Defense Attaché Office
Enlistment in the U.S. Armed Forces
Military recruitment does not fall within the scope of the Defense Attaché Office
or the American Embassy. However, for your guidance in this matter, the
following information is provided.
All applicants for enlistment in the Armed Forces must be either a U.S. citizen,
by birth or naturalization, or a non-U.S. citizen that is a Lawful Permanent Resident
(informally known as a “Green Card” holder).
In order to gain Lawful Permanent Resident status, a non-U.S. citizen must qualify
for an immigrant visa to enter the United States. Please be advised
that an immigrant visa will not be issued on the basis of intention
to enlist and service recruiters do not have the authority to circumvent federally
mandated immigration requirements. The criteria for granting immigrant
visas are complex and the Defense Attaché Office cannot provide
you information or advice on this subject.
You can find more information about immigration on the following websites: U.S.
Embassy London, www.london.usembassy.gov;
Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, www.travel.state.gov;
and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, www.uscis.gov. Alternatively,
you may call the Embassy’s Operator Assisted Information Service on 09042-450-100. This
service is available Monday through Friday, between 8:00am and 9:00pm, and Saturday,
between 9:00am and 4:00pm. This is a premium rate number and calls are charged
at £1.20 per minute from a landline.
If you do meet the U.S. citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident criteria, you
can request further information from the following recruiting offices:
| U.S. Army | U.S. Army Recruiting
Building
3850, Room 224
Czernyring
Strasse
69126
Heidelberg
GERMANY
Tel:
49-6221-183-188
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| U.S. Navy |
U.S. Navy Recruiting Europe
Kleber
Kaserne, Building 3245, Room 316
Kaiserslautern
GERMANY
Tel: 49-6314-118-492
E-mail: 10234100@cnrc.navy.mil
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| U.S. Marine Corps |
U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting
Recruiting
Station New York
Attn: Admin
Garden
City, NY 11530-4761
USA
Tel: 1
516 228 3653
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| U.S. Air Force |
U.S. Air Force Recruiting
Unit
4295, Box 290
RAF
Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 8NF
Tel: 01638
542 290
(Office
manned only part-time) |
For more information about each of the services and the various programs they
offer, please visit their recruiting websites:
U.S. Army: www.goarmy.com
U.S. Navy: www.navy.com
U.S. Marine Corps: www.marines.com
U.S. Air Force: www.airforce.com
Beyond the above details, the Defense Attaché Office is unable to assist
with information on any other aspects of the recruitment process.
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Enlistment in the U.S. Armed Forces