any other alternate options toward faster citizenship and or other bonuses.
From what it says, we'd probably be able to apply for citizenship the day after you Graduate BMT (Basic Military Training) and are on active-duty in your Branch.
