How do I join the US Air-force?

Question

Im a foreign student studying political science and minoring in internatinal affairs. I expect to graduate in two years. I want to join the US Airforce.

What I wanted to know were the following.

Does the US Airforce accept foreigners? If so under what guidelines.

What can sort of recruits are they looking for in terms citizenship ethnicity etc?

What should I do now in school to make myself more competitive. Any specific classes I should take?

What sort of paper work should I start working on towards this goal?

The thing is that i have grown to like America during my time here and I think I want to make a new beginning here.

Answer 1

What country are you from?  That is the biggest determination right there.  

Answer 2

Hate to say it but unless you are a Official United States citizen(Doesn't matter if you were born here or not but have to be a legal citizen) then you cannot enlist in our Military period.

Answer 3

Citizenship

While there is a statutory requirement that only a United States Citizen may become a commissioned officer, this is not true for enlistment. Certain non-citizens can enlist in the United States Armed Forces. To be eligible to enlist, a non-citizen must:

(1) Entered the United States on a permanent residence visa or has an Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form 1-551/I-551 greencard or stamped I-94), and

(2) Established a bonafide residence, and

(3) Established a home of record in the United States.

The visa and/or "greencard" must have sufficient time remaining on it (expiration date) to be valid during the entire term on enlistment. While non-citizens may enlist in the U.S. Military, they are not allowed to reenlist (stay in beyond their first term of service), unless they first become U.S. Citizens. However, there are accelerated citizenship procedures for non-citizens on active duty.

_______ Yes, a LEGAL resident may be able to Enlist, in fact, it offers a great way to earn Citizenship.

"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."

"Expedited Naturalization Executive Order

Executive Order Expedited Naturalization of Aliens and Noncitizen Nationals Serving in An Active-Duty Status During the War on Terrorism

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440) (the "Act"), and solely in order to provide expedited naturalization for aliens and noncitizen nationals serving in an active-duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period of the war against terrorists of global reach, it is hereby ordered as follows:

For the purpose of determining qualification for the exception from the usual requirements for naturalization, I designate as a period in which the Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in armed conflict with a hostile foreign force the period beginning on September 11, 2001. Such period will be deemed to terminate on a date designated by future Executive Order. Those persons serving honorably in active-duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States, during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and terminating on the date to be so designated, are eligible for naturalization in accordance with the statutory exception to the naturalization requirements, as provided in section 329 of the Act. Nothing contained in this order is intended to affect, nor does it affect, any other power, right, or obligation of the United States, its agencies, officers, employees, or any other person under Federal law or the law of nations.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

July 3, 2002.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

I'm sorry to say that the top requirement for joining the U.S. Military, is to be a U.S. citizen. Regardless, talk to a recruiter and see if there is something that maybe can be done. Thank you though for considering joining and keeping America safe:)  

Answer 5

Ok first off if your going to have your bachelors degree its pretty much a shoe in for getting accepted into Officers training school in the air force just look around the area in your city for a recruiter. If you have that degree I'm talking about don't talk to enlisted recruiters they will try to s***w you over. Most of all I would say just get physically fit to go to training and generally you can get a citizenship from serving in the military for a certain number of years. If your from a country that has terrorist ties this may be very difficult tho other than that we had a mexican with a green card in our group for Basic Training.