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Thank you.From my research, I've believed that both the Army and Navy admits Conditional Green Card holders to enlist. I definitely would like to do Active Duty, because I believe that is the best route for me to go to finish my education while I serve this country as well. And I did got the idea that a college degree, even an AA like what I have will lead to being enlisted at a higher rank and paygrade than the lowest rank,E-1, I believe.

I've yet to contact the local recruiters here in my town of residency...I will do so when my AOS process picks up steam, which hopefully will be by the end of the month.

Thank you for the advice. I am leaning towards inquiring about the Navy based on the fact that my mother's fiance was a Sailor, and the opportunity to travel sounds interesting to me.

Hello.

I am new to Visa Journey but have read the threads for the past year or so. My wife, who is a US citizen, and I were married this past January. We are in the process of doing our Adjustment of Status currently. She and I have talked a bit about me joining the military, which was something I've considered all my life seeing I grew up in that environment back in Indonesia, and plus her dad served in the US Army during the Korean and Vietnam war. ..

A couple of questions though:

1. I am thinking of joining either the Navy or Army. Which service would be more lenient in admitting a Conditional Green Card holder?

2. I am currently 32 years old...would that age, plus my Associate's Degree i earned here in the U.S back in 2004, be a factor in which service would be able to possibly be better to enlist into?

3. Lastly, my wife is wondering about separation anxiety...is one service more prone to help married couples stay together during deployments or no?

Just wondering. Thank you for those immigrants here who are serving this country. It's something I would like to aspire to and do once I get my permanent residency...

Active would be better, as it could help with your citizenship process go faster. I'm thinking of that route myself when I get my AOS process finished as well.

Just FYI: The U.S Army and Navy are a bit easier to admit conditional permanent residents to enlist than the US Air Force or Coast Guard or Marines.

Yup, you can file it the day you are wed if you choose to. My wife and I started the process a month after we got married (this past January) because of financial issues, but we are still far from being finished with the process.

Hope to get my conditional GC by the end of the year, or early next year...