US closes naturalization offices at military basic training sites
Source: Air Force Times
3 hours ago
The U.S. government has closed naturalization centers at three basic combat training sites, citing new DOD policy that extends the amount of time immigrant recruits are required to serve before becoming eligible for citizenship.
‘The three locations — Fort Sill in Oklahoma, Fort Benning in Georgia, and Fort Jackson, in South Carolina — provide 10 weeks of basic combat training for new recruits.
However, in Oct. 2017 DoD changed the amount of time recruits are required to serve to 180 days minimum before becoming eligible for citizenship.
DoD’s policy change meant none of the recruits at those three installations would have served 180 days before moving on to individual training, so it “made no sense” to keep the offices open in those locations, said R. Carter Langston, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and and Immigration Services.
Read more: https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2018/03/06/us-closes-naturalization-offices-at-military-basic-training-sites/
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