http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/join-the-army-speak-a-language-and-become-a-citizen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=join-the-army-speak-a-language-and-become-a-citizen Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/join-the-army-speak-a-language-and-become-a-citizen/comment-page-1/#comment-26912 Dante Baker Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=152534#comment-26912 The reason so many Koreans are pursuing this is because all Korean men are required to complete ~2 years of military service in Korea.  Thus, if a young Korean in the U.S. is preparing to return home to join the military, he would most likely prefer to instead relinquish Korean citizenship, serve in the U.S. military (perhaps helping the fight against N. Korea and ultimately helping is homeland), and then receive U.S. citizenship and the right to live and work here.  Works out well for all parties. The reason so many Koreans are pursuing this is because all Korean men are required to complete ~2 years of military service in Korea.  Thus, if a young Korean in the U.S. is preparing to return home to join the military, he would most likely prefer to instead relinquish Korean citizenship, serve in the U.S. military (perhaps helping the fight against N. Korea and ultimately helping is homeland), and then receive U.S. citizenship and the right to live and work here.  Works out well for all parties.

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