Thread: Is the Military going to change their enlistment standards

We keep hearing how the military wants and needs Dreamers in the military. We have heard the stories from Dreamers like one girl that wants to go be a nurse in the military. So is the military going to change their enlistment standards, or is there going to be some very unhappy Dreamers.

In order to join the US Military, you must either be a US citizen, or you must be a legal permanent immigrant, physically living in the United States, with a green card.

While non-citizens may enlist, they will find their job choices extremely limited. DOD policy prohibits granting security clearances to non-U.S. Citizens. Therefore, non-Citizens. who enlist in the United States military will be limited to those jobs which do not require a security clearance. Which also means that they cannot be officers.

Education Requirements

Tier I -Applicants must have a high school diploma, or at least 15 college credits. This means a high school diploma, not a GED.
Tier II - includes GEDs, home study (in some states), Certificate of Attendance, Alternative/Continuation High School, Correspondence School Diplomas, and Occupational Program Certificate (Vo/Tech).

The services limit the number of Tier II candidates it will allow to enlist each year.

In the Air Force, the limit is less than one percent each year with a a minimum of 50 on the AFQT to qualify.
The Army will allow up to 10 percent each year to be Tier II candidates, but they must score a minimum of 50 on the AFQT.
The Marines will only allow about 5 percent each year to be Tier II, and the Navy about 10 percent. Like the Army and Air Force, Tier II recruits must score a minimum of 50 on the AFQT to qualify.

The Coast Guard only accepts Tier 2 candidates if they have prior military service, and even then requires them to score higher on the AFQT (50 for prior Coast Guard Service, 65 for prior service in other branches).

Tier III - Individuals who are not attending high school and are neither high school graduates nor alternative credential holders. The services almost never accept a Tier 3 candidate for enlistment.

This will lead to more protest by these Dreamers. Discrimination, were Americans we want to be officers. We were lied to. Let's face it if the Dream Act is passed their will be no end to their demands.

My biggest concern is that it seems inevitable that we will be posting troops on the border with Mexico. Where will the illegals' loyalties lie?

Originally Posted by ReggieMay

My biggest concern is that it seems inevitable that we will be posting troops on the border with Mexico. Where will the illegals' loyalties lie?

If this passes our southern border will be with Guatemala.