Soni
07-11-11, 04:25 PM
Well Im thinking of enlisting in the Marines now, and Im not too sure if I have my birth certificate with me or not, I was born in Gujarat, India, so not too sure on how to get it, Im going over there this August but I really want to enlist by end of July...I become an American citizen on July 15, and am very proud of it, my parents who I talked to about enlisting when I was 17 were very against me joining the Marines, but lately they have been very "patriotic", so I hope, and pray to God that their opinion about me joining has changed. If not then Gods will, because I sure have my heart set on this, and can't even think about doing something else at the moment.
basically my recruiter said I would need my:
1. birth certificate(I was born in another country)
2. Social Security Card
3. Green Card(but I will be a US citizen so they take it away in the ceremony)
is that all I will need? Im not sure what documents they give you at the ceremony to state that I became a citizen, maybe I take those with me to MEPS?
another Q(sorry for the long read) how long is the wait usually between getting into DEP, and shipping off, Im 20 by the way...
basically my recruiter said I would need my:
1. birth certificate(I was born in another country)
2. Social Security Card
3. Green Card(but I will be a US citizen so they take it away in the ceremony)
is that all I will need? Im not sure what documents they give you at the ceremony to state that I became a citizen, maybe I take those with me to MEPS?
another Q(sorry for the long read) how long is the wait usually between getting into DEP, and shipping off, Im 20 by the way...