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Irish in the U.S. Army

  • 04-02-2011 12:32am
    #1
    lcrcboy
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭


    So just out of curiosity are there many irish in the US army or does anyone here know of any irish serving for them???
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  • #2
    RMD
    Registered Users Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭RMD


    AFAIK it's a much more difficult process to serve in the USAF as it is compared to say the BA. To serve in the USAF I think you need to have a green card (awarded on a lottery basis, not entirely sure though) and clear some other stuff as well. I don't have a clue of how many Irish are in it, by Irish do you mean native Irish or Irish American?

    Manic Moran without a doubt would be the best guy to ask about this.


  • #3
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,212 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    To answer the question, yes, there are plenty of us.

    NTM


  • #4
    lcrcboy
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭lcrcboy


    RMD wrote: »
    AFAIK it's a much more difficult process to serve in the USAF as it is compared to say the BA. To serve in the USAF I think you need to have a green card (awarded on a lottery basis, not entirely sure though) and clear some other stuff as well. I don't have a clue of how many Irish are in it, by Irish do you mean native Irish or Irish American?

    Manic Moran without a doubt would be the best guy to ask about this.

    I mean like native Irish not irish americans... I think there was a book out a while ago about an irish guy serving after getting citizenship and being a fireman for a few years.

    But id love to know if there are many serving today and if anyone here has any stories about it or knows people who have served or serving with them


  • #5
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,212 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    anyone here has any stories about it or knows people who have served or serving with them

    http://www.clubi.ie/exalted/40th.htm

    Basic, Tank School, OCS.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055535282&highlight=rebuilding

    Aghan deployment.

    The Iraq deployment log I really need to find again and put up.

    NTM


  • #6
    BuckJamesRogers
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭BuckJamesRogers


    lcrcboy wrote: »
    I mean like native Irish not irish americans... I think there was a book out a while ago about an irish guy serving after getting citizenship and being a fireman for a few years.

    But id love to know if there are many serving today and if anyone here has any stories about it or knows people who have served or serving with them

    Yep, it's called the Green Marine. Good read too


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  • #7
    Rawhead
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭Rawhead


    On the Discovery show "Surviving The Cut" they were showing scuba school and one of the Special Forces Sgt's was an Irish lad called Kennedy.
    2 lads I work with are ex US marines. My father and 2 uncles all served in the 50's and 60's, they were drafted though and became citizens that way.


  • #8
    xflyer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭xflyer


    Our moderator is one and but for a few months. I would be another as I have a green card but was too old:( Ironically since then it was loosened up but I'm still too old.

    The key is the green card, if you have one. You can join up. Getting one is the real difficulty.

    But there is a long standing history of Irishmen enlisting in the US military.


  • #9
    BigDuffman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭BigDuffman


    I know of 3 ex FCA lads that got the boat.


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